Rate My Professor Jennifer Krawec

Krawec's research interests include mathematics problem-solving interventions for students with and without learning disabilities, cognitive strategy instruction, problem representation in mathematical problem solving, inclusive education, and special education practices in mathematics and reading. She is the author of the book Solve It! Teaching mathematical problem solving in inclusive classrooms: Grades 5-6 (2015, with C. Warger). Notable peer-reviewed publications encompass "Inquiry-based instruction in mathematics for students with learning disabilities: A review of the literature" (Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019, with M. Steinberg), "Modifying a research-based problem-solving intervention to improve the problem-solving performance of younger students with and without learning disabilities" (Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017, with J. Huang), "The effects of cognitive strategy instruction on math problem solving of seventh-grade students of varying ability" (Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013, with M. Montague, C. Enders, and S. Dietz), and "Problem representation and mathematical problem solving of students of varying math ability" (Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014). Her work has earned recognition including the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame induction (2019), the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities Award for Outstanding Doctoral Level Research (2012), and the CEC Division for Learning Disabilities Dissertation Award (2010). Currently, she directs the M.S. in Special Education program and chairs the University Curriculum Committee.