Department of Psychology

Cognitive Science Colloquium Spring 2024 Semester

We meet in 405 FIT at 11:30 am, please contact ppavlik@memphis.edu to be added to the list or propose a talk.

Date Speaker Title
 Feb 26 Meng Cao Data Report: Exploring the Effects of Category Similarity, Spacing, and Block Size on Category Learning
March 11 John Hollander How is spatial information encoded in novel word learning?
March 18 Hannah-Joy Simms  Strategic Learning in Spaced Repetition: Investigating the Effect of Study Method and Study Time Control on Language Retention
March 25 David Heath Spatial category learning: the influence of noise and familiarity on individuals
April 1 Dr. Shelbi Kuhlman Achievement goals relate to biology students’ engagement with clicker applications embedded in videos and learning
April 8 Noelle Patterson Measuring and Validating Cognitive Load Across Lower and Higher Prior Knowledge Learners
April 15 Wei Chu Initial learning degree and meaningfulness effects on the rate of forgetting: High meaningfulness enhances retention in paired associates learning
April 22 Farshid Farzan The Role of Static Personalization Approaches on Online Learning Data Science Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cognitive Science Colloquium Fall 2023 Semester

Date Speaker Title
Sept 11 John Hollander Text mining to automatically generate literacy assessment items
Sept 18 Meng Cao Exploring the Effects of Category Similarity, Spacing, and Block Size on Category Learning
Oct 30 David Heath Sarcasm 
Nov 20 Wei Chu Exploring the Impact of Initial Learning Level and Meaningfulness on the Rate of Forgetting in Paired-Associates Learning
Nov 27 Colin Carmon Assessment in Conversational Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Replication of Analyses on New Data
Dec 4 Katherine McBride The Effect of Hyperbolic Language on the Perceived Helpfulness of Amazon Product Reviews