STEM and computer science education publications
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Design-Based Research for Deeper Learning in an Online Introductory CS Course for Middle School Students
This paper describes our efforts to use the design-based research methodology to design a 6-week middle school course on the OpenEdX platform for blended in-class learning.
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“Systems of Assessments” for Deeper Learning of Computational Thinking in K-12
This paper argues for the need for multiple measures or “systems of assessments” that are complementary, attend to cognitive and non-cognitive aspects of CT, and contribute to a comprehensive picture…
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Using Technology and Evidence to Promote Cultures of Educational Innovation: The Example of Science and Mathematics Education
To increase the opportunities for students to learn the knowledge and skills that are valued in the 21st century, education must become more innovative.
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Balanced Designs for Deeper Learning in an Online Introductory CS Course for Middle School Students
This paper describes our efforts to use the design-based research methodology to design a 6-week middle school course on the OpenEdX platform for blended in-class learning.
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Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards
To support adoption and implementation, states are now joining together to form the NGSS Network. The Network held the first NGSS Annual Leadership Meeting for State Teams and National Partners…
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Scaling a Technology-Based Innovation: Windows on the Evolution of Mathematics Teachers’ Practices
This paper reports research on effects on teachers’ classroom practices resulting from their engagement in sustained professional development and classroom teaching of a resource that embeds carefully designed dynamic technology…
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Assessments for Computational Thinking in K-12
This BoF session will involve discussion around ongoing work at SRI International (under several NSF-funded projects) on the design and development of formative and summative assessments for the ECS curriculum.
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Hugging and Bridging: What It Is and Why You Should Be Doing It
Pedagogies such as ‘bridging’, ‘hugging’, and ‘preparation for future learning’ (PFL) have shown promise in the context of education research in STEM domains at the secondary level.
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The Effects of Using Dynabook to Prepare Special Education Teachers to Teach Proportional Reasoning
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to understand how special education college faculty used the proportional Dynabook and how it affected the learning of teacher candidates in their…
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Making Computer Science a First-Class Object in the K-12 Next Generation Science Standards
In the course of our work on building assessments for the Exploring Computer Science course (including drawing from the AP CS Principles framework) we have identified a manageable set of…
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Evidence for Effective Uses of Dynamic Visualisations in Science Curriculum Materials
We review research to clarify the impacts of dynamic visualisations and to identify instructional scaffolds that mediate their success.
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SimCalc: Democratizing Access to Advanced Mathematics
Over the course of a program of research lasting more than 20 years and involving contributors from institutions throughout the United States and worldwide, the representationally innovative design of SimCalc…