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Extreme Case Reasoning and Model Based Learning Experts and Students (with L. Stephens), Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Learning (2009)
The Role of Imagistic Simulation in Scientific Thought Experiments, TOPICS in Cognitive Science (2009)
Anchoring Student Reasoning in Prior Knowledge: Characteristics of Anchoring Cases in a Curriculum (with L. Stephens), Proceedings of the NARST 2008 Annual Meeting (2008)
Analyzing the Use of Teaching Strategies in a Model Based Curriculum: Promoting Expert Reasoning and Imaginary Enhancement in High School Students (with L. Stephens), Proceedings of the NARST 2007 Annual Meeting (2007)
Designing Classroom Thought Experiements: What We Can Learn from Imagery Indicators and Expert Protocols (with L Stephens), Proceedings of the NARST 2006 Annual Meeting (2006)
Thought Experiments and Imagery in Expert Protocols, Model-based reasoning in science and engineering (2006)
Using Expert Heuristics for the Design of Imagery-Rich Mental Simulations for the Science Class (with L. Stephens), Proceedings of the NARST 2006 Annual Meeting (2006)
Imagistic Processes in Analogical Reasoning: Conserving Transformations and Dual Simulations, Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (2004)
Abduction and analogy in scientific model construction (with M. Nunez-Oviedo), National Association for the Educators of Teachers of Science (2003)
Imagistic Simulation in Scientific Model Construction, Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (2003)
Model competition: a strategy based on model based teaching and learning theory (with M. C. Nunez-Oviedo), National Association for Research in Science Teaching Conference (2003)
Should Different Types of Analogies be Treated Differently in Instruction? Observations from a Middle-School Life Science Curriculum (with M. Else and M. Ramirez), Proceedings of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. (2003)
Managing Student/Teacher Construction of Visualizable Models in Large Group Discussion, Proceedings of the Association for the Educators of Teachers of Science (2002)
Protocol evidence on thought experiments used by experts (with M. Steinberg), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (2002)
Step-Wise Evolution of Models of Electric Circuits: A "Learning-Aloud" Case Study (with M. Steinberg), Journal of the Learning Sciences (2002)
Active-Learning Methods Improve Student Performance and Scientific Interest in a Large Introductory Oceanography Course (with Richard Yuretich, Samia Kahn, and Mark Leckie), Journal of Geoscience Education (2001)
Evolving mental models of electric circuits (with M. Steinberg), Research in science education -- past, present, and future (2001)
Levels of causal knowledge in solving explanation problems in science, American Educational Research Association (2000)
Analysis of Clinical Interviews: Foundations and model viability, Handbook of research methodologies for science and mathematics education (2000)
Strategies reducing science anxiety in female university chemistry students (with S. Khan), National Association for Research in Science Teaching (1999)
Tracking participation and "richness" in listserv communications in a college science course for teachers (with Samia Khan), National Association for Research in Science Teaching (1999)
Using explanatory need to stimulate construction of complex mental models (with M. Rea-Ramirez), National Association for Research in Science Teaching (1999)
The Effects of Student-Generated Diagrams Versus Student-Generated Summaries on Conceptual Understanding of Spatial, Causal, and Dynamic Knowledge in Plate Tectonics (with J. Gobert), Journal of Research in Science Teaching (1999)
Use of Computer Simulation to Develop Mental Simulations for Learning Relative Motion Concepts (with J.M. Monaghan), International Journal of Science Education (1999)
Expert Novice Similarities and Instruction Using Analogies, International Journal of Science Education (1998)
The Role of Dissonance in Conceptual Change (with M. Ramirez), Proceedings of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (1998)
Conceptual Change in Working Physics Classrooms (with J. Monaghan), Proceedings of the International Conference on "From Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding" (1997)
Conceptual Models of Human Respiration and Misconceptions that Present Possible Impediments to Students' Understanding (with M. Ramirez), Proceedings of the International Conference on "From Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding" (1997)
Constructive Model Evolution in the Study of Electric Circuits (with M. Steinberg), Proceedings of the International Conference "From Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding" (1997)
Developing a conceptual framework of students' understanding of human respiration (with M. A. Rea-Ramirez), Proceedings of the fourth International Misconceptions Seminar - From Misconceptions to Constucted Understanding (1997)
In Search of Dissonance: The Evolution of Dissonance in Conceptual Change Theory (with M. Rea-Ramirez), Proceedings of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (1997)
The Role of Extreme Case Reasoning in Instruction for Conceptual Change (with A. Zietsman), Journal of the Learning Sciences (1997)
Collaborative problem solving with relativity simulations (with J. Monaghan), Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia 1996: Proceedings of ED_MEDIA 96 (1996)
Combining qualitative and quantitative research methods in tutoring experiments (with A. Zietsman), Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics (1994)
Use of physical intuition and imagistic simulation in problem solving, Implicit and explicit knowledge (1994)
Using bridging analogies and anchoring intuitions to deal with students' preconceptions in physics (with A. Zietsman), Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics (1994)
Model construction and criticism cycles in expert reasoning, Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (1993)
Use of a computer simulation to assist students in learning relative motion concepts (with J. Monaghan), Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics (1993)
Using Bridging Analogies and Anchoring Institutions to Seal with Students' Preconceptions in Physics, Journal of Reseach in Science Teaching (1993)
Classroom teaching experiments in mechanics (with D. Brown), Journal for Resarch in Mathematics Education (1991)
Non-formal reasoning in science: the use of analogies, extreme cases, and physical intuition, Informal reasoning and education (1991)
An Analogy-Based Computer Tutor for Remediating Science Misconceptions (with T. Murray, K. Schultz, and D. Brown), Journal for Interactive Learning (1990)
Genius is Not Immune to Misconceptions: Conceptual Difficulties Impending Isaac Newton and Contemporary Physics Students (with M. S. Steinberg), International Journal of Science Education (1990)
Fostering Basic Problem-Solving Skills in Mathematics (with C. Konold), For the Learning of Mathematics (1989)
Learning via model construction and criticism: protocol evidence on sources of creativity in science, Handbook of creativity: Assessment, theory and research (1989)
Not all Preconceptions are Misconceptions: Finding Anchoring Conceptions for Grounding Instruction of Students' Intuitions (with D. Brown and A. Zietsman), International Journal of Science Education (1989)
Overcoming misconceptions via analogical reasoning: factors influencing understanding in a teaching experiment (with D. Brown), Instructional Science (1989)
The Concept of Variation and Misconceptions in Cartesian Grouping, Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics (1989)
Generation of spontaneous analogies by students solving science problems, Thinking across cultures (1987)
Overcoming misconceptions with a computer-based tutor (with K. Schultz, T. Murray, and D. Brown), Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics (1987)
Overcoming students' misconceptions in physics: the rold of anchoring institutions and analogical validity (with D. Brown, C. Camp, J. Kudukey, J. Minstrell, D. Palmer, K. Schultz, J. Shimabukuro, M. Steinberg, and V. Veneman), Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics (1987)
Methods used to evaluate the validity of hypothesized analogies, Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (1986)
Basic problem solving skills as prerequisites for advanced problem solving skills in mathematics and science, Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (1984)
A conceptual model discussed by Galileo and used intuitively by physics students, Mental models (1983)
Use of analogies and spatial transformations by experts in solving mathematics problems, Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (1983)
Algebra Word Problem Solutions: Thought Processes Underlying a Common Misconception, Journal for Resarch in Mathematics Education (1982)
Does computer programming enhance problem solving ability? (with E. Soloway and J. Lochhead), Computer literacy: Issues and directions for 1985 (1982)
Cognitive microanalysis: an approach to intuitive mathematical reason processes, Modeling Mathematical Cognitive Development, ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education (1981)
Students' Misconceptions of an Electric Circuit: What Do They Mean? (with N. Fredette), Journal of College Science Teaching (1981)
Students' Preconceptions in Physics and Galileo's Discussion of Falling Bodies, Problem Solving (1981)
Translation Difficulties in Learning Mathematics (with J. Lochhead and G. Monk), American Mathematical Monthly (1981)