CCMS Research

COMBINED BIBLIOGRAPHY BY AUTHOR

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M
N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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Anderson, Charles

Anderson, C. W., & Mohan, L. (Draft, 2005). Environmental literacy working paper 6: A research-based learning progression for the carbon cycle. Unpublished manuscript, Michigan State University.

Anderson, C. W., Sharma, A., Lockhart, J., Carolan, A., Moore, F., Parshall, T., & Gallagher, J. (2004). Environmental literacy blueprint (partial draft).

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Barnett, M.

Barnett, M. (2005, July). The process of trust building between university researchers and school personnel. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Bercovich Guelman, C.

Bercovich Guelman, C. (2005, July). Teachers' implementation of the Constructing Ideas in Physical Science (CIPS) curriculum. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Bobrowsky, William

Bobrowsky, W., & Krajcik, J. (2004, April). Science teachers becoming adept with promoting inquiry using technology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Bruozas, M.

Bruozas, M. (2005, November). Environmental inquiry: A case-based approach to environmental science. Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association Conference on Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Bruozas, M. (2005, November). Using multiple technologies in problem-based lessons. Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association Conference on Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Bruozas, M., Smith, D., & Rossi, M. (2005, November). Students as scientists: Using visualization in the classroom. Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association Conference on Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Edelson, D. C., Schwille, K., Bruozas, M., Lach, M., Taber, M., Gordin, D. N., Chinsio, K., Goldstein, N., & Tarnoff, A. (2005). Investigations in environmental science: A case-based approach to the study of environmental systems. Armonk, NY: It's About Time.

Finn, L. E., & Bruozas, M. (2005, November). Forward thinking: Backward design. Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association Conference on Assessment, Chicago, IL.

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Cartier, J. L.

Cartier, J. L., Lee, J., Sink, W., Huang, T., & Messineo, L. (2005, July). Seeing the forest and the trees: Multiple facets of instructional materials implementation in an urban district. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

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Davis, Elizabeth

Davis, E. A. (2003). Knowledge integration in science teaching: Analyzing teachers' knowledge development. Research in Science Education, 34(1), 21.

Davis, E. A. (2004, July). CASES. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Davis, E. A. (2005, April). Using technology and curriculum materials to support new elementary science teachers. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Davis, E. A. (in press). Preservice elementary teachers' critique of instructional materials for science. Science Education.

Davis, E. A., & Krajcik, J. S. (2004, April). Supporting inquiry-oriented science teaching: Design principles for educative curriculum material. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Davis, E. A., & Krajcik, J. (2005). Designing educative curriculum materials to promote teacher learning. Educational Researcher, 34(3), 3.

Davis, E. A., & Petish, D. (in press). Real-world and instructional representations among prospective elementary science teachers. Journal of Science Teacher Education.

Davis, E. A., Smithey, J., & Petish, D. (2004, June). Designing an online learning environment for new elementary science teachers: Supports for learning to teach. Poster presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

Heitzman, M., Krajcik, J., & Davis, E. (2004, April). Urban middle school students' use of various representations of chemical reactions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Quintana, C., Reiser, B. J., Davis, E. A., Krajcik, J., Fretz, E., Duncan, R. G., Kyza, E., Edelson, D., & Soloway, E. (2004). A scaffolding design framework for software to support science inquiry. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(3), 337.

Smithey, J., & Davis, E. A. (2004, June). Pre-service elementary science teachers' identity development: Identifying with images of inquiry. Poster presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

DeBoer, George

DeBoer, G. E. (2004). Historical perspectives on inquiry teaching in schools. In L. B. Flick & N. G. Lederman (Eds.), Scientific inquiry and nature of science: Implications for teaching, learning, and teacher education (pp. 17-35). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer.

DeBoer, G. E., & Ache, P. (2005, April). Aligning assessment to content standards: Applying the Project 2061 analysis procedure to assessment items in school mathematics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

DeBoer, G. E., & Scott, L. A. (2004, April). Aligning science assessment items with content standards. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Roseman, J. E., DeBoer, G., Wilson, L., Morris, K., Kulm, G., Willson, V., Capraro, R., Capraro, M. M., & Manon, J. (2004, April). Research issues in the improvement of mathematics teaching and learning through professional development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Duncan, Ravit Golan

Duncan, R. G. (2004, April). An improved framework for the design of inquiry-based learning environments: The synthesis of learning for use and understanding by design. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Duncan, R. G. (2005). Reasoning in molecular genetics: From a cognitive model to instructional design. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Duncan, R. G., & Reiser, B. (2004, April). An analysis of college students' conception of molecular genetics: Affordances and constraints for learning and conceptual change. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Duncan, R. G., & Reiser, B. J. (2005, April). Designing for complex system understanding in the high school biology classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Duncan, R. G., & Reiser, B. J. (2005, April). The role of domain-specific knowledge in reasoning about complex systems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Tarnoff, A., & Duncan, R. G. (2004, April). An improved framework for the design of inquiry-based learning environments: The synthesis of learning for use and understanding by design. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

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Edelson, Daniel

Edelson, D. (2004). The parallel universes of the learning sciences and instructional design: A historical perspective. Educational Technology, XLIV, 27-30.

Edelson, D. (2004, June). My world: A case study in adapting scientists' tools for learners. Poster presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

Edelson, D. (2005, February). Engineering pedagogical reform: A case study of technology supported inquiry. Paper presented at the Inquiry Conference on Developing a Consensus Research Agenda, Rutgers University.

Edelson, D., & Joseph, D. (2004, June). The interest-driven learning design framework: Motivating learning through usefulness. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

Johnson, A., Moher, T., Cho, Y. J., Edelson, D., & Russell, E. (2004). Learning science inquiry skills in a virtual field. Computers & Graphics, 28(3), 409-416.

Kyza, E., & Edelson, D. (2004, April). Reasoning with scientific data: How do middle school students coordinate between theory and evidence? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Kyza, E., & Edelson, D. (2004, April). Scaffolding middle school students' coordination of theory and evidence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Kyza, E., & Edelson, D. C. (in press). Scaffolding middle-school students' coordination of theory and evidence. Educational Research and Evaluation.

Pitts, V., & Edelson, D. (2004, April). Role, goal, and activity: How context influences student engagement in scenario-based learning environments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Pitts, V. M., & Edelson D. (2004, June). Role, goal, and activity: A framework for characterizing participation and engagement in project-based learning environments. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

Salierno, C., Edelson, D. C., & Sherin, B. (in press). The development of student conceptions of the earth-sun relationship in an inquiry-based curriculum. Journal of Geoscience Education.

Sherin, B. L., Edelson, D., & Brown, M. (2004). On the content of task-structured curricula. In L. B. Flick & N. G. Lederman (Eds.), Scientific inquiry and nature of science: Implications for teaching, learning, and teacher education (pp. 221-248). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer.

Sherin, B. L., Reiser, B. J., & Edelson, D. C. (2004). Scaffolding analysis: Extending the scaffolding metaphor to learning artifacts. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(3), 387.

Slusher, D., Mawyer, K., Riley, C., & Edelson, D. (2004, July). A study of the implementation of "Looking at the Environment," a year-long high school environmental science curriculum. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Enfield, Mark

Enfield, M. (2005, April). We have to explain how to do things before we can explain why things happen: Joint construction of accounts in elementary science. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Grueber, D., & Enfield, M. (2005, July). Enactments of materials helping elementary children learn science ideas and practices. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Gunckel, K., Enfield, M., & Smith, E. (2005, January). Teacher educators' conceptions of the role of curriculum materials in teaching elementary science & learning to teach elementary science. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Colorado Springs, CO.

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Fogleman, Jay

Fogleman, J., & McNeill, K. L. (2005, April). Comparing teachers' adaptations of an inquiry-oriented unit. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Fogleman, J., Scott, L. A., & Krajcik, J. (2004, April). Developing a method for determining needs for educative curriculum. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

George, M., & Fogleman, J. (2004, July). IQWST family materials: Negotiating cultural borders between home, school, and science. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Forbes, Cory

Forbes, C. T. (2005, July). Exploring preservice elementary teachers' critique and adaptation of science curriculum materials in respect to socioscientific issues. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Forthoffer, Rebecca

Gunckel, K., & Forthoffer, R. (2005, July). Water for people and the planet: Overview of development and research 2004-2005. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Tsurusaki, B. K., & Forthoffer, R. (2005, July). The environmental literacy project. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Fortus, David

Fortus, D. (2005). Design-based science. Review of Science Education, 4(2), 40.

Fortus, D. (2005, April). Restructuring school physics around real-world problems: A cognitive justification. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Fortus, D., Dershimer, R. C., Marx, R. W., Krajcik, J., & Mamlok-Naaman, R. (2004). Design-based science (DBS) and student learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(10), 1081.

Fortus, D., Nordine, J., Plummer, J., Rogat, A., & Switzer, A. How do you teach energy without defining it? ScienceScope. Manuscript in preparation.

Fortus, D., Plummer, J., Rogat, A., Switzer, A., & Nordine, J. (2004, July). Developing a middle school unit on the conservation of energy. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Mamlok-Naaman, R., Fortus, D., Dershimer, R. C., Krajcik, J., & Marx, R. W. (in press). How do I design a cellular phone that is safer to use? Development and implementation of an innovative curriculum-an international perspective. In P. Nentwig & D. Waddington (Eds.), Setting into perspective: Context-based science education. Munster, UK: Waxmann.

Smith, E., Fortus, D., Gunckel, K., Krajcik, J., & Roseman, J. (2004, January). Curricula in the classroom: Modules for preparing teachers to evaluate and modify curriculum materials. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Nashville, TN.

Smith, E., Fortus, D., Gunckel, K., Krajcik, J., & Roseman, J. (2004, April). Curricula in the classroom: Modules for preparing teachers to evaluate and modify curriculum materials. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Fortus, D., Dershimer, R. C., Krajcik, J., Marx, R. W., & Mamlok-Naaman, R. (in press). Design-based science (DBS) and real-world problem-solving. International Journal of Science Education.

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Gallagher, James

Anderson, C. W., Sharma, A., Lockhart, J., Carolan, A., Moore, F., Parshall, T., & Gallagher, J. (2004). Environmental literacy blueprint (partial draft).

Kanter, D., & Gallagher, J. (2004, November). A project-based high school biology curriculum uses computer-based cell culture to support inquiry teaching in Chicago public schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Biology Teachers, Chicago, IL.

George, Magnia

George, M. (2004, April). Exploring the biographies of prospective secondary science teachers: Evolving perspectives on equity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

George, M. A., & Sutherland, L. M. (2005, April). Reading science: A culturally responsive approach to developing scientific literacy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Sutherland, L., & George, M. A. (2005, April). Teachers' use of text to support students' science literacy learning. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Grosshandler, Dean

Grosshandler, D. (2005, April). The darker side of inquiry: The construction of a fantasy torture device in a science lab. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Grosshandler, D. (2005, April). The embodiment of violence in collaborative inquiry learning at an after-school science and design lab. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Grosshandler, D. (2005, April). Sorting it out: Building a Lego-logo culture with young children. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Grueber, David

Gunckel, Kristin

Gunckel, K. (2004, April). The nature of science in curriculum materials. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Gunckel, K. L. The nature of science as portrayed in curriculum materials and possible implications for achieving scientific literacy. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Manuscript in preparation.

Gunckel, K., & Moore, F. (2004, July). New developments in the MSU water project. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Gunckel, K. L., & Moore, F. M. (2005, April). Including students and teachers in the co-design of the enacted curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Gunckel, K., & Tsurusaki, B. (2005, July). Teaching elementary pre-service teachers to use curriculum materials critically. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

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Harris, Christopher

Harris, C. (2004, July). Teaching practices and student learning in an innovative standards- and inquiry-based middle school science curriculum unit. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Heitzman, Mary

Heitzman, M. (2005, July). Comprehending text and reading to learn: How middle school students integrate pure verbal text sections with visuo-spatial text adjuncts when reading three genres of scientific text. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Moje, E. B., Krajcik, J., Sutherland, L. M., & Heitzman, M. E. (2004, July). Developing scientific literacy through use of textual tools. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Rogat, A. D., Heitzman, M., & Krajcik, J. (2005, April). Exploring the relation between teachers' practices around visual representations and student learning in an inquiry-based chemistry unit. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Scott, L. A., Zimmerman, R., Chang, H., Heitzman, M., Krajcik, J., McNeill, K. L., Quintana, C., & Soloway, E. (2004, June). Demonstration: A handheld chemistry modeling and animation tool. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Interaction Design and Children, College Park, MD.

Heitzman, M., & Krajcik, J. (2005, April). Urban seventh-graders' translations of chemical equations: What part of the translation process do students have trouble? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Holt, Lisa

Chang, H-Y., Scott, L. A., Quintana, C., & Krajcik, J. (2004, June). Classroom impact of a handheld modeling and animation tool. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Interaction Design and Children, College Park, MD.

Chang, H-Y., Scott, L. A., Quintana, C., & Krajcik, J. (2004, July). Chemation: Classroom impact of a handheld chemistry modeling and animation tool. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Holt, L. A., Chang, H.-Y., Quintana, C., & Krajcik, J. (2005, April). Learner-centered design of Chemation: A handheld tool for middle-school chemistry. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Hug, B.

Hug, B., & McNeill, K. L. (2005, April). Students' developing understanding of data: Affordances and constraints of first and secondhand experiences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Hug, B., & McNeill, K. L. (2005, July). Students' discussions of data: Affordances and constraints of first and secondhand experiences. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

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Jona, Kemi

Jona, K., Bareiss, R., & Singh, S. (2005, February ). Making courses more engaging and accessible: A case study using the story-centered curriculum approach. Paper presented at the Illinois Online Conference on Teaching and Learning.

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Kanter, David

Kanter, D., & Kemp, E . (2004, November). A project-based middle school curriculum uses students' measurements of their oxygen consumption to support inquiry teaching in Chicago-area public schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Biology Teachers, Chicago, IL.

Kenyon, Lisa

Kenyon, L. (2004, July). Integrating reflective discussions of the nature of science in a project-based biology curriculum. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Kenyon, L. (2005, July). The role of nature of science in supporting explanations. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Kenyon, L. O., & Reiser, B. J. (2005, April). Students' epistemologies of science and their influence on inquiry practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Krajcik, Joseph

Davis, E. A., & Krajcik, J. (2005). Designing educative curriculum materials to promote teacher learning. Educational Researcher, 34(3), 3.

Fortus, D., Dershimer, R. C., Marx, R. W., Krajcik, J., & Mamlok-Naaman, R. (2004). Design-based science (DBS) and student learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(10), 1081.

Krajcik, J. S. (2005, April). Exploring the relationship between teacher practice and student learning in inquiry-based science classrooms. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Krajcik, J. S., & Blumenfeld, P. C. (2006). Project-based learning. In R. K. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (pp. 317-334). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Krajcik, J. S., & Mamlok-Naaman, R. (in press). Using driving questions to motivate and sustain student interest in learning science. In K. Tobin (Ed.), Teaching and learning science: An encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

Krajcik, J. S., & McNeill, K. L. (2005, November). Assessing middle school students' content knowledge and scientific reasoning through written explanations. Workshop presented at the National Science Teachers Association Conference on Science Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Krajcik, J. S., & McNeill, K. L. (2006, April). Designing middle school science curriculum materials to foster students' developing deep understanding of key learning goals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA.

Lizotte, D. J., McNeill, K. L., & Krajcik, J. (2004, June). Teacher practices that support students' construction of scientific explanations in middle school classrooms. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

McNeill, K. L., & Krajcik, J. (2004, June). Middle school students' use of evidence and reasoning in writing scientific explanations. Paper presented at the 33rd Carnegie Symposium on Cognition: Thinking with Data, Pittsburgh, PA.

McNeill, K. L., & Krajcik, J. S. (in press). Middle school students' use of appropriate and inappropriate evidence in writing scientific explanations. In M. Lovett & P. Shah (Eds.), Thinking with data: The proceedings of the 33rd Carnegie Symposium on Cognition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

McNeill, K. L., & Krajcik, J. S. (accepted). Teacher instructional practices to support students writing scientific explanations. In J. Luft, J. Gess-Newsome, & R. Bell (Eds.), Science as inquiry in the secondary setting. Washington, DC: National Science Foundation.

McNeill, K. L., Lizotte, D. J., Krajcik, J., & Marx, R. (2004, April). Supporting students' construction of scientific explanations using scaffolded curriculum materials and assessments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

McNeill, K. L., Lizotte, D. J., Krajcik, J., & Marx, R. (in press). Supporting students' construction of scientific explanations by fading scaffolds in instructional materials. The Journal of the Learning Sciences.

Novak, A. M., & Krajcik, J. S. (2004). Using technology to support inquiry in middle school science. In L. B. Flick & N. G. Lederman (Eds.), Scientific inquiry and nature of science: Implications for teaching, learning, and teacher education (pp. 75-101). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer.

Rogat, A. D., & Krajcik, J. (2005, April). Teacher practices around visual representations in a middle school chemistry unit. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Sutherland, L. M., McNeill, K. L., Krajcik, J. S., & Colson, K. (2005, April). Supporting students in creating scientific explanations. Workshop presented at the National Science Teachers Association Conference on Linking Science and Literacy in the Classroom, Dallas, TX.

Sutherland, L. M., McNeill, K. L., Krajcik, J. S., & Colson, K. (in press). Supporting students in creating scientific explanations. In Linking science and literacy in the K-8 classroom. Washington, DC: NSTA Press.

Fortus, D., Dershimer, R. C., Krajcik, J., Marx, R. W., & Mamlok-Naaman, R. (in press). Design-based science (DBS) and real-world problem-solving. International Journal of Science Education.

McNeill, K. L., & Krajcik, J. S. (2006, April). Supporting students' construction of scientific explanation through generic versus context-specific written scaffolds. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Kuhn, Leema

Kuhn, L. (2004, July). Student and designer understanding of scientific explanations. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Kuhn, L. (2005, July). Supporting evidence-based scientific explanations. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Kuhn, L., & Reiser, B. (2005, April). Students constructing and defending evidence-based scientific explanations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

McNeill, K. L., & Kuhn, L. (2006, April). Sequencing and supporting complex scientific inquiry practices in instructional materials for middle school students: Explanations and argumentation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA.

Kyza, Eleni

Kyza, E. (2005). Understanding reflection-in-action: An investigation into middle-school students' reflective inquiry practices in science and the role that software scaffolding can play. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Kyza, E., & Edelson, D. C. (in press). Scaffolding middle-school students' coordination of theory and evidence. Educational Research and Evaluation.

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Lambert, J.

Lambert, J. (2005, July). Diverse students' achievement and perceptions of an inquiry-based earth systems curriculum. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Lambert, J., Lester, B., Lee, O., & Luykx, A. (2004, July). Changing teachers' beliefs about science and student diversity through an inquiry-based earth systems curricular and professional development intervention. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Lockhart, John

Anderson, C. W., Sharma, A., Lockhart, J., Carolan, A., Moore, F., Parshall, T., & Gallagher, J. (2004). Environmental literacy blueprint (partial draft).

Lockhart, J. (2005). Environmental literacy working paper 5: Diversity and evolution. Unpublished manuscript, Michigan State University.

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Mawyer, Kirsten

Mawyer, K. (2005, July). Recognizing adaptation in curricular enactment. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

McNeill, Katherine

Sutherland, L. M., McNeill, K. L., & Colson, K. (2004, November). Supporting students in creating scientific explanations. Workshop presented at the National Science Teachers Association Conference on Linking Science and Literacy in the Classroom, Seattle, WA.

McNeill, K. L., & Lizotte, D. J. (2005, April). Identifying teacher practices that support students' explanations in science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Moje, Elizabeth

Moore, Felicia

Anderson, C. W., Sharma, A., Lockhart, J., Carolan, A., Moore, F., Parshall, T., & Gallagher, J. (2004). Environmental literacy blueprint (partial draft).

Moore, F. (2004, April). Power in science teaching, learning, and teacher professional development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

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Nordine, Jeff

Fortus, D., Nordine, J., Plummer, J., Rogat, A., & Switzer, A. How do you teach energy without defining it? ScienceScope. Manuscript in preparation.

Nordine, J. (2005, July). The development of middle school students' conception of energy during a qualitative unit in which energy is not defined. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

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Passmore, C.

Passmore, C. (2005, July). Curriculum development, modification, or implementation: Varied entry points for teachers in their journey toward model-based instruction. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Piety, Phill

Piety, P. (2005, July). A multimodal semiotic exploration of the food web diagram in contemporary middle school textbooks and assessments. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Pitts, Virginia

Pitts, V. (2004, July). Role, goal, and activity: How context influences student engagement in scenario-based learning environments. Poster presented at the 2nd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Pitts, V. (2005, July). Examining student buy-in to project-based science curricula. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Plummer, Julia

Fortus, D., Nordine, J., Plummer, J., Rogat, A., & Switzer, A. How do you teach energy without defining it? ScienceScope. Manuscript in preparation.

Plummer, J. (2005). Kinesthetic learning with elementary students in the planetarium. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association, Grand Rapids, MI.

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Quintana, Chris

Quintana, C., Soloway, E., Norris, C., & Gale, C. (2004, April). Designing handheld tools for learners. Poster presented at CHI 2004: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Vienna, Austria.

Quintana, C., & Zhang, M. (2004, April). The digital IdeaKeeper: Extending digital library services to scaffold online inquiry. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Quintana, C., & Zhang, M. (2004, April). IdeaKeeper notepads: Scaffolding digital library information analysis in online inquiry. Paper presented at CHI 2004: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Vienna, Austria.

Quintana, C., & Zhang, M. (2004, June). The digital IdeaKeeper: Combining digital library services with support for online inquiry. Poster presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

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Reiser, Brian

Reiser, B. J. (2004). Scaffolding complex learning: The mechanisms of structuring and problematizing student work. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(3), 273.

Reisner, B., & Tzou, C. (2004, April). Managing tensions in supporting students in technology-rich investigations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Sherin, B. L., Reiser, B. J., & Edelson, D. C. (2004). Scaffolding analysis: Extending the scaffolding metaphor to learning artifacts. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(3), 387.

Smith, B. K., & Reiser, B. J. (2005). Explaining behavior through observational investigation and theory articulation. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 14, 315-360.

Tzou, C., & Reiser, B. (2004, April). Balancing multiple demands of inquiry: A multidimensional perspective on teachers' support of inquiry practices. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Tzou, C., & Reiser, B. (2004, April). Support for discourse practices in inquiry science: A multidimensional perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Tzou, C., & Reiser, B. (2004, June). Inquiry practices as subsystems: Characterizing important elements of reasoning. Poster presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

Rogat, Aaron

Fortus, D., Nordine, J., Plummer, J., Rogat, A., & Switzer, A. How do you teach energy without defining it? ScienceScope. Manuscript in preparation.

Roseman, Jo Ellen

Kesidou, S., & Roseman, J. E. (2002). How well do middle school science programs measure up? Findings from Project 2061's curriculum review. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 39(6), 522-549.

Roseman, J. E., Kurth, L., Kesidou, S., & Stern, L. (2004, April). Mapping for curriculum coherence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

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Schwarz, Christina

Richmond, G., & Schwarz, C. Supporting the development of reform-based science teaching in urban contexts through work in professional inquiry communities. School Science and Mathematics. Manuscript in preparation.

Schwarz, C., Meyer, J., & Sharma, A. (2004, April). Creating epistemologically-rich learning environments: Computer modeling tools for pre-service elementary and middle school teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Schwarz, C., Meyer, J., & Sharma, A. (2004, June). Preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology: Analysis of pre-service elementary and middle school teachers' interpretations with computer modeling and simulation tools. Poster presented at the 6th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Santa Monica, CA.

Schwarz, C., Meyer, J., & Sharma, A. (in press). Technology, pedagogy, and epistemology: Opportunities and challenges of using computer modeling and simulation tools in elementary science methods. Journal of Science Teacher Education.

Schwarz, C., & White, B. (2005). Meta-modeling knowledge: Developing students' understanding of scientific modeling. Cognition and Instruction, 23(2), 165.

Schwarz, Jennifer

Schwarz, J. (2005). Describing content in middle school science curricula. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Sherin, Bruce

Salierno, C., Edelson, D. C., & Sherin, B. (in press). The development of student conceptions of the earth-sun relationship in an inquiry-based curriculum. Journal of Geoscience Education.

Sherin, B., Krakowski, M., Lee, V. R., & Bang, M. (in press). The dynamics of coherence in a clinical interview about the seasons. In S. Vosniadou, X. Vamvakoussi, & C. Stathopoulou (Eds.), Advances in conceptual change research and the role of epistemological beliefs. Athens, Greece.

Sherin, B. L., Reiser, B. J., & Edelson, D. C. (2004). Scaffolding analysis: Extending the scaffolding metaphor to learning artifacts. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(3), 387.

Slusher, Darlene

Smith, Edward

Stern, Luli

Stern, L. (2005, July). Using Benchmarks for Science Literacy and Project 2061's criteria to inform the development of a curricular unit on evolution. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Sutherland, LeeAnn

Switzer, Anna

Fortus, D., Nordine, J., Plummer, J., Rogat, A., & Switzer, A. How do you teach energy without defining it? ScienceScope. Manuscript in preparation.

Switzer, A. (2005, July). Rubric design for assessing students' environmental decision making. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Switzer, A. (2005, October). Learning technologies which further the goals of environmental education. PowerPoint presentation given at the Annual Conference of the North American Association of Environmental Education, Albuquerque, NM.

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Tabak, I.

Tabak, I., & Sandoval, W. (2005, July). Exploring how configurations of students, teachers, and materials can foster agency in the science classroom. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Tsurusaki, Blakely

Tsurusaki, B. K. (2005). Environmental literacy working paper 4: Connecting personal and social actions to environmental systems. Unpublished manuscript, Michigan State University.

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Anderson, Charles

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Barnett, M.

Bercovich Guelman, C.

Bobrowsky, William

Bruozas, M.

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Cartier, J. L.

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Davis, Elizabeth

DeBoer, George

Duncan, Ravit Golan

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Edelson, Daniel

Enfield, Mark

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Fogleman, Jay

Forbes, Cory

Forthoffer, Rebecca

Fortus, David

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Gallagher, James

George, Magnia

Grosshandler, Dean

Grueber, David

Gunckel, Kristin

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Harris, Christopher

Heitzman, Mary

Holt, Lisa

Hug, B.

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Jona, Kemi

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Kanter, David

Kenyon, Lisa

Krajcik, Joseph

Kuhn, Leema

Kyza, Eleni

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Lambert, J.

Lockhart, John

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Mawyer, Kirsten

McNeill, Katherine

Moje, Elizabeth

Moore, Felicia

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Nordine, Jeff

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Passmore, C.

Piety, Phill

Pitts, Virginia

Plummer, Julia

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Quintana, Chris

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Reiser, Brian

Rogat, Aaron

Roseman, Jo Ellen

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Schwarz, Christina

Schwarz, Jennifer

Sherin, Bruce

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Smith, Edward

Stern, Luli

Sutherland, LeeAnn

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Tabak, I.

Tsurusaki, Blakely

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