Education & learning publications
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The Chemsense Knowledge Building Environment
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Technology Design As Educational Research: Interweaving Imagination, Inquiry & Impact
New models of the research projects that include technology design are needed that draw upon the idealistic potential of technology, but engage with the practical problems of educational reform in…
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The Future of Technology and Education: Where are we heading?
The four C’s for the future of education are: Community, Collaboration, Curriculum, and Creativity. Each of these is used to organize a discussion of where we are heading in education…
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Breaking The Mold: Technology-Based Science Assessment In The 21st Century
This article will focus solely on how technology is changing the world of educational testing.
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Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Work in Learning Communities
This paper proposes a collaborative approach to building knowledge that integrates theory and practice in diverse contexts. "Lesson study circles" (similar to learning circles and to ThinkQuest teams) are proposed…
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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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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…
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Educational Software Components Of Tomorrow
In this paper, we report some of the early results from our testbed for developing interoperable components for middle school mathematics, as well as some of the difficult challenges that…
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Globe Year 4 Evaluation: Evolving Implementation Practices
GLOBE students are involved in authentic science investigations, led by GLOBE scientists who have designed the data collection protocols and review and analyze the student data.
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How Inner-City Children See Their Family, School, Peers And Neighborhood: Developmental Changes During The Transition To Adolescence