STEM and computer science education publications
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Preparing Teachers To Teach For Deep Understanding: A Curriculum-Based Approach
A central goal of most professional development in Earth science is to help teachers prepare their students to develop a deep understanding of subject matter. We describe an approach that…
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Gender Differences In Science
We present a review of research that looks at alternative explanations for these gender differences in science. Specifically, we consider the significance of girls’ science attitudes and the pervasive influence—both…
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Mathematics Worth Knowing, Resources Worth Growing, And Research Worth Nothing: A Response To The National Mathematics Advisory Panel Report
The authors praise Foundations for Success: The Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008) for focusing on the mathematics within mathematics education.
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Can An Intelligent Tutoring System Predict Math Proficiency As Well As A Standardized Test?
We propose a new method of using students test scores from multiple years (referred to as cross-year data) for determining whether a student model is as good as the standardized…
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Extending the Simcalc Approach to Grade 8 Mathematics
In a second randomized experiment SRI International (SRI) and its partners replicated the approach of their seventh-grade experiment, extending the SimCalc approach to eighthgrade mathematics.
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Introduction to Build It Workshop
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Build IT: Girls Developing Information Technology Fluency Through Design. Annual Report Year 2
BuildIT is an after school and summer youth-based curriculum for low income middle school girls to develop IT fluency, interest in mathematics, and knowledge of IT careers.
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Nanoscience: A Vehicle For A Goals-Oriented Science Education Final Report
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A Systems View Of Nanoscience Education
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Can Technology-Based Representations Deepen Math Learning And Close The Gap? Research Findings From A Large Scientific Study
In this paper, Byron Henderson looks behind the scenes at the component drivers creating the wave pattern: demographic, economic, and structural. He examines the rules of production, the kinds of…
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Scientifically-Based Research Studies Examining The Use Of Technology In Mathematics Education
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Girls In Build It