Avery Closser

Assistant Professor University of Florida

Gainesville FL

Avery Closser studies how students think and learn in online environments to inform the design of education technology.

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Biography

Avery Closser's research intersects educational technology, learning sciences, and cognitive psychology in pursuit of leveraging the inherently embodied nature of learning to improve instructional content in educational technologies. She specializes in experimental testing and is particularly interested in advancing practices that lead to more open and rigorous research.

Areas of Expertise

Open Science

Experimental Design

Cognition

Educational Technology

Quantitative Methods

Media Appearances

Making Foundational Math Concepts Easier to “See” Using ASSISTments

SEERNet online

2024-01-03

Math should be a gateway to academic, professional, and personal opportunities in K-12 education, higher education, and beyond. However, national statistics in the U.S. reveal a concerning reality: only a fraction of students demonstrate proficiency in math by eighth grade.

Purdue's Center for Early Learning prepares children to take giant leaps in early STEM learning

Purdue University online

2023-03-09

By understanding the mechanisms that have demonstratable impacts on children’s early math learning, Purpura and his research team have tailored their findings into the development of math-focused children’s books, including the “Little Elephants’ Big Adventures” series, the “Pattern Pals” series, and the upcoming “Our Mathematical World” series.

Research Spotlight: Avery Closser

ASSISTments online

2021-01-01

This month we shine the TFRF spotlight on Avery Closer, a researcher who has been actively recruiting teachers for her research opportunities. Avery sat down with Allishah Luke, Product Associate for The ASSISTments Foundation and this is what she had to say...