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The Effect of AI Generated Explanations on Students' Judgments of Learning! 

Dr. Jaeger presented  at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse in July 2026. Her presentation was about how different sources of explanation in terms of AI, Teaching Assistant, and Peer might impact accuracy of students' judgments of learning.
 

July 31, 2026

Sepideh presented her first talk at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse in July 2026. Her presentation was about how different conditions of presenting worked examples in domain Mathematics can impact accuracy of metacognitive judgments of learning in terms of confidence bias and relative accuracy.

July 30, 2026

Metacognitive Judgment Accuracy Under Different Eposures to Worked Examples!

End of Spring Semester Celebration!

We came together to celebrate the end of a busy and accomplishment filled semester! A huge thank you to all our lab members for their hard work and dedication, from collaborating on research projects, to preparing and presenting posters, to seeing every stage of our studies through to the finish. 
We're proud to be part of this team and can't wait for another semester of learning and discovery!

 

March 15, 2026

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Congratulation to Grace and Christopher on Graduation!

Our lab proudly congratulates Grace Lambert and Christopher Jolivette, two of our dedicated undergraduate lab members, on their graduation with a bachelor's degree. Christopher has been accepted into a graduate program in English. We wish them both continued success in their future endeavors!
 

May 14, 2026

Congratulation to Christopher on his Successful Honors Thesis Defense!

Our lab proudly congratulates  Christopher Jolivette on his successful thesis. This achievement reflects their hard work, dedication, and academic curiosity throughout their studies. 

May 14, 2026

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The Effect of AI Generated Explanations on Students' Judgments of Learning 

Grace attended Mississippi State University's Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium in April 2026, where she presented in a poster session. 
 

April 20, 2026

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When Wrong Is Right: The Effect of Erroneous Worked Examples on Geometric Problem-Solving   

Christopher attended Mississippi State University's Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium in April 2026, where he presented in a poster session and won the 3-minutes competition! 
 

April 20, 2026

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When Familiarity Fails: The Impact of Analogies and Images on Judgments of learning  

Olivia attended Mississippi State University's Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium in April 2026, where she presented in a poster session. 
 

April 20, 2026

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When Wrong Is Right: The Effect of Erroneous Worked Examples on Geometric Problem-Solving 

Christopher attended the South Eastern Psychological Association Conference in March 2026, where he presented his honor thesis findings in a poster session. 
Nice job Christopher!

March 20, 2026

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The Effect of AI Generated Explanations on Students' Judgments of Learning 

Grace attended the South Eastern Psychological Association Conference in March 2026, where she presented our recent research findings in a poster session. Additionally, she has been awarded the Psi Chi Under Graduate Research Award of SEPA!

Well-deserved Grace!

March 20, 2026

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Lab Member Received Prestigious Psi Chi Graduate Research Grant

We are honored to announce that Wu, a first-year PhD student in our lab, has been awarded the 2025-26 ABPP/Psi Chi Graduate Research Grant, a $1,000 internal university grant supporting graduate students' research projects. Congratulations to Wu on this well-deserved achievement! 

December 10, 2025

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Using Analogical Texts and Images to Support Comprehension in Geoscience

ِDr. Jaeger attended the Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting in November 2025, where they presented their recent research findings in a poster session. 

December 10, 2025

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Using Analogical Texts and Images to Support Comprehension in Geoscience

ِDr. Jaeger attended the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in April 2025, where they presented their recent research findings in a poster session. 

March 15, 2025

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Graduate Coordinator at MSU!

Congrats to Dr. Jaeger for her position as the Graduate Coordinator of the Psychology Department!
We are proud of you and hope you success in this way. 

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Our New Graduate Research Assistant!

Congrats to Wu for his admission to our program. Welcome to the STAR Lab. 

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Graduation Cermony!

Congrats to Tanner, Nhi, and Emily on graduation! You did awesome! 

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Helpful or Harmful: The Effect of Strategy Training on Spatial Visualization

We are honored to announce that the abstract of  Nick was accepted in the Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025 at Mississippi State University!

Friday, Apr 10, 2025

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Visualizing VS. Generating: How Diagram Modality Affects Learning & Metacomprehension

We are honored to announce that the abstract of Emily was accepted in the Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025 at Mississippi State University!

Friday, Apr 10, 2025

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'Picture This': The Role of Spatial Skills in Geometric Problem Solving

We are honored to announce that the abstract of Christopher was accepted in the Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025 at Mississippi State University!

Friday, Apr 10, 2025

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The Earth is like a Peach: Understanding the Impact of Analogies on Geoscience Texts

We are honored to announce that the abstract of Racheal and Michael was accepted in the Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025 at Mississippi State University!

Friday, April 10, 2025

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The Earth is like a Peach: Understanding the Impact of Analogies on Geoscience Texts

We are honored to announce that the abstract of Racheal and Michael was accepted in the Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025 at Mississippi State University!

Friday, April 10, 2025

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