john nietfeld
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Curriculum and Instruction Phone: 919.513.7444 |
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Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska
M.A., Univ of Iowa
B.S., Eastern Illinois University
Research areas
Metacognition
Self-Regulated Learning
Research Description
Current research emphasis falls within self-regulated learning (SRL) and metacognition. He has conducted a number of studies investigating how students monitor their behavior on cognitive tasks and is particularly interested in the extent to which training within classroom contexts (K-12 through college) can facilitate more accurate monitoring of performance and strategy use. Currently, he is collaborating with computer science faculty to examine how to create intelligent game-based tutoring systems that will facilitate and scaffold SRL skills for elementary and middle school students in science.
Courses Taught
• EDP304 (Educational Psychology)
• EDP504 (Advanced Educational Psychology)
• EDP 560 (Educational Testing and Measurement)
• ECI 709 (Metacognition and Learning)
• ECI 709 (Motivation and Learning)
• ECI 709 (Self-Regulated Learning)
Current Projects
National Science Foundation,
DR-K12 program. $2,523,297, (2008 –
2012)
Developing Science Problem-Solving Skills and Engagement
Through Intelligent Game-Based Learning Environments
National Science Foundation,
Advanced Learning Technologies Program. $605,436 (2006 – 2008)
Bayesian pedagogical agents for
dynamic high-performance inquiry-based science learning environments.
Recent Publications
Hoffmann, K. L., Huff, J. D., Patterson, A. S., & Nietfeld, J. L. (In Press). Elementary Teachers’ Use and Perceptions of Rewards in the Classroom. Teaching and Teacher Education.
Nietfeld, J. L., Finney, S. J., Schraw, G., & McCrudden, M. T. (2007). A test of theoretical models that account for information processing demands. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 32, 499-515.
Nietfeld, J. L., Cao, L., & Osborne, J. W. (2006). The effect of distributed monitoring exercises and feedback on performance and monitoring accuracy. Metacognition and Learning, 2, 159-179.
Nietfeld, J. L., Enders, C. K., & Schraw, G. (2006). A Monte Carlo comparison of two measures of monitoring accuracy. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 66, 258-271.
Nietfeld, J. L., Cao, L., & Osborne, J.W. (2005). Metacognitive monitoring accuracy and student performance in the classroom. Journal of Experimental Education, 74, 7-28.
DEPARTMENTAL ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Box 7801, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7801
