Education & learning publications
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Assessing The Impact Of A Large-Scale Online Teacher Professional Development Community
In this paper, we review data collected from a survey that was recently sent to the educators in the community. Specifically, we examine how experiences in TAPPED IN affect teaching…
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Performance Assessment Links In Science (PALS)
SRI International is developing Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS), an on-line, standards-based, interactive resource bank of science performance assessments.
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Construct Validation Of Mathematics Achievement: Evidence From Interview Procedures
This study investigated the validity of measures derived from a large-scale multiple-choice achievement test in mathematics, using evidence from introspective think-aloud protocols of students as they attempted test items.
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Foreward to The Components of Online Education
Foreward to Book — B. Henderson, The Components of Online Education, Published by Centre for the Study of Co-operatives University of Saskatchewan.
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Science In The Palm Of Their Hands
If we’re serious about having children use technology in K–12 classrooms, then we need to convince the gatekeepers of those classrooms as to the worth of the technology. Doing so…
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The Probability Inquiry Environment: A Collaborative, Inquiry-Based Simulation Environment
We report on the Probability Inquiry Environment (PIE), which facilitates the development of probabilistic reasoning by making available collaborative inquiry activities and student-controlled simulations.
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Trajectories From Today’s WWW To A Powerful Educational Infrastructure
Over the course of two days, the participants generated a wealth of ideas about the limitations of today’s web, its near-term trajectories, and potential educational advances. We share a summary…
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Forward For The Components On Online Education
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Developing Educational Software Components
Educational applications must be very flexible because curricula and teaching styles vary tremendously among institutions, locations, and even among instructors at the same institution.
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Constructopedia
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From Moo To Meow: Domesticating Technology For Online Communities
Informed by our experience with TAPPED IN and reviews of related work, we are developing a new online “community-ware” technology called MEOW (Multi-user Educational Online Workspace) which can scale to…
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Organizing Principles for Science Education Partnerships: Case Studies of Students’ Learning About ‘Rats in Space’ and ‘Deformed Frogs
We show that our Scaffolded Knowledge Integration framework gives partnerships a head start on effective designs. We illustrate this process with the Deformed Frogs partnership and the Rats in Space…