Improving STEM K-12 learning using optimal spaced retrieval in Podsie
Co-PI Philip Pavlik; PI Paulo Carvalho at Carnegie Mellon University. Memphis award amount: $226,060. Memory models guide spaced practice in an existing adaptive platform.
Current support
Completed support
Using Adaptive Practice to Improve Recall and Understanding in Postsecondary Anatomy and Physiology
PI Philip Pavlik. Total award: $1,240,151 (R305A190448). Adaptive practice and dialogue for recall and understanding in postsecondary anatomy and physiology. The original award period ended June 30, 2022; a no-cost extension continued the project through 2023.
The Learner Data Institute: Harnessing the Data Revolution to Make the Learning Ecosystem More Effective, Efficient, and Engaging
Co-PI Philip Pavlik; PI Vasile Rus. Total award reported in the CV: $2,584,309 (1934745). Support for developing the Learner Data Institute. The dates describe Pavlik’s project participation as recorded in the CV.
Memphis and McGraw Hill Education postdoctoral work
PI Philip Pavlik. Support reported in the CV: $200,000, through a Carnegie Mellon University subaward (A18-0103).
Integration of Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Electronics
Co-investigator Philip Pavlik; PI Arthur Graesser. Total award: $1,491,371 (N00014-16-C3027). Conversational tutoring for electronics.
CIF21 DIBBs: Building a Scalable Infrastructure for Data-Driven Discovery and Innovation in Education
PI Philip Pavlik for the Memphis work. Memphis subaward from Carnegie Mellon University: $750,000 (ACI1443068); this is not the total collaborative award. Collaboration on LearnSphere educational data analysis.
Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutors
Co-investigator Philip Pavlik; PI Xiangen Hu. Total award: $1,289,545 (W911NF-12-2-0030). Work on the GIFT book series.
Motivational effects in vocabulary learning: difficulty and strategy use
PI Philip Pavlik. Project support: $70,000. Experiments on the interaction of difficulty and strategy use.
Bridging the Bridge to Algebra: Measuring and Optimizing the Influence of Prerequisite Skills on a Pre-Algebra Curriculum
PI Philip Pavlik. Total award: $1,120,955 (R305B070487). Prerequisite practice for the Algebra Cognitive Tutor.
Models of learning to optimize instruction
PI Philip Pavlik. Support from Ronald Zdrojkowski: $411,000, for postdoctoral work with Kenneth Koedinger applying theoretical learning models to instruction.
Project roles and funding history are documented in Philip Pavlik’s CV (PDF). Award totals and Memphis subawards are labeled separately above.