Academic Interests: Psychology
of Learning, Cyberspace Learning, Developmental Psychology, Spatial Cognition,
Map/Text Learning, Cooperative Learning, Psychological Characteristics of Educators,
Math & Science Learning, Assessment.
Representative Works:
Rittschof, K. A. (2008). Field dependence-independence as visuospatial and executive functioning in working memory: Implications for instructional systems design and research. Educational Technology Research and Development.
Rittschof, K. A (2006, May). Future teachers who don't tolerate ambiguity. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, May, 2006, New York, NY.
Rittschof, K. A, Colson, D. Kenney, S. (2006, April). Expectations, Costs, and Benefits Associated with Implementing a College-Wide Assessment Database/Portfolio System. Presented at the annual meeting of iNET, Augusta, GA.
Rittschof, K. A. & Chambers, W.L. (2005, May). Instructional favoritism? Field dependence-independence does not predict self-perceptions or teaching preferences. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, May, 2005, Los Angeles , CA .
Rittschof, K.A. & Griffin, B. W. (2003). Confronting limitations of cyberspace college
courses: Part I – Identifying and describing issues. International
Journal of Instructional Media, 30(2).
Rittschof, K.A. & Griffin, B. W. (2003). Confronting limitations of cyberspace college
courses: Part II – Developing solutions. International
Journal of Instructional Media, 30(3).
Rittschof,
K. A. (2001). Preventive maintenance for the
internet-course bandwagon. WebNet Journal, 3(4), 7-10.
Rittschof, K.A. & Griffin, B. W. (2001). Reciprocal
peer tutoring: Re-examining the value of a cooperative learning technique to
college students and instructors. Educational Psychology, 21(3).
313-331.
Rittschof, K. A., Griffin, M. M., & Custer, W. L. (1998).
Learner differences affecting schemata for thematic maps. International Journal of Instructional Media,25(2), 179-199.
Rittschof, K. A. & Kulhavy, R. W. (1998). Learning
and remembering from thematic maps of familiar regions. Educational
Technology Research and Development, 46(1), 19-38.
Rittschof, K. A., Stock, W. A., Kulhavy, R. W., Verdi, M. P.,
& Johnson, J. T. (1996). Learning from
cartograms: The effects of region familiarity. Journal of
Geography, 95, 50-58.
Rittschof, K. A., Stock, W. A., Kulhavy, R. W., Verdi, M. P.,
& Doran, J. M. (1994). Thematic maps improve
memory for facts and inferences: A test of the stimulus order hypothesis. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 19, 129-142.
Rittschof, K. A., Kulhavy, R. W., Stock, W. A., & Hatcher,
J. W. (1993). Thematic maps and text: An analysis of
"what happened there?" Cartographica, 30,
87-93.
Verdi, M. P., Kulhavy, R. W., Stock, W. A., Rittschof, K. A.,
& Johnson, J. T. (1996). Text learning using
scientific diagrams: Implications for classroom use. Contemporary
Educational Psychology, 21, 487-499.
Kulhavy, R. W., Stock, W. A., Verdi, M. P., Rittschof, K. A.,
& Savenye, W. (1993). Why maps improve memory
for text: The influence of structural information on working memory operations. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 5, 375-392.
