Education | Associate Professor

John Nietfeld, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, at North Carolina State. His primary research emphasis falls within self-regulated learning (SRL) and metacognition. He has conducted a number of studies investigating how students monitor their behavior on cognitive tasks and am particularly interested in the extent to which training within classroom contexts (K-12 through college) can facilitate more accurate monitoring of performance and strategy use. Currently, he is collaborating with computer science faculty to examine how to create intelligent game-based learning environments that will facilitate and scaffold SRL skills for elementary and middle school students in science. He teaches courses in educational psychology and educational assessment. His personal interests include exploring the world through travels and running.