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Professor Ottmar aims to develop and evaluate classroom interventions that improve mathematics teaching and learning. Her research focuses on the intersections of educational, cognitive, and developmental psychology. She is interested in understanding how cognitive and non-cognitive pathways combine to produce learning and growth for both students and teachers in K-12 mathematics classrooms. She is currently developing Graspable Math, an interactive web-based tool that allows you to explore, manipulate, transform, and solve mathematical expressions and equations.
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The Worcester Telegram & Gazette interviewed researcher Erin Ottmar about the $700,000 grant she received from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop technology that will help middle school teachers better understand when and how students are succeeding or struggling while learning algebra.
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