Geneviève Gauthier

Assistant Professor

Educational Psychology
genevieve.gauthier@ualberta.ca

Main interests

Assessment; Problem Solving and Reasoning; Metacognition; Case Based Learning and Teaching; Knowledge representation and organization; Task Design and Validation, Self-Assessment; Peer-Assessment

Research

Broadly speaking, my research interests lie at the intersection of assessment, cognition and task design in case based learning contexts. More precisely, I explore the factors and contextual nature of problem-solving performance by investigating how case based knowledge is created, enacted and assessed in instructional settings.

This objective triggers inquiries about the nature of competent performance and how expert teachers identify and assess learners’ performance in context. These inquiries involve the exploration of the contextual interpretation of texts and answers, the identification of higher order thinking and the role of motivation and metacognitive processes in case based learning scenarios and tasks.

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Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Lajoie, P. S., Gauthier, G., & Lu, J. (2009). Convergence of Data Sources in the Analysis of Complex Learning Environments. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning. 4(3), 195-219.

Lajoie, P. S., Gauthier, G., & Nakamura, C. (2007). Cognitive Models and Cognitive Tools in Educational Applications. Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning (TICL), 5(2-3-4), 339-352.

Gauthier, G., & Rivard, H. (2006). Book review: Problem and project based learning in higher education: Impact, issues and challenges. International Journal for Academic Development, 11(2), 129-132.

Lajoie, S. P., Faremo, S., J., W., & Gauthier, G. (2006). Promoting self-regulation in medical students through the use of technology. Journal for Technology Instruction and Computing, 3(1), 81-87.

Conference Proceedings

Gauthier, G., Lajoie, P. S., Richard, S., & Wiseman, J. (2007). Mapping and Validating Diagnostic Reasoning through Interactive Case Creation. Proceeding of E-Learn 2007: World Conference of E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, (pp. 2553-2562), Quebec city, Quebec, Canada.

Gauthier, G., Thirion, D. J. G., Beauchesne, M.-F., Blais, L., & Laurier, C. (2004). Pilot trial of online training of evidence-based practice within the pharmacy curriculum at the université de montréal. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7, 284-302.

Book Chapter

Lajoie, S. P., Faremo, S., Wiseman, J., & Gauthier, G. (2005). Technology tools for promoting self regulation in medical students. In S. Pierre (Ed.), Développement, Intégration et évaluation des technologies de formation et d'apprentissage. (pp. 621-640). Montreal: Presses Internationales Polytechnique.

Conference Presentations

Gauthier, G., & Lajoie, S. (2011). How to Measure Performance in Case Based Learning When the “Right Answer” Doesn't Exist? Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). New Orlean.

Conway, J. M., Brown, R. W., Kulinski, N. M., Traynor, A. P., Pittenger, A. L., Gauthier, G., & Lajoie, P. S. (2010). Computer based simulation to teach informal logic and evidence based reasoning: a pilot study Paper presented at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Seattle.

Gauthier, G., & Lajoie, S. P. (2009, April). Capturing and representing case-based knowledge through multiple perspectives. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). San Diego, CA.

Gauthier, G., Lajoie, S. P., Naismith, L., & Wiseman, J. (2008, November). Effectiveness of visual expert teachers' solution process on undergraduate students solving clinical cases. Paper presented at the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). San Antonio, TX.

Gauthier, G., & Lajoie, P. S. (2008, October). Show me how I solved this case: Capturing and supporting expert teachers' metacognition. Paper presented at the Wilson Centre Research Day. Toronto.

Lajoie, P. S., Gauthier, G., & Lu, J. (2008, April). Convergence of Data Sources in the Analysis of Complex Learning Environments. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). New York.

Gauthier, G., Lajoie, S. P., Richard, S., Faremo, S., Wiseman, J., Waschke, K., & MacKenzie-Feder, J. (2007, November). Visualization and validation of expert teacher's solution processes for clinical cases. Poster presented at the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). Washington, DC.

Gauthier, G., Lajoie, P. S., Richard, S., & Wiseman, J. (2007, October). Mapping and Validating Diagnostic Reasoning through Interactive Case Creation. Paper presented at E-Learn 2007: World Conference of E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Quebec city, Canada.

Lajoie, P. S., Gauthier, G., & Richard, S. (2007). Computer tools to support medical problem solving. Proceeding of European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (Earli)), Budapest, Hungary.
Gauthier, G., Lajoie, P. S., & Richard, S. (2007, July). Mapping and validating case specific cognitive models. Workshop paper presented at the AIED, Los Angeles, CA.

Gauthier, G. & Lajoie, S. (2007). Using Multilayered Decision Trees in the Context of Diagnostic Reasoning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec.