Academic Interests: Psychology
of Learning, Cyberspace Learning, Spatial Cognition,
Map/Text Learning, Cooperative Learning, Psychological Characteristics of Educators,
Math & Science Learning, Assessment and Measurement.
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. & 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.
