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Carla Firetto
Assistant Professor
Faculty, WEST Campus, Mailcode 3151
Biography:
Carla M. Firetto is an assistant professor of educational psychology in the Division of Teacher Preparation in Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. The overarching focus of her research aims to facilitate learners’ high-level comprehension of complex texts and content through the use of small-group discussions. Dr. Firetto's research in this area also focuses on identifying the individual differences that account for variation in learners’ ability to comprehend and integrate between multiple, complex texts as well as the mechanisms that promote learners’ comprehension and integration processes.
Education:
- Ph.D. Educational Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University 2013
- M.S. Educational Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University 2007
- B.A. Psychology/Sociology, Thiel College 2005
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Research Interests:
- Multiple Text Integration
- Small-Group Discussions
Publications:
Starrett, E., Firetto, C. M., & Jordan, M. E. (2022). Using authentic discussions to promote STEM teachers’ discussion competency and enactment. Classroom Discourse. https://doi.org/10.1080/19463014.2021.2013266
Firetto, C. M., Van Meter, P. N., Kottmeyer, A. M., Turns, S. R., & Litzinger, T. A. (2021). A replication and extension of the Thermodynamics Conceptual Reasoning Inventory (TCRI): Measuring undergraduate students’ understanding of introductory thermodynamics concepts. International Journal of Science Education, 43(15), 2555-2576. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2021.1975847
Wei, L., Firetto, C. M., Duke, R., Greene, J. A., & Murphy, P. K. (2021). High school students’ use of epistemic ideals and reliable processes during small-group Quality Talk discussions in science. Education Sciences, 11(10), 616. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11100616
Lobczowski, N. G., Allen, E. M., Firetto, C. M., Greene, J. A., & Murphy, P. K. (2020). An exploration of social regulation of learning during scientific argumentation discourse. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 63(4), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2020.101925
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