Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
226A Education Building
(mail code 708)
Champaign (UIUC Campus Mail), IL 61820
Cynthia D’Angelo, Ph.D, is a researcher specializing in science education, technology-enhanced learning environments (including simulations and games) and collaborative learning. She focuses her work on leveraging data gathered through online technologies to better understand student learning of STEM concepts and practices and help teachers improve their instruction. She was the PI of a $1.5 million NSF-funded project that worked on developing learning analytics for speech data of face-to-face collaboration of middle school students. Dr. D'Angelo is also interested in leveraging augmented reality application to improve science learning. She has worked extensively with NGSS, both in implementation of curricular initiatives related to NGSS and in developing and studying NGSS-aligned formative assessments.
Rajarathinam, R. J., & Dangelo, C. M. (2023). Turn-taking analysis of small group collaboration in an engineering discussion classroom. In LAK 2023 Conference Proceedings - Towards Trustworthy Learning Analytics - 13th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (pp. 650-656). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. link >
Palaguachi, C., Cox, E. M., & D'Angelo, C. M. (2022). Audio Analysis of Teacher Interactions with Small Groups in Classrooms. In A. Weinberger, W. Chen, D. Hernandez-Leo, & B. Chen (Eds.), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2022 (pp. 439-442). (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Palaguachi, C., Cox, E. M., & D'Angelo, C. M. (2022). Audio Analysis of Teacher Interactions with Small Groups in Classrooms. In A. Weinberger, W. Chen, D. Hernandez-Leo, & B. Chen (Eds.), 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: International Collaboration Toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices, CSCL 2022 - Proceedings, part of the 2nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences, ISLS 2022 (pp. 439-442). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 2022-June). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Rajarathinam, R. J., D'Angelo, C. M., & Mercier, E. (2022). Speech analytics on individual and group audio data to understand collaboration. In A. Weinberger, W. Chen, D. Hernandez-Leo, & B. Chen (Eds.), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2022 (pp. 599-600). (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Rajarathinam, R. J., D'Angelo, C. M., & Mercier, E. M. (2022). Speech analytics on individual and group audio data to understand collaboration. In A. Weinberger, W. Chen, D. Hernandez-Leo, & B. Chen (Eds.), 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: International Collaboration Toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices, CSCL 2022 - Proceedings, part of the 2nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences, ISLS 2022 (pp. 599-600). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 2022-June). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Wang, S., Griffiths, R., Christensen, C., D’Angelo, C., & Condon, K. (2022). An evaluation of a first-of-its-kind hybrid law degree program. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 34(2), 517-544. link >
Ilie, R., Shaffer, E., D'Angelo, C. M., Cermak, D., Lin, M. Y., & Chen, H. (2021). Virtual Reality Laboratory Experiences for Electricity and Magnetism Courses. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Worsley, M., Martinez-Maldonado, R., & D’angelo, C. (2021). A New Era in Multimodal Learning Analytics: Twelve Core Commitments to Ground and Grow MMLA. Journal of Learning Analytics, 8(3), 10-27. link >
Chen, Y., Andrews, C. D., Hmelo-Silver, C. E., & D'Angelo, C. (2020). Coding schemes as lenses on collaborative learning. Information and Learning Science, 121(1-2), 1-18. link >
D'Angelo, C., Dyer, E., Krist, C., Rosenberg, J., & Bosch, N. (2020). Advancing computational grounded theory for audiovisual data from mathematics classrooms. In M. Gresalfi, & I. S. Horn (Eds.), 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 2393-2394). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 4). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). link >
D'Angelo, C., DeLiema, D., Marin, A., Ben Shapiro, R., & Worsley, M. (2020). Multimodal learning analytics and interaction analysis: Connections, tensions and new directions. In M. Gresalfi, & I. S. Horn (Eds.), 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 2661-2664). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 5). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Dyer, E., D'Angelo, C., Bosch, N., Krist, S., & Rosenberg, J. (2020). Analyzing learning with speech analytics and computer vision methods: Technologies, principles, and ethics. In M. Gresalfi, & I. S. Horn (Eds.), 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 2651-2653). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 5). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Kim, Y., Butail, S., Liu, L., Tscholl, M., Hwang, J., Cafaro, F., Trajkova, M., Kwon, K., Espino, D., Lee, S., Hamilton, E., D'Angelo, C., Ochoa, X., Kline, A., & Lee, S. (2020). Multimodal data analytics for assessing collaborative interactions. In M. Gresalfi, & I. S. Horn (Eds.), 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 2547-2554). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 5). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). link >
Wilkerson, M. H., D’Angelo, C. M., & Litts, B. K. (2020). Stories from the field: locating and cultivating computational thinking in spaces of learning. Interactive Learning Environments, 28(3), 264-271. link >
D’angelo, C. M., Smith, J., Alozie, N., Tsiartas, A., Richey, C., & Bratt, H. (2019). Mapping individual to group level collaboration indicators using speech data. In K. Lund, G. P. Niccolai, E. Lavoue, C. Hmelo-Silver, G. Gweon, & M. Baker (Eds.), A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings - 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2019 - Conference Proceedings (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 2). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). link >
Cheng, B. H., D’angelo, C., Zaner, S., Kam, M., & Hamada, R. A. (2018). Teaching and learning using virtual reality: Identifying and examining two design principles of effective instruction. Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS, 3(2018-June), 1687-1688.
D'angelo, C. M., Harris, C. J., Lundh, P., House, A., Leones, T., & Llorente, C. (2017). Examining the Types, Features, and Use of Instructional Materials in Afterschool Science: Afterschool Science Instructional Materials. School Science and Mathematics, 117(6), 269-281. link >
D’Angelo, C., Hmelo-Silver, C., Borge, M., Wise, A., & Chen, B. (2017). Establishing a foundation for collaborative process evaluation and adaptive support in CSCL. In B. K. Smith, M. Borge, E. Mercier, & K. Y. Lim (Eds.), Making a Difference: Prioritizing Equity and Access in CSCL - 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2017 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 916-919). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 2). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Bassiou, N., Tsiartas, A., Smith, J., Bratt, H., Richey, C., Shriberg, E., D'Angelo, C., & Alozie, N. (2016). Privacy-preserving speech analytics for automatic assessment of student collaboration. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, 08-12-September-2016, 888-892. link >
Clark, D., Virk, S., Sengupta, P., Brady, C., Martinez-Garza, M., Krinks, K., Killingsworth, S., Kinnebrew, J., Biswas, G., Barnes, J., Minstrell, J., Nelson, B., Slack, K., & D'Angelo, C. (2016). SURGE’s Evolution Deeper into Formal Representations: The Siren’s Call of Popular Game-Play Mechanics. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 7(1).
Haertel, G. D., Vendlinski, T. P., Rutstein, D., DeBarger, A., Cheng, B. H., Ziker, C., Harris, C. J., D'Angelo, C., Snow, E. B., Bienkowski, M., & Ructtinger, L. (2016). Assessing the life sciences: Using evidence-centered design for accountability purposes. In Meeting the Challenges to Measurement in an Era of Accountability (pp. 267-348). Taylor and Francis Inc.. link >
Haertel, G. D., Rutstein, D., Cheng, B. H., Snow, E. B., D’angelo, C., Harris, C. J., Yarnall, L., Vendlinski, T. P., De Barger, A., & Ructtinger, L. (2016). General Introduction to Evidence-Centered Design. In H. Braun (Ed.), Meeting the Challenges to Measurement in an Era of Accountability (pp. 107-148). Taylor and Francis. link >
McElhaney, K. W., Vaishampayan, G., D'Angelo, C. M., Harris, C. J., Pellegrino, J. W., & Krajcik, J. S. (2016). Using learning performances to design science assessments that measure knowledge-in-use. In C-K. Looi, J. L. Polman, P. Reimann, & U. Cress (Eds.), 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2016: Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners, Proceedings (Vol. 2, pp. 1211-1212). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Richey, C., D'Angelo, C., Alozie, N., Bratt, H., & Shriberg, E. (2016). The SRI speech-based collaborative learning corpus. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, 08-12-September-2016, 1550-1554. link >
Smith, J., Bratt, H., Richey, C., Bassiou, N., Shriberg, E., Tsiartas, A., D’Angelo, C., & Alozie, N. (2016). Spoken interaction modeling for automatic assessment of collaborative learning. Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody, 2016-January, 277-281. link >
D’angelo, C. M., Roschelle, J., & Bratt, H. (2015). Using students’ speech to characterize group collaboration quality. In O. Lindwall, P. Hakkinen, T. Koschmann, P. Tchounikine, & S. Ludvigsen (Eds.), Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference 2015, CSCL 2015 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 819-820). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 2). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Harris, C. J., Penuel, W. R., D'Angelo, C. M., DeBarger, A. H., Gallagher, L. P., Kennedy, C. A., Cheng, B. H., & Krajcik, J. S. (2015). Impact of project-based curriculum materials on student learning in science: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 52(10), 1362-1385. link >
Krumm, A. E., D'Angelo, C., Podkul, T. E., Feng, M., Yamada, H., Beattie, R., Hough, H., & Thorn, C. (2015). Practical measures of learning behaviors. In L@S 2015 - 2nd ACM Conference on Learning at Scale (pp. 327-330). (L@S 2015 - 2nd ACM Conference on Learning at Scale). Association for Computing Machinery. link >
Kyza, E. A., Rosé, C. P., Hmelo-Silver, C. E., D'angelo, C. M., Maillet, K., Du Boulay, B., Woolf, B. P., Gašević, D., & Hoadley, C. (2015). CSCL 2015 presidential session: Grand challenges in technology-enhanced learning. In O. Lindwall, P. Hakkinen, T. Koschmann, P. Tchounikine, & S. Ludvigsen (Eds.), Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference 2015, CSCL 2015 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 9-10). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL; Vol. 1). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Clark, D. B., Menekse, M., Ozdemir, G., D'Angelo, C. M., & Price Schleigh, S. (2014). Exploring Sources of Variation in Studies of Knowledge Structure Coherence: Comparing Force Meanings and Force Meaning Consistency Across Two Turkish Cities. Science Education, 98(1), 143-181. link >
D'Angelo, C. (2014). Research summary: Simulations and games for science learning. Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS, 3(January).
D’Angelo, C., Rutstein, D., Harris, C., Bernard, R., Borokhovski, E., & Haertel, G. (2014). Simulations for STEM learning: Systematic review and meta-analysis. SRI International.
Sherwood, C. A., Bemis, C. A., Moorthy, S., D'Angelo, C., Stanford, T., & Harris, C. (2014). Between the lines: The role of curriculum materials and teacher language in communicating ideas about scientific modeling. Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS, 3(January), 1489-1490.
Chesler, N. C., Arastoopour, G., D'angelo, C. M., Bagley, E. A., & Shaffer, D. W. (2013). Design of a professional practice simulator for educating and motivating first-year engineering students. Advances in Engineering Education, 3(3).
D'Angelo, C., Harris, C., & Rutstein, D. (2013). Systematic review and meta-analysis of STEM simulations. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL, 2, 239-240.
Arastoopour, G., Chesler, N. C., D'Angelo, C. M., Shaffer, D. W., Opgenorth, J. W., Reardan, C. B., Haggerty, N. P., & Lepak, C. G. (2012). Nephrotex: Measuring first year students' ways of professional thinking in a virtual internship. In 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings). American Society for Engineering Education.
Chesler, N. C., D'Angelo, C. M., Arastoopour, G., & Shaffer, D. W. (2011). Use of a professional practice simulation in a first year Introduction to engineering course. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. link >
Clark, D. B., D'Angelo, C. M., & Schleigh, S. P. (2011). Comparison of students' knowledge structure coherence and understanding of force in the Philippines, Turkey, China, Mexico, and the United States. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 20(2), 207-261. link >
Clark, D. B., Nelson, B. C., Chang, H. Y., Martinez-Garza, M., Slack, K., & D'Angelo, C. M. (2011). Exploring Newtonian mechanics in a conceptually-integrated digital game: Comparison of learning and affective outcomes for students in Taiwan and the United States. Computers and Education, 57(3), 2178-2195. link >
D'Angelo, C., Arastoopour, G., Chesler, N., & Shaffer, D. W. (2011). Collaborating in a virtual engineering internship. In Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference (pp. 626-630). (Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conf. Proc. - Short Papers and Posters, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conf.; Vol. 2).
D'Angelo, C. M., Chesler, N. C., Shaffer, D. W., & Arastoopour, G. (2011). Undergraduate engineers engaging and reflecting in a professional practice simulation. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. link >
Clark, D. B., Nelson, B. C., D'Angelo, C. A., Slack, K., & Martinez-Garza, M. (2010). SURGE: Integrating Vygotsky's spontaneous and instructed concepts in a digital game?. 384-385. Paper presented at 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2010, Chicago, IL, United States.
Clark, D. B., Martinez-Garza, M., Enyedy, N., Steinkuehler, C., Squire, K., Jan, M., Hickey, D. T., Danish, J., Kwon, E. J., Filsecker, M. K., Nelson, B. C., D'Angelo, C. M., Slack, K., Kim, Y., Foshee, C., Ketelhut, D. J., Schifter, C., Mudegowder, D., Majerich, D., ... Garduno, E. (2010). Terra Nova toward Terra Firma: Data on games for science learning. 244-251. Paper presented at 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2010, Chicago, IL, United States.
Linn, M. C., Shen, J., Chang, H. Y., Tsai, K. C., Chiu, J. L., Clark, D. B., Nelson, B. C., D'Angelo, C. M., Slack, K., Martinez, M., McElhaney, K. W., Enriquez, R., Varma, K., Wiebe, E. N., Carter, M., Minogue, J., Madden, L., Bedward, J., & Zhang, H. Z. (2010). Using visualization to link abstract science and everyday experience. 228-235. Paper presented at 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2010, Chicago, IL, United States.
Clark, D. B., D'Angelo, C. M., & Menekse, M. (2009). Initial structuring of online discussions to improve learning and argumentation: Incorporating students' own explanations as seed comments versus an augmented-preset approach to seeding discussions. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 18(4), 321-333. link >
Clark, D., Nelson, B., Sengupta, P., & D’Angelo, C. (2009). Rethinking science learning through digital games and simulations: Genres, examples, and evidence.
Clark, D. B., D'Angelo, C. M., Schleigh, S., & Menekse, M. (2008). International analysis of students' knowledge structure coherence. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL, (PART 1), 159-166.
Linn, M. C., Quintana, C., Chang, H. Y., Shen, J., Chiu, J. L., Clark, D., Menekse, M., D'Angelo, C., Schleigh, S., Touchman, S., McElhaney, K. W., Varma, K., Price, A., & Lee, H. S. (2008). Improving the design and impact of interactive, dynamic visualizations for science learning. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL, (PART 3), 221-228.
CI 424: Child Development & Technology (CI 424) Theories of development will inform an analysis of current technologies marketed for pre-school children; issues related to technology and childhood will be explored. One class each week will focus on lectures and discussions about child development, the second class will focus on presentation of technology or technology genre and evaluation of their value for young children.
CI 451: Teaching Elementary Science II (CI 451) Course is the second of two 3-hour science methods courses in the elementary education program. Focus on in-depth understanding of inquiry science teaching. Coursework is integrated with field assignments in schools. Topics include curriculum materials; literacy instruction in science; children's "thinking" about science; differentiated instruction; assessment; incorporating technology.
CI 542: Science Education and the Philosophy of Science (CI 542) Surveys issues in philosophy of science that are central to science education through an exploration of the works of twentieth century philosophers of science who were most influential in shaping thinking about science in the science education community. Relevant readings from science and history of science are also explored.
CI 555: Advanced Educational Technologies for Engagement and Interactive Learning (CI 555) Same as EPSY 555 and INFO 555. See EPSY 555.
EPSY 398: Thesis (EPSY 398) Prerequisite: Senior standing.
EPSY 508: Display/Interpretation of Data (EPSY 508) Provides instruction in representing and communicating data accurately and clearly using visual displays (e.g., graphs, tables and figures). Examines the most appropriate ways to visually display the results of data analyses so that they are clear, accurate and unambiguous. Drawing on both contemporary techniques and publication standards, it will address topics including audience, context, precision, visual metaphor, data display tools and best practices.
EPSY 555: Advanced Educational Technologies for Engagement and Interactive Learning (EPSY 555) This course examines technologies that seek to promote and sustain engagement in learning, both in formal and informal settings. Topics covered include educational games, artificial intelligence, virtual environments, mobile devices, affective computing, pedagogical agents, narrative learning environments, and more. A highly interdisciplinary approach is taken by blending theory and evidence from psychology and education with discussions of technological advances. Students in the class will be expected to work in teams to design and implement a prototype for a problem of their own choosing.
EPSY 590: Advanced Seminar in Educational Psychology (EPSY 590) Seminar in educational psychology; topics relate to the areas of specialization represented by the various divisions within the department.