DRK-12 Research and Products

Research on Student Understanding of Data Organization
Presentation | As part of the Data Games project, we are researching how students record and organize multivariate data. This research is informing the design of new software interfaces for Fathom and TinkerPlots that will allow students to explore and…
Enhanced Earth System Teaching Through Regional and Local (ReaL) Earth Inquiry
Presentation | The Problem: How can we support teachers in using local and regional geology to teach Earth science in an inquiry-based way? In 2006, 24% of Earth science teachers were not Earth science certified (CCSSO, 2007) and many do not know regional…
The Evidence Games - Poster Session 2010
A Longitudinal Analysis of Unit Iteration Concepts for Length, Area, and Volume (Grades 2-4) (Barrett et al.)
Networks and Social Media for STEM Educators, Policymakers, and Researchers
CAREER: Teaching Practices That Support Fraction-Based Algorithmic Thinking
Science & Mathematics Integration for Literacy Enhancement (Project SMILE)
STEM ELL Publications Updated 9/22/10
Tool | STEM ELL Publications
Change Thinking for Global Science: Fostering and Evaluating Inquiry Thinking About the Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
Strategy use indicative of an understanding of units of length (Cullen, Barrett)
Publication | Cullen, C. J., & Barrett, J. E., (2010) Strategy use indicative of an understanding of units of length. In M. Pinto & T. Kawasaki (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of…
Supporting Children's Problem Solving
Publication | “Help! I’m stuck!” How many times have you heard a student make a similar plea? What do you consider when deciding how to respond? What reasoning is most productive? As part of a large research project, we explored these questions with 131…
Planning Evaluations for DRK-12 Design Projects: An Evaluative Framework Using Evidence-Centered Design (Large-Scale Assessment Technical Report 5)
Publication | Evaluation work is presented and discussed in terms of evaluative requirements from the National Science Foundation, and in terms of five fundamental issues that undergird practical program evaluation: social programming, knowledge construction…
What is Algebra? Cross-Curricular Textbook Analyses
Chemistry Facets 2010 DR-K12 PI Poster
Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12):Descriptive Summary of Portfolio Analysis
Supporting Grade 5-8 Students in Writing Scientific Explanations
Learning to Teach Mathematics in Urban High Schools: Untangling the Threads of Interwoven Narratives
Publication |  In this article, the authors explore learning about equity pedagogy in mathematics by focusing on the experiences of a teacher and teacher educator within the Centering the Teaching of Mathematics on Urban Youth project. One…
The Use of Pictorial Supports as an Accommodation for Increasing Access to Test Items for Students with Limited Proficiency in the Language of Testing
Acquisition of mathematical language: Suggestions and activities for English language learners
Publication | In this article, we describe aspects of mathematical language that could be problematic to English-language learners, provide recommendations for teaching English-language learners, and suggest activities intended to foster language development…
Planting Science Research in Education 2010 Poster
Presentation | Project overview poster presented at 2010 DrK-12 PI meeting.
Evaluation of a Developmental Progression for Length Measurement using the Rasch Model (Clements, Sarama, Barrett, Cullen, van Dine)
Presentation | This is a research paper presentation.
Communities of Practice
Evidence-Centered Design in Large Scale Science Assessment
Analyzing Educational Policies as Designs for Supporting Learning
Preparing Middle School Mathematics Teachers: Rethinking Engagement and Learning
Publication | In this theoretical research paper we describe a collaborative effort between researchers and university faculty to improve how teachers are prepared to teach middle school mathematics.