Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Some Assembly Required: How Scientific Explanations are Constructed During Clinical Interviews, Bruce L. Sherin, Moshe Krakowski, and Victor R. Lee; Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Understanding the Creative and Collaborative Literacy Practices in the Scratch Online Community: A Role Playing Case Study, J. L. Siegel, R. Roque, D. Low, Y. B. Kafai, and Deborah A. Fields; Understanding the Creative and Collaborative Literacy Practices in the Scratch Online Community: A Role Playing Case Study

Can a pedagogical agent help reduce mathematics anxiety?, Q. Wei and Yanghee Kim; The Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Designing for problem-based learning: A comparative study of technology professional development, Lei Ye, Andrew Walker, Mimi Recker, M. Brooke Robertshaw, Linda Sellers, and Heather Leary; US-China Education Reivew B

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Collaborative strategic board games as a site for distributed computational thinking, Matthew Berland and Victor R. Lee; International Journal of Game-Based Learning

Immersive Virtual Performance Assessments, Jody Clarke-Midura; TILSA Meeting at the CCSSO

The Use of Computer Gaming Environments in Instruction and Assessment & New Opportunities in Technology-Based Assessment, Jody Clarke-Midura; Conneticut Assessment Forum

The Virtual Assessment Project: Reports from Ohio, Jody Clarke-Midura; Ohio Innovative Learning Environments Conference

Measuring Students' scientific inquiry processes and skills with immersive performance assessments., Jody Clarke-Midura, J. Code, and C. Dede; National Association of Research in Science Teaching 2011 Annual Conference

Rethinking Assessment: Virtual Performance Assessments for Measuring Science Inquiry, Jody Clarke-Midura, J. Code, and C. Dede; ISTE 2011: "Unlocking Potential"

Using evidence centered design to develop virtual performance assessments., Jody Clarke-Midura, J. Code, M. Mayrath, and C. Dede; American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

Next Generation Assessments for Measuring Complex Learning in Science, Jody Clarke-Midura and C. Dede; Education Assessments: Opportunities & Challenges

Next Generation Assessments for Measuring Complex Learning in Science, Jody Clarke-Midura, C. Dede, and J. Norton; The Road Ahead for State Assessments

Assessment 2.0: Rethinking how we assess science inquiry with technology-based assessments., Jody Clarke-Midura, A. Kamarainen, and C. Dede; National Science Teachers Association 2011 Annual Converence

Exploring the Utility of a Virtual Performance Assessment, Jody Clarke-Midura, M. McCall, and C. Dede; SREE: Building and Education Science: Improving Mathematics and Science for all Students

Technology as an agent of change in rethinking assessment., Jody Clarke-Midura, M. Russell, P. Almond, and S. Bechard; American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

Assessing authentic science inquiry in immersive virtual worlds., J. Code, Jody Clarke-Midura, A. Kamarainen, and C. Dede; Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education

Student perceptions of the assessment utility of immersive virtual assessments., J. Code, Jody Clarke-Midura, M. Mayarth, and C. Dede; American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

Producing Selves: The Analytical Utility of Theorizing About Identities Across Spaces, Narratives, Activities, and Time, M. S. Cook, Deborah A. Fields, C. C. Ching, B. Devane, and S. Wortham; Producing Selves: The Analytical Utility of Thorizing About Identities Across Spaces, Narratives, Activities, and Time

Teaching Use of Digital Primary Sources for K-12 Settings, Anne R. Diekama, Heather Leary, Sheri Haderlie, and Connie Woxland; D-Lib Magazine

Understanding environmental sustainability as acomplex system: Use of an agent-based participatory watershed simulation, J. B. Elliott and David F. Feldon; Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Understanding environmental sustainability as a complex system: Use of an agent-based participatory watershed simulation, J. Elliott and David F. Feldon; Society for Information Technology and teacher Education International Conference

Negotiating the "Relevant" in Culturally Relevant Mathematics, N. Enyedy, J. Danish, and Deborah A. Fields; Canadian Journal of Mathematics

Assessing critical skills of future faculty: Considering sources of data, David F. Feldon; Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Forum

Discussant: Understanding and reducing cognitive load during learning, David F. Feldon; Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Effects of inquiry-based teaching experiences on graduate students’research skill development, David F. Feldon; National Science Foundationmeeting for REESE Principal Investigators

Evidence-based practice: What works, what doesn’t, and why, David F. Feldon; Tapestry Summer Workshop for high school computer science teachers

Expertise development and research experiences in STEM disciplines, David F. Feldon; Center for the Chemistry of the Universe (NSF Center for Chemical Innovation)

Initial proposal for an industry-wide test of cognitive task analysis based training, David F. Feldon; White paper for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

A problem in search of a solution, David F. Feldon and C. Craft; Educational Technology Magazine

Graduate students’ teaching experiences improve their methodological research skills, David F. Feldon, James Peugh, Briana E. Timmerman, Michelle A. Maher, Melissa Hurst, Denise Strickland, Joanna A. Gilmore, and Cindy Stiegelmeyer; Science

Inquiry-oriented teaching skills and researchskills: Competing or compatible skills?, David F. Feldon and C. Stiegelmeyer; Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Trajectories of Identification Across Social Spaces: Intersections Between Home, School and Everyday Spaces, Deborah A. Fields; Trajectories of Identification Across Social Spaces: Intersections Between Home, School, and Everyday Spaces

Crafting Identities: E-Textile Artifacts as Mediators in High Tech Communities, Deborah A. Fields and Y. B. Kafai; Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practices: CSCL11 Community Events Proceedings

The Role of Different Narratives in Recognizing Peer Expertise in Collaborative Programming Projects, Deborah A. Fields and Y. B. Kafai; Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practices: CSCL11 Community Events Proceedings

Developing 21st Century Writing Practices in Gaming-Related Affinity Spaces, Deborah A. Fields, E. M. King, S. Duncan, J. C. Lammers, A. M. Magnifico, and C. Steinkuehler; Developing 21st Century Writing Practices in Gaming-Related Affinity Spaces

Broadening the Scope and Dispelling the Myths, S. Grimes and Deborah A. Fields; Broadening the Scope and Dispelling the Myths

Effects of procedurally-oriented training on flexible performance in the field of social work, M. Hurst and David F. Feldon; Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association

Motivation, goal commitment, and performance among graduate students in the science, technology, and mathematics fields, M. Hurst, David F. Feldon, and M. Maher; Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association

Collaborative Agency in Youth Online Creative Production in Scratch, Y. B. Kafai, Deborah A. Fields, and W. Q. Burke; Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education

Everyday Creativity in Novice E-Textile Designs: Remixing as Interpretive Flexibility, Y. B. Kafai, Deborah A. Fields, and K. A. Searle; Everyday Creativity in Novice E-Textile Designs: Remixing as Interpretive Flexibility

Collaboration by Choice: Youth Online Creative Collabs in Scratch, Y. B. Kafai, R. Roque, Deborah A. Fields, and A. Monroy-Hernandez; Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education

Gendered socialization: The impact of an interface agent on middle-grade females’ affect in learning introductory algebra, Yanghee Kim; The Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The role of student gender for determining the impact of a pedagogical agent, Yanghee Kim and J. Lim; The Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The impact of user attributes and user choice in an agent-based environment, Yanghee Kim and Q. Wei; Computers & Education

Automating Open Educational Resources Assessments: A Machine LearningGeneralization Study, H. Leary, Mimi Recker, A. Walker, P. Wetzler, T. Sumner, and J. Martin; Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

Integrating physical activity data technologies into elementary school classrooms, Victor R. Lee and Jonathan M. Thomas; Educational Technology Research and Development

Cultivating Peace in Troubled Communities: Forgiveness Education for Schools and Families, Breanne Krystine Litts; National Association of Social Workers-Wisconsin Chapter Annual Conference

So what do I need to know to succeed? Mentors’ advice to graduate students, M. Maher, M. Hurst, and David F. Feldon; Eastern Educational Research Association

“I start withturning to the literature”: Opening the door to research skill development, M. Maher, M. Hurst, B. Timmerman, David F. Feldon, and J. Gilmore; Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Do you want to write with me? Factors influencing faculty mentor – graduate student writing activities, M. Maher, B. Timmerman, and David F. Feldon; Eastern Educational Research Association

Faculty mentorgraduate student coauthoring: The precursors, processes, and outcomes of 'scholarly bricklaying' as a stand-alone paper, M. Maher, B. Timmerman, and David F. Feldon; Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching

A Framework for Designing Assessment Activities for Virtual Worlds., M. Mayrath, Jody Clarke-Midura, C. Dede, and J. Code; American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

Articulating Creativity in a New Domain: Expert Insights from the Field of E-Textiles, K. A. Peppler, D. A. Glosson, Y. B. Kafai, Deborah A. Fields, and K. A. Searle; Articulating Creativity in a New Domain: Expert Insights from the Field of E-Textiles

The UVA Bay Game:Complex systems, interdisciplinary collaboration, and institutional renewal, J. Plank, David F. Feldon, W. Sherman, and J. Elliott; Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning

Modeling Teacher Ratings of Online Resources: A Human-Machine Approach to Quality, Mimi Recker, Heather Leary, Andrew Walker, Anne R. Diekama, Philipp Wetzler, Tamara Sumner, and James Martin; American Educational Reserach Association

Reflective redo from the point of failure in virtual environments, J. Scoresby and Brett E. Shelton; Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference

Visual perspectives within educational computer games: Effects on presence and flow within virtual learning environments, J. Scoresby and Brett E. Shelton; Instructional Science

"Sewing is a Girls' Sport": Gendered Identities and E-Textiles Design, K. A. Searle, Y. B. Kafai, and Deborah A. Fields; "Sewing is a Girls' Sport": Gendered Identities and E-Textiles Design

Historical Perspectives on Games and Education from the Learning Sciences, Brett E. Shelton, Tom Satwicz, and Tom Caswell; International Journal of Game-Based Learning

Aligning Game Activity with Educational Goals: Following a Constrained Design Approach to Instructional Computer Games, Brett E. Shelton and Jon Scoresby; Educational Technology Research and Development

Leveraging Open Source Technology for 3D Game Engine Development, T. Stowell, J. Scoresby, C. Coates, M. Capell, and Brett E. Shelton; Discoveries in Gaming and Computer- Mediated Simulations: New Interdisciplinary Applications

Performance-Based Assessment of Graduate Student Research Skills: Timing, Trajectory, and Potential Thresholds, Briana Crotwell Timmerman, David F. Feldon, Michelle Maher, Denise Strickland, and Joanna Gilmore; Studies in Higher Education

Understanding Teacher Users of a Digital Library Service: A Clustering Approach, Beijie Xu and Mimi Recker; Journal of Educational Data Mining

Using cognitive task analysis tocapture expert knowledge and skills for research and instructional design, K. A. Yates, David F. Feldon, and R. C. Clark; Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Advancing the practice of cognitive task analysis: A call for taxonomic research, Kenneth A. Yates and David F. Feldon; Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

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Technology-enabled and universally designed assessment: Considering access in measuring the achievement of students with disabilities—A foundation for research, P. Almond, P. Winter, R. Cameto, M. Russell, E. Sato, Jody Clarke-Midura, C. Torres, G. Haertel, B. Dolan, P. Beddow, and S. Lazarus; Measured Progress

Technology-enabled and universally designed assessment: Considering access in measuring the achievement of students with disabilities—A foundation for research, P. Almond, P. Winter, R. Cameto, M. Russell, E. Sato, Jody Clarke-Midura, C. Torres, G. Hartel, B. Dolan, P. Beddow, and S. Lazarus; The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment

Portraits of Middle School Students Constructing Evidence-based Arguments during Problem-Based Learning: The Impact of Computer-Based Scaffolds, Brian Robert Belland; Educational Technology Research and Development

From Gettysburg to the Cuban Missile Crisis: Designing for historical reenactments with Twitter, T. Casell, M. Jensen, V. Lee, and Brett E. Shelton; Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences

"Wherever You Go, There You Are:" Examining the Development and Integration of Individual Identity Across Multiple Domains and Contexts, C. C. Ching, E. Evans, E. Faber, Deborah A. Fields, and N. S. Nasir; Learning in the Disciples: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2010)-Volume 2, Short Papers, Symposia, and Selected Abstracts

Assessments for the 21st Century, Jody Clarke-Midura; Seminario CIDE DAP

The Role of Technology in Science Assessments, Jody Clarke-Midura; Better: Evidence- based Education

Designing immersive virtual environments for assessing inquiry., Jody Clarke-Midura, C. Dede, and M. Mayarth

Ensuring the integrity of data in virtual immersive assessments, Jody Clarke-Midura, C. Dede, and M. Mayarth

Moving forward by looking back: Lessons learned about the design of immersive virtual worlds., Jody Clarke-Midura, C. Dede, and M. Mayrath

MUVES and Meta-knowledge, Jody Clarke-Midura and E. Garduño; Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)

Exploring the potential of immersive virtual environments for summative assessments, Jody Clarke-Midura, M. Mayarth, J. Code, C. Dede, and L. Kane; Institute for Education Sciences Research Conference

Measuring inquiry: New methods, promises & challenges, Jody Clarke-Midura, M. Mayrath, and C. Dede; Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)

Virtual Performance Assessments, Jody Clarke-Midura, M. Mayrath, and C. Dede; Superindentents Round Table hosted by Watertown Middle School

The UVA Bay Game and the future of Chesapeake Bay education, P. Cousteau and David F. Feldon; Educational Technology Leadership Conference (Virginia Department of Education)

Twurling around educators' use of Twitter for personalprofessional development, C. Craft and David F. Feldon; Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Is informational material between K-12faculty on Twitter supported by research?, J. Elliott, C. Craft, and David F. Feldon; 21st International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education

Assessment in graduate programs: Instruments, approaches, and lessons, David F. Feldon; University of Virginia on behalf of the Office for Institutional Research and Assessment

Consideration for STEM integration strategies in K-12 education, David F. Feldon; White paper for the White House Domestic Policy Council

Discussant paper: Strategies in science learning, David F. Feldon; Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Do psychology researchers tell it like it is? A microgenetic analysis of research strategies and self-report accuracy, David F. Feldon; Instructional Science

Exploring interactions between cognitive load and motivation, David F. Feldon; colloquium talk to the cognitive psychology program at the University of Virginia

Grantsmanship for application to the National Science Foundation, David F. Feldon; University of Virginia Curry School of Education

Methodological considerations in understanding game-based learning, David F. Feldon; Kaplan Games and Learning Panel

Preparing an IES grant application: Tips from Curry IES reviewers, David F. Feldon; Panelist at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education

Student success in foundational courses in science, David F. Feldon; National Science Foundation STEP Grantees Meeting 2010

Why magic bullets don't work, David F. Feldon; Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning

Web-based teaching, David F. Feldon and C. Flynn; Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent

National Science Foundation, David F. Feldon and M. Hurst; Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent

A call for performance-based data in the study of STEM Ph.D. education, David F. Feldon, Michelle A. Maher, and Briana E. Timmerman; Science

Educational technology, David F. Feldon and W. Morris; Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent

Synergistic effects of teaching and researchactivities for graduate students, David F. Feldon and C. Stiegelmeyer; Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Teaching excellence workshop: Can teaching improve graduate students’ research skills? Intriguing findings from an ongoing NSF study, David F. Feldon and B. E. Timmerman; University of South Carolina Center for Teaching Excellence