Publications
Book Chapters
Rittle-Johnson, B., Star, J., Durkin, K. & Loehr, A. (2020). Compare and discuss to promote deep learning. Manalo, E. (Ed.). Deeper Learning, Dialogic Learning, and Critical Thinking: Research-Based Strategies for the Classroom. (pp. 48-64). New York, NY. Routledge.
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Rittle-Johnson, B., Star, J. R., & Durkin, K. (2017). The power of comparison in mathematics instruction: Experimental evidence from classrooms. In D. Geary, D. Berch, R. Ochsendorf, & K. Mann Koepke (Eds.), Acquisition of complex arithmetic skills and higher-order mathematics concepts (pp. 273-295). Cambridge, MA: Academic Press.
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Journal Articles
Durkin, K., Star, J. R., & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2017). Using comparison of multiple strategies in the mathematics classroom: lessons learned and next steps. ZDM, 49(4), 585-597.
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Durkin, K., Rittle-Johnson, B., Star, J. R., & Loehr, A. (in press). Comparing and discussing multiple strategies: An approach to improving algebra instruction. The Journal of Experimental Education. doi: 10.1080/00220973.2021.1903377
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Loehr, A. Rittle-Johnson, B., Durkin, K. & Star, J. R. (2020). Does calling it ‘Morgan’s way’ reduce student learning? Evaluating the effect of person-presentation during comparison and discussion of worked-examples in mathematics classrooms. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34, 825-836. DOI: 10.1002/acp.3670
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Rittle-Johnson, B., Star, J. R., & Durkin, K. (2020). How can cognitive science research help improve education? The case of comparing multiple strategies to improve mathematics learning and teaching. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29, 599–609. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721420969365
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Star, J., Jeon, S., Clark, P., Comeford, R., Rittle-Johnson, B., & Durkin, K. (2021). Compare and Discuss Multiple Strategies. Mathematics Teaching: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 114, 9-12. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2021.0051