Missions With Monty - I analyzed student learning data to investigate how game-based learning environments (GBLE) support the development of metacognitive monitoring skills to Improve students' comprehension proficiency, science knowledge, and problem-solving skills. My work involves data cleaning, management, statistical analysis, and visualization to identify patterns that inform instructional design and educational research.
NCSU Advancing Civic Engagement (ACE) Hub - I analyzed data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to investigate predictors of adult civic engagement. My work involved data cleaning and management, multi-level modeling (MLM) analyses, and creating data visualizations to communicate findings that inform civic education and participation research.
Alston-Socha, W., & Nietfeld, J. (2025). The impact of feedback on metacognitive monitoring in a game-based learning environment. [poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Alston-Socha, W. & Nietfeld, J. (2024) The impact of teacher beliefs on student comprehension, self-efficacy, and metacognitive strategy use. [poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. https://doi.org/10.3102/2113229
Alston-Socha, W., Rogers, K., Hudson, K., and Campbell, T. (2025). Business-led informal STEM outreach: Bridging industry, education, and workforce development. Submitted for publication.
Alston-Socha, W., McInerney, K., Mills, N., Mason, M., (2022). Blended learning toolkit: Leveraging the strengths of face-to-face and online learning. RTI International. https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/blended_learning_toolkit_v1-compressed.pdf
McInerney, K. & Alston-Socha, W. (2023). A means to a blend: Blended learning for leaders [Conference presentation]. North Carolina Technology in Education conference, Raleigh, NC.
Alston-Socha, W. (2021). Checking the write boxes: Tech tools for writing across the curriculum [Conference presentation]. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference.
Alston-Socha, W., Perez, H., Moffitt, E., & Stevens, K. (2021). Leaders of the TPACK. NC Technology in Education Conference.
Alston-Socha, W. (2018). Write on: Digital tools for promoting low-stakes writing in the science classroom [Conference presentation]. National Science Teacher Association Conference, 2018, Charlotte, NC.
Alston-Socha, W. & Moore, Z. (2015). Let the games begin: Gaming for the educational setting [Conference presentation]. NC Technology in Education Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Alston-Socha, W. (2014). SySTEMically teaching [Conference presentation]. Discovery Education VirtCon Spring Conference.