Reading List

Visit the library ASAP and familiarize yourself with locating the following articles and books. Assignments will be given to you, but generally follow a reflective analysis scheme--(RSQ) Read, Summarize, and Question.


Reading List 

Barron,B., Schwartz, D.L., Vye, N.J., Moore, A., Petrosino, A.J., Zech,L.,et al. (1998). Doing with Understanding: Lessons from Research on Problem and Project-Based Learning. The  Journal of   the Learning Sciences, 7(3/4), 2711311. 

Boaler, J. (2001). Paying the price for “Sugar and spice”: Shifting the analytical lens in equity research. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 4(2&3), 1271144.

Bransford, J. D., Sherwood, R. D., Hasselbring, T. S., & Kinzer, C. K. (1990). Anchored instruction: Why we need it and how technology can help. In D. Nix & R. J. Spiro (Eds.), Cognition, education, and multimedia: Exploring ideas in high technology. (pp. 1151141). Hillsdale, NJ, England: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Geier, R., Blumenfeld, P. C., Marx, R. W., Krajcik, J. S., Fishman, B., Soloway, E., & Clay1Chambers, J. (2008). Standardized test outcomes for students engaged in inquiry-based science curricula in the context of urban reform. Journal of   Research in Science Teaching, 45(8), 9221939.

Kirschner, P. A., Sweller, J., & Clark, R. E. (2006). Why minimal guidance during instruction does not  work: An analysis of the failure of constructivist, discovery, problem1based, experiential, and inquiry-based teaching. Educational Psychologist  41(2), 75186. 

Krajcik, J. S., & Blumenfeld, P. C. (2006). Project-Based Learning. In R. K. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook  of  the  Learning  Sciences (pp. 3171333). New York: Cambridge Press. 

Krajcik, J. S., Blumenfeld, P. C., Marx, R. W., Bass, K. M., Fredricks, J., & Solloway, E. (1998). Inquiry in project1based science classrooms: Initial attempts by middle school students. Journal  of  the Learning  Sciences  7(3/4), 3131350.  

Krajcik, J. S., McNeill, K., & Reiser, B. (2008). Learning-Goals Driven-Design Model: Developing Curriculum Materials that Align with National Standards and Incorporate Project-Based Pedagogy. Science  Education,  92(1), 1132. 

Kumar, D. D. (2010). Approaches to interactive video anchors in problem-based science learning. Journal of Science Education and Technology 19, pp. 13119. 

Marshall, J.A., Petrosino, A.J. & Martin, H.T. (2010). Pre-service teachers conceptions and enactments of Project-Based Instruction. Journal of Science Ed. and Technology, 19(4), 3701186.

Moll, L. C., Amanti, C., Neff, D., & Gonzalez, N. (1992). Funds of Knowledge for Teaching: Using a Qualitative Approach to Connect Homes and Classrooms. Theory  into  Practice,  31(2), 1321141. 

Pellegrino, J. W., & Brophy, S. (2008). From cognitive theory to instructional practice: Technology and the evolution of anchored instruction. In D. Ifenthaler, P. Pirnay-Dummer, & J. M. Spector (Eds.), Understanding  models  for  learning  and  instruction. New York: Springer. 

Petrosino, A., Lehrer, R., & Schauble, L. (2003). Structuring error and experimental variation as distribution in the fourth grade. Mathematical Thinking and Learning 5(2&3), 1311156. 

Prince, M. & Felder, R.M. (2006). Inductive teaching and learning methods: Definitions, comparisons and research bases. Journal  of  Engineering  Education, 95(2), 123138. 

Rivet, A. E., & Krajcik, J. S. (2004). Achieving standards in urban systemic reform: An example of a sixth grade project-based science curriculum. J.  Research  in  Science  Teaching  41(7), 669169