About the lab's Director
Dr. Krista R. Muis
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Professor and Director of eMUIS Lab, McGill University.
James McGill Professor | Fellow Royal Society of Canada | Program Director, Learning Sciences and Health Professions Education | Director of the eMUIS Lab
Primary Focus
We explore how students’ epistemic cognition and emotions influence various facets of learning and academic performance. We also explore how individuals process complex, contradictory content on socio-scientific issues such as climate change and vaccinations. We examine what role misconceptions play when learning about these topics and how beliefs and emotions facilitate or constrain learning under these conditions. Our research is conducted in the lab as well as in classroom contexts with students ranging from kindergarten to adult learners.
Secondary Research Areas
Measuring Instruments
Educational Constructs
A second general line of research that we pursue involves the measurement of educational constructs. Research along these lines includes the development and improvement of measuring instruments and new methodologies that go beyond self-report data. We apply knowledge from this field as well as the field of measurement to evaluate current measuring instruments designed to tap into various educational constructs.