Department of Cognitive Science

Quicklinks

View Quicklink: Cog. Sci. Colloquia Schedule

News

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Jo-Anne LeFevre and Heather Douglas appeared on CBC radio March 30

Cognitive Science's Jo-Anne LeFevre and Heather Douglas appeared on Ottawa's CBC radio this morning (Thursday, March 30) speaking to writer/broadcaster Hallie Cotnam. They discussed their... More

Cognitive Science's Jo-Anne LeFevre and Heather Douglas appeared on Ottawa's CBC radio this morning (Thursday, March 30) speaking to writer/broadcaster Hallie Cotnam. They discussed their recent development of a new screening tool to help teachers and school boards quickly see which kids are having a hard time with math. You can listen to this... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Cognitive Science Researchers Help Children Learn Math

A New tool identifies students who need extra support for important life skills: Article by Dan Rubinstein. Read how Cog Sci's Jo-Anne LeFevre and Heather Douglas have created and use a new screening... More

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Colloquium: Cognitive Supports for Analogical Reasoning in Rational Number Understanding

Date: Wednesday, 22 March 2023 Time: 03:00PM Location: Online / DT 2203 Speaker: Shuyuan Yu Abstract Analogy is a powerful learning mechanism for... More

Date: Wednesday, 22 March 2023 Time: 03:00PM Location: Online / DT 2203 Speaker: Shuyuan Yu Abstract Analogy is a powerful learning mechanism for children to learn novel, abstract concepts from only limited input, yet also requires cognitive supports. My talk sought to propose and examine number lines as a mathematical schema of the number... More