Sanjay Rebello

Research on the use of visual cueing & feedback to facilitate problem solving We investigate the use of visual cueing and feedback to improve problem solving skills in STEM. Visual cueing has been shown to facilitate solving problems in which the visuospatial component is central to the problem.
Facilitating student learning using physical and virtual manipulatives We compare physical and virtual manipulatives, and their combinations and sequencing in terms of the ways in which they facilitate learning of physical concepts and their applications to the engineering design. Investigating the instructional scaffolding necessary for use of each manipulative in learning.
Infusing pedagogical content knowledge into a physics course for future elementary teachers We integrate pedagogical content knowledge into the fabric of the course so that future elementary teachers can recognize the relevance of learning physics concepts and using reform-based pedagogy in their future roles in the classrooms of tomorrow.