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Hillary Merzdorf

Computer Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2017
Online Learning and AnalyticsDesign Education and PracticeSpatial Cognition and NavigationOnline and Blended LearningScience Education and Pedagogy

Publications

35

Citations

376

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Hillary Merzdorf's research focuses on engineering education, particularly how students learn and are assessed on sketching and design skills, and how intelligent tutoring software and AI tools (like ChatGPT) can support or evaluate learning in STEM and computer science education. Much of the work involves developing and testing tools such as 'Sketchtivity' for teaching sketching skills, along with systematic reviews of automatic and sketch-based assessment methods in higher education.

Engineering design educationSketching skills assessmentIntelligent tutoring systemsAI in education (e.g., ChatGPT, automated text assessment)STEM learning analytics

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, with a notable increase in 2024 following a period of steadier, lower annual output in prior years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 10 publications10242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)×2
  • 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)×2
  • Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence×1
  • IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies×1
  • Computers & Education×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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