Research

Journal Publications

Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI: Understanding the Human Work of Instruction

Ion, M. , Ball, D. L.

For the Learning of Mathematics

2024

In Preparation
AI in EducationTeaching PracticeMathematics Education
Artificial IntelligenceTeaching PracticeMathematics EducationEducational Technology

Teaching Geometry for Secondary Teachers: What are the Tensions Instructors Need to Manage?

Herbst, P. , Brown, A. M. , Ion, M. , Margolis, C.

International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
DOI

2023

Published
Mathematics EducationTeaching Practice
Mathematics EducationTeacher EducationGeometryPedagogical Content KnowledgeTeaching Practice

Alumni Perspectives on General Education: How Writing Can Increase What We Know

Gere, A. , Godfrey, J. , Griffin, M. , Ion, M. , Limlamai, N. , Moos, A. , Van Zanen, K.

Journal of General Education, 70(1-2)
DOI

2023

Published
Writing EducationHigher EducationGeneral EducationAlumni ResearchEducational Assessment

Conference Proceedings

Simulated Teaching and Learning at Scale: Balancing Fidelity and Effectiveness in Tutoring Interactions

Ion, M.

Learning @ Scale 2025

2024

In Preparation
Learning at ScaleAI TutoringSimulationEducational Technology

Surveying Instructors of Geometry for Teachers Courses: An Illustration of Balanced Incomplete Block Design

Ion, M. , Herbst, P. , Ko, I. , Hetrick, C.

Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America Annual Conference, Reno, NV

Oct. 2023

Mathematics Education
Mathematics EducationResearch MethodsSurvey DesignTeacher EducationGeometry

How Instructors of Undergraduate Mathematics Courses Manage Tensions Related to Teaching Courses for Teachers

Brown, A. , Herbst, P. , Ion, M.

Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America Annual Conference, Reno, NV

Oct. 2023

Mathematics EducationTeaching Practice
Mathematics EducationTeacher EducationPedagogical TensionsHigher EducationCourse Design

Learning from Lesson Study in the College Geometry Classroom

Boyce, S. , An, T. , Pyzdrowski, L. , Oppong-Wadie, K. , Ion, M. , St. Goar, J.

Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Omaha, NE

Feb. 2023

Mathematics EducationTeaching Practice
Lesson StudyGeometry EducationHigher EducationCollaborative TeachingProfessional Development

Building Instructional Capacity Across Difference: Analyzing Transdisciplinary Discourse in a Faculty Learning Community

Hetrick, C. , Herbst, P. , Ion, M. , Brown, A.

Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Omaha, NE

Feb. 2023

Teaching PracticeMathematics Education
Faculty DevelopmentLearning CommunitiesTransdisciplinary LearningMathematics EducationProfessional Development

Studying Conceptions of the Derivative at Scale: A Machine Learning Approach

Ion, M.

Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Alicante, Spain

Jul. 2022

AI in EducationMathematics Education
Machine LearningCalculus EducationStudent UnderstandingNatural Language ProcessingMathematics Education

Conceptions of the Derivative: A Natural Language Processing Approach

Ion, M. , Herbst, P.

Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference, Boston

Feb. 2022

AI in EducationMathematics Education
Natural Language ProcessingCalculus EducationStudent UnderstandingText AnalysisMathematics Education

Understanding instructional capacity for high school geometry as a systemic problem through stakeholder interviews

Margolis, C. , Ion, M. , Herbst, P. , Milewski, A. , Shultz, M.

Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America, Virtual

Nov. 2020

Mathematics Education
Mathematics EducationGeometrySystemic AnalysisTeacher CapacityStakeholder Research

Who Benefits from Mathematics Courses for Teachers? An Analysis of MKT-G Growth During Geometry for Teachers Courses

Bardelli, E. , Ion, M. , Ko, I. , Herbst, P.

American Education Research Association, San Francisco

Apr. 2020

Mathematics EducationEducational Assessment
Teacher EducationMathematics KnowledgeCourse EffectivenessGeometryLearning Assessment

Developing Practical Measures To Support the Improvement of Geometry for Teachers Courses

Ion, M. , Herbst, P. , (Nov. 2019). Developing Practical Measures To Support the Improvement of Geometry for Teachers Courses. Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America Annual Conference. St. Louis

Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America Annual Conference

Nov. 2019

Tensions in Teaching Mathematics to Future Teachers: Understanding the Practice of Undergraduate Mathematics Instructors

Milewski, A. , Ion, M. , Herbst, P. , Shultz, M. , Ko, I. , Bleecker, H. , (Apr. 2019). Tensions in Teaching Mathematics to Future Teachers: Understanding the Practice of Undergraduate Mathematics Instructors. American Education Research Association Conference. Toronto

American Education Research Association Conference

Apr. 2019

Herbst, P. , Milewski, A. , Ion, M. , Bleecker, H. , (Oct. 2018). What Influences Do Instructors of the Geometry for Teachers Course Need to Contend With? Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America. Greenville

Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America

Oct. 2018

Developing Practical Measures To Support the Improvement of Geometry for Teachers Courses

Ion, M. , Herbst, P. , Margolis, C. , Milewski, A. , Ko, I.

Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America Annual Conference, St. Louis

Nov. 2019

Mathematics EducationEducational Assessment
Mathematics EducationAssessment DevelopmentTeacher EducationGeometryEducational Measurement

Tensions in Teaching Mathematics to Future Teachers: Understanding the Practice of Undergraduate Mathematics Instructors

Milewski, A. , Ion, M. , Herbst, P. , Shultz, M. , Ko, I. , Bleecker, H.

American Education Research Association Conference, Toronto

Apr. 2019

Mathematics EducationTeaching Practice
Mathematics EducationTeacher EducationTeaching PracticeHigher EducationPedagogical Tensions

What Influences Do Instructors of the Geometry for Teachers Course Need to Contend With?

Herbst, P. , Milewski, A. , Ion, M. , Bleecker, H.

Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America, Greenville

Oct. 2018

Mathematics EducationTeaching Practice
Mathematics EducationTeacher EducationGeometryTeaching PracticeCourse Design

Conference Presentations

Text-as-Data in Mathematics Education: Harnessing LLMs to Analyze Student Conversations at Scale

Ion, M.

AMS Special Session on SoTL: Connecting Generative AI and Scholarly Inquiry to Improve Teaching and Learning, Seattle Convention Center

Understanding students' conversations can provide insights into their learning processes, but we lack reliable methodologies to extract useful learning information from them at scale. This presentation explores the innovative use of LLMs and other text-as-data methods for analyzing large-scale conversational datasets from online mathematics learning communities.

Jan. 2025

AI in EducationMathematics Education
LLMsText AnalysisMathematics EducationStudent LearningNatural Language ProcessingEducational Data Mining

Writing Across the Curriculum: a Case Study in Text as Data Methods for Postsecondary Education Policy Research

Paulsen, A. , Godfrey, J. , Ion, M.

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO

Mar. 2023

AI in Education
Writing EducationText AnalysisEducation PolicyHigher EducationResearch Methods

What Are the Common Contexts for College Writing?

Godfrey, J. , Paulson, A. , Ion, M.

Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention, Chicago

2023

Writing EducationHigher EducationWriting ContextsCurriculum DesignEducational Research

Writing Across the Curriculum: a Text as Data Approach

Paulsen, A. , Ion, M. , Godfrey, J.

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS), Ann Arbor

Dec. 2022

AI in Education
Text AnalysisWriting EducationResearch MethodsCausal InferenceEducational Research

Who Follows Placement Recommendations?

Paulson, A. , Bardelli, E. , Godfrey, J. , Ion, M. , Frisby, M.

American Education Research Association, San Diego

Apr. 2022

Student PlacementEducational PolicyDecision MakingHigher EducationStudent Success

State of Undergraduate Geometry Courses for Secondary Teachers

Herbst, P. , Stevens, I. , Milewski, A. , Ion, M. , Ko, I.

Joint Mathematics Meeting, Denver

Jan. 2020

Mathematics Education
Mathematics EducationTeacher PreparationGeometryCurriculum DesignHigher Education

Preparing Teachers for Secondary Geometry: Understanding the Tensions in Teaching Undergraduate Mathematics Courses for Future Teachers

Milewski, A. , Herbst, P. , Ion, M. , Bleecker, H.

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Orlando

Feb. 2019

Mathematics EducationTeaching Practice
Teacher EducationGeometryMathematics EducationPedagogical TensionsCourse Design

What do we know about courses in Geometry for Secondary Teachers?

Milewski, A. , Herbst, P. , Margolis, C. , Ion, M. , Ko, I. , Akbuga, E.

Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore

Jan. 2019

Mathematics EducationEducational Assessment
Geometry EducationTeacher PreparationCourse AssessmentMathematics EducationCurriculum Research

Posters

Adaptive Knowledge Assessment in Simulated Coding Interviews

Ion, M. , Asthana, S. , Collins-Thompson, K. , Jiao, F. , Wang, T.

iRAISE Workshop at AAAI Conference, Philadelphia, PA

2025

AI in Education
Adaptive AssessmentCoding EducationMachine LearningEducational TechnologyInterview Simulation

Geometry Students' Ways of Thinking About Adinkra Symbols

Boyce, B. , Ion, M.

Psychology of Mathematics Education, North America Annual Conference, Reno, NV

Oct. 2023

Mathematics Education
Geometry EducationCultural MathematicsStudent ThinkingMathematics EducationSymbol Systems

Analysis of Citation Networks of Submitted Manuscripts in Mathematics Education

Danai, A. , Quimper Osores, A. , Ion, M. , Herbst, P.

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI

Apr. 2023

🏆 Blue Ribbon Outstanding Presenter Award

Mathematics Education
Citation AnalysisNetwork AnalysisMathematics EducationResearch MethodsBibliometrics

Learning About the Norms of Teaching Practice: How Can Machine Learning Help Analyze Teachers' Reactions to Scenarios?

Ion, M. , Bardelli, E. , Herbst, P.

Michigan Institute for Data Science Annual Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI

Oct. 2018

🏆 Most Likely Scientific Impact

AI in EducationTeaching Practice
Machine LearningTeaching PracticeEducational Data MiningTeacher ReactionsScenario Analysis