STEM and computer science education publications
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Integrative Performance Assessments In Technology
This report describes the development of a set of prototype technology-supported performance assessments designed to test students’ use of technology integrated within problem-based reasoning and communication tasks.
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Using Cognitive Analyses To Describe Motivation In Terms Of Cognitive, Metacognitive And Affective Engagement In Different Science Assessment Contexts
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Integrating Palm Technology Into WISE Inquiry Curriculum: Two School District Partnerships
We describe a program of research to explore how Palm Pilot technology can facilitate inquiry activities in K-12 science and mathematics curriculum.
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On The Links Between Students’ Motivational Patterns And Their Perceptions Of, Beliefs About, And Performance On Different Types Of Science Assessments: A Multidimensional Approach To Achievement Validation
This research sought to examine the link between different situational demands, in this case three different types of science achievement tests, and perceptions, beliefs, and performance of high school students.
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Designing Technology Assessments Cognitive-Based Modular Design
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Construction Of Scientific Explanations In Genetics
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How Students Coordinate The Use Of Representations And Explanations In Introductory Genetics Learning
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Learning Chemistry Through The Use Of A Representation-Based Knowledge Building Environment
The ChemSense project is a multidisciplinary program of research and development to examine the impact of representational tools, chemical investigations, and discourse on chemistry learning and teaching in high schools…
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Structuring Group Learning Within A Web-Based Science Inquiry Program
We examined trends in the ways science teachers organized students into groups to implement one prominent one Web-based science inquiry program, Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE).
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A Framework For Quality In Educational Technology Programs
Highlights include clearly articulated goals; developing learning and thinking skills; equity for educational excellence; promoting organizational change; measurable evidence of effectiveness; and usefulness to others, including adaptability, sustainability, and scalability.
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Can Prosody Aid the Automatic Processing of Multi-Party Meetings? Evidence from Predicting Punctuation, Disfluencies,and Overlapping Speech
We investigate whether probabilistic modeling of prosody can aid various automatic labeling tasks essential for processing of multi-party meetings.
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Designing Tools To Enable Every Child To Learn More Advanced Mathematics: The Simcalc Project And Beyond