Education:
| Colgate University
1965-1969 Bachelor of Arts |
Major: Psychology |
| University of Colorado
1969-1970 Master of Arts |
Experimental, Quantitative Psychology |
| University of Colorado
1971-1973 Doctor of Philosophy |
Experimental, Quantitative Psychology |
Awards:
Colgate University ScholarshipProfessional Associations and Service:
New York State Regents Scholarship
Westchester County Golf Association Caddie Scholarship
Austen Colgate Award
Phil R. Miller Award in Psychology
Phi Beta Kappa
Psi Chi
NIMH Fellow, University of Colorado
Outstanding Young Men in America
National Academy of Sciences – Lifetime National Associate
Professional Experience:Psychonomic Society, Sigma Xi, Midwestern Psychological Association, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Society for Research in Child Development, American Educational Research Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Science, Cognitive Science Society, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Computers in Psychology, Society for Mathematical Psychology, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), International Society for the Learning Sciences.
National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council:
• 1997-99: Committee on the Evaluation of the National and State Assessments of Educational Progress (Committee Chair);
• 1998-99: Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice (Committee Co-chair);
• 1999-01: Committee on Cognitive Science Foundations of Assessment (Committee Co-chair);
• 2001-03: Committee on Improving Learning with Information Technology (Committee member);
• 2001-03: Committee on Strategic Education Research Program – Panel on Learning and Instruction Research (Panel Chair)
• 2003-05: Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement (Committee member)
• 2001- : Board on Testing and Assessment (Board Member)
AERA Presidential Nominating Committee; AERA Annual Meeting Program Committee - Section C-6 Program Chair; AERA Publications Committee; AERA Council (elected Member-at-Large); AERA OIA Executive Committee (Chair); AERA GPL Committee; AERA Panel on Improving Educational Research; AERA Research Quality Committee (Chair 2004-05); AERA IES Advisory Committee (2005); AERA Task Force on Reporting of Research Methods in AERA Publications
AACTE Research and Information Committee; AACTE Government Relations Committee; NCATE Technology Task Force;
NSF, NIMH, OERI Proposal Reviewer; Canada Research Council Proposal Reviewer, Australian Research Council Proposal Reviewer.
| 1973-1977 | Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Research Associate in the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh |
| 1978-1979 | Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Research Associate in the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh |
| 1979-1983 | Associate Professor of Education and Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara |
| 1983-1989 | Professor of Education and Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara |
| 1987 | Acting Dean, Graduate School of Education, University of California at Santa Barbara (July - August) |
| 1987-1989 | Chairman, Department of Education, University of California at Santa Barbara |
| 1989-present | Frank W. Mayborn Professor of Cognitive Studies, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University |
| 1989-1991 | Co-Director, Learning Technology Center, Vanderbilt University |
| 1992-1998 | Dean, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University |
| 1999 | Visiting Professor and Visiting Scholar, Stanford University School of Education (April - December) |
| 2001- | Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago; Co-Director, Center for the Study of Learning, Instruction, and Teacher Development, UIC |
Teaching Interests:Human cognition, cognitive development, individual differences, applications of cognitive research and technology to instructional problems and the design of learning environments.
Research Interests:Human learning and memory, individual and developmental differences in human cognition, computer models of cognitive processes, applications of cognitive research and technology to the design of learning environments, assessment designs for educational settings.
Editorial Positions:
| Editor: | Peabody Journal of Education, 1996- |
| Associate Editor: | Review of Educational Research, 1980-1984 |
| Consulting Editor: | Review of Research in Education, 2005-2007 Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2003- Cognition & Instruction, 2002- Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment, 2002- Learning and Individual Differences, 1987- Educational Researcher, 1999-2001 Behavior Research Methods, Instruments and Computers, 1975-1992 Child Development, 1982-1984 Intelligence, 1984-1992 Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984-1985, 1990-1992 Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 1975-1981 |
| Editorial Associate: | The Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
| Guest Consulting Editor: | Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Human Learning and Memory
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Memory & Cognition Psychological Review Cognitive Psychology Journal of Memory and Language Journal of Educational Psychology Educational Researcher Educational Psychologist American Educational Research Journal Child Development American Psychologist Cognition and Instruction Science |
Grant Support:
| 1973-1979 | Research supported by contracts between NIE and Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh |
| 1976-1978 | With Robert Glaser and Alan Lesgold, NATO Award for Conference on Cognitive Psychology and Instruction, Amsterdam, 1977. |
| 1979-1981 | "Spatial Visualization Abilities in Technical Skills," Advanced Research Projects Agency, Principal Investigator. |
| 1981-1984 | "Components of Spatial Aptitude and Expertise," Office of Naval Research, Principal Investigator. |
| 1982-1984 | "Children's Acquisition of Spatial Knowledge of a Large-Scale Environment," National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with T. R. Smith and R. Golledge. |
| 1983-1986 | "Individual Differences in Skill Acquisition: Information Processing Efficiency and the Development of Automaticity," Department of the Air Force, Principal Investigator. |
| 1985-1986 | "Computer Based Assessment of Spatial Abilities," Naval Personnel Research and Development Center, Co-Principal Investigator with E. B. Hunt. |
| 1985-1987 | "The Acquisition and Integration of Components of Spatial Knowledge by Children and Adults," National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with R. Golledge. |
| 1986-1990 | "Computer Based Assessment of Complex Cognitive Abilities," Office of Naval Research, Co-Principal Investigator with E. B. Hunt. |
| 1987-1990 | "Analysis of Navigation Without Sight," National Institute of Health, Co-Principal Investigator with J. Loomis, R. Golledge, and R. Klatzky. |
| 1987-1989 | "Hand Configuration and Object Processing: An Integrated System," Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Co-Principal Investigator with R. Klatzky. |
| 1988-1990 | "Integrating Spatial Knowledge: The Transition from Landmark to Route to Configurational Knowledge," National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with R. Golledge. |
| 1991-1994 |
"Designs for Generative Learning," James S. McDonnell Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with J. Bransford, S. Goldman, T. Hasselbring, & J. Voss. |
| 1991-1992 | "Components of Information Coordination," Office of Naval Research, Principal Investigator. |
| 1991-1993 | "Assessing Competence in Electronic Troubleshooting," Office of Naval Research, Co-Principal Investigator with G. Biswas & S. Goldman. |
| 1992-1997 | "SMART Assessments: Scientific and Mathematical Arenas for Refining Thinking," National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with N. Vye. |
| 1993-1996 | "Schools For Thought Classrooms," James S. McDonnell Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with J. Bransford & S. Goldman. |
| 1996-1998 | "Ernest Boyer Educational Technology Summits," Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Principal Investigator. |
| 1997-2001 | "The Challenge Zone; High Standards in Mathematics and Science," National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with J. Bransford, N. Vye, & B. Sherwood. |
| 1997-2003 | "The K-12 Learning Consortium," Private Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with J. Bransford, S. Goldman, & T. Hasselbring. |
| 1997-2000 | "National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching," U.S. Department of Education, Principal Investigator. |
| 1999-2003 | "Information Technology and Teacher Education: Leveraging the Power of Learning Theory and Technology," U.S. Department of Education, Co-Principal Investigator with J. Bransford. |
| 2000-2003 | "Teacher Education and Technology: What Works and Why," Private Foundation, Principal Investigator. |
| 2002-2007 | “Teaching Teachers To Use Technology: What Works and Why,” Atlantic Philanthropies, Co-Principal Investigator with S. Goldman |
| 2003-2004 | “Assessment Development Project in Mathematics and Science,” Chicago Public Schools, Principal Investigator. |
| 2004-2007 | “Designing Learning Environments for Teaching Scientific Argumentation and Mathematical Reasoning with Geographic Data,” National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with J. Radinsky & S. Goldman |
| 2004-2005 | “Project TRUST: Technology Resources for Urban School Transformation,” U.S. Department of Education, Co-Principal Investigator with Kim Lawless, Susan Goldman & Louanne Smolin. |
| 2004-2008 | “Pedagogical Agents: Question Answering Technology for Inquiry-Based Study of Bioinformatics,” National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with Dan Roth of University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. |
| 2004-2008 | "NCLT: National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscience and Engineering," National Science Foundation, Investigator on UIC subcontract with Tom Moher as UIC PI and Bob Chang from Northwestern University as Overall Project PI. |
| 2004-2005 | “Development of a Benchmark Assessment System to Support the Chicago Mathematics and Science Initiative,” Chicago Public Schools, Principal Investigator. |
| 2005 | “Assessment of Teacher Quality and Performance,” NCREL/Learning Point Associates, Principal Investigator. |
| 2005-2006 | “Professional Development Support for Implementing Curriculum-Based Assessment within the CPS Math-Science Initiative,” Chicago Community Trust, Principal Investigator. |
| 2005-2009 | “Assessment of Readers Struggling to Comprehend Multiple Sources of Information," Institute for Educational Sciences, USDOE, Co-Principal Investigator with Kim Lawless, Susan Goldman, Kim Gomez, & Ev Smith. |
| 2005-2008 | “Making the Invisible Visible: Students’ and Teachers’ Knowledge of States and State Changes,” National Science Foundation, Co-Principal Investigator with N. Stein, PI U. Chicago, & J. Wiley, UIC. |
Publications:
A simple telemetric method for monitoring cardiac function in small animals, with N. Longo.
Some deficiencies in interaction analysis based on unequal Ns, with W. F. Battig.
Technical Report
1971
A general measure of organization in free recall for variable unit size and internal sequential consistency.
Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 1971, 3, 214-246.
Effects of intralist response formal similarity upon paired associate transfer and retroactive inhibition.
Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972, 92, 134-142.
Journal Article
A Fortran IV program for analyzing higher order subjective organization units in free recall learning.
Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 1972, 4, 215-217.
Journal Article
Effects of semantic list structure differences in free recall, with W. F. Battig.
Psychonomic Science, 1972, 29, 65-67.
Journal Article
1973
Free and cued recall as a function of different levels of word processing, with M. S. Mondani, & W. F. Battig.
Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1973, 101, 324-329.
Journal Article
1974
Input sequence and grouping in free recall learning and organization, with C. Chapman & W. F. Battig.
American Journal of Psychology, 1974, 87, 565-577.
Journal Article
1974
Free recall performance as a function of overt rehearsal frequency, with G. O. Einstein, M. S. Mondani, & W. F. Battig.
Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1974, 103, 440-449.
Journal Article
1974
Organizational attributes in list acquisition and retention.
Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1974, 103, 230-239.
Journal Article
Relationships among higher order organizational measures and free recall, with W. F. Battig.
Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1974, 102, 463-472.
Journal Article
The generation and recognition components of encoding specificity, with P. M. Salzberg.
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1974, 4, 9-11.
Journal Article
The effects of experimenter-imposed organization on long-term forgetting, with T R. Barrett, W. Maier, & B. R. Ekstrand.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1975, 1, 480-490.
Comments on episodic memory: When recognition fails, with L. L. Light, & G. A. Kimble.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 1975, 1, 30-36.
A reply to Frender and Doubilet on the measurement of clustering.
Psychological Bulletin, 1975, 2, 66-67.
Input order and semantic structure as determinants of free recall, with T. Barrett.
American Journal of Psychology, 1975, 88, 321-332.
Encoding specificity in cued recall and context recognition, with P. M. Salzberg.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1975, 1, 261-270.
Encoding specificity in associative processing tasks, with P. M. Salzberg.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1975, 1, 538-548.
Short-term retention of pictures and words: Evidence for dual coding systems, with A. W. Siegel, & M. Dhawan.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1975, 1, 95-102.
The role of list information in free recall transfer, with J. Petrich, & M. Dhawan.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1975, 1, 326-336.
Developmental changes in free recall and serial learning of categorically structured lists, with C. J. Posnansky.
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1975, 5, 361-364.
Process training derived from a computer simulation theory, with T. Holzman, & R. Glaser.
Memory & Cognition, 1976, 4, 349-356.
Differential distraction effects in short-term and long-term retention of pictures and words, with A. W. Siegel, & M. Dhawan.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1976, 2, 541-547.
Short-term retention of pictures and words as a function of type of distraction and length of delay interval, with A. W. Siegel, & M. Dhawan.
Memory & Cognition, 1976, 4, 11-15.
Acoustic and semantic interference effects in words and pictures, with M. Dhawan.
Memory & Cognition, 1977, 5, 340-346.
Processing domain, encoding elaboration, and memory trace strength, with S. R. Goldman.
Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977, 16, 29-43.
Response generation norms for verbal analogies, with A. L. Ingram.
(Report No. 1977/2) Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research and Development Center, 1977.
Technical Report
On mice and men. (Review of Fundamentals of learning, by J. P. Houston).
Contemporary Psychology, 1977, 22, 180-182.
Book Review
List discrimination processes during transfer in free recall, with J. Petrich.
American Journal of Psychology, 1977, 90, 419-429.
Journal Article
Developmental changes in free recall: The interaction of task structure and age, with C. J. Posnansky, & G. Vesonder.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1977, 24, 86-96.
Picture-word differences in decision latency: An analysis of single and dual memory models, with R. R. Rosinski, H. L. Chiesi, & A. W. Siegel.
Memory & Cognition, 1977, 5, 383-396.
1977
Developmental changes in the semantic processing of pictures and words, with R. R. Rosinski, & A. W. Siegel.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1977, 23, 282-291.
A biased test of the encoding shift hypothesis, with J. H. Bisanz, R. V. Kail, & A. W. Siegel.
Developmental Psychology, 1978, 14, 567-568.
A letter to be read in a future time, with R. Glaser, & A. M. Lesgold.
Educational Psychologist, 1978, 13, 79-85.
Uniting cognitive process theory and differential psychology: Back home from the wars, with R. Glaser.
Intelligence, 1978, 2, 305-319.
Some directions for a cognitive psychology of instruction, with R. Glaser, & A. M. Lesgold.
In A. M. Lesgold, J. W. Pellegrino, S. D. Fokkema, & R. Glaser (Eds.), Cognitive psychology and instruction, New York: Plenum, 1978.
Book Chapter
Hunting for individual differences in cognitive processes: Verbal ability and semantic processing of pictures and words, with T. W. Hogaboam.
Memory & Cognition, 1978, 6, 189-193.
Journal Article
Cognitive psychology and instruction, with A. M. Lesgold, S. D. Fokkema, & R. Glaser (Eds.).
New York: Plenum, 1978.
Book
Bridge over troubled waters, with D. R. Lyon. (Review of Intelligence, information processing, and analogical reasoning, by R. J. Sternberg.).
Contemporary Psychology, 1978, 23, 65-67.
Book Review
Handbook of semantic word norms with M. Toglia, W. F. Battig, D. Barrow, D. S. Cartwright, C. J. Posnansky, T. J. Moore, & G. A. Camilla.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1978.
Book
Developmental changes in the speed and effects of acoustic and semantic encoding, with J. H. Bisanz, R. V. Kail, & A. W. Siegel.
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1979, 14, 209-212.
Information contained in the encoded representation of the stimulus, with H. L. Chiesi.
Psychological Reports, 1979, 44, 199-211.
Cognitive process analysis of aptitude: The nature of inductive reasoning tasks, with R. Glaser.
Bulletin de Psychologie, 1979, 603-615.
Perception and Psychophysics, 1979, 26, 182-186.
Cognitive correlates and components in the analysis of individual differences, with R. Glaser.
Intelligence, 1979, 3, 187-214. (Also reprinted in R. Sternberg and D. K. Detterman (Eds.), Intelligence: Perspectives on theory and measurement. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1979).
Processes, products and measures of memory organization, with A. L. Ingram.
In C. R. Puff (Ed.), Memory organization and structure. New York: Academic Press.
Book Chapter
The components of a componential analysis, with D. R. Lyon.
Intelligence, 1979, 3, 169-186.
Developmental changes in mental rotation, with R. V. Kail, & P. Carter.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1980, 29, 102-116.
Journal Article
Components of geometric analogy solution, with T. M. Mulholland, & R. Glaser.
Cognitive Psychology, 1980, 12, 252-284.
Components of inductive reasoning, with R. Glaser.
Book Chapter
Three perspectives on intelligence.
Journal Commentary
Improving the skills of learning, with R. Glaser.
In D. K. Detterman & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), How much and how can intelligence be increased. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Book Chapter
Analyzing aptitudes for learning: Inductive reasoning, with R. Glaser.
In R. Glaser (Ed.), Advances in instuctional psychology, Vol. II. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Book Chapter
Developmental and individual differences in verbal analogical reasoning, with S. Goldman, P. Parseghian, and R. Sallis.
Child Development, 1982, 53, 550-559.
Journal Article
The analysis of organization and structure in free recall, with L. J. Hubert.
In C. R. Puff (Ed.), Handbook of research methods in human memory and cognition. New York: Academic Press.
Book Chapter
Process analyses of spatial aptitude, with R. V. Kail.
In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Advances in the psychology of human intelligence, Vol. 1. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Book Chapter
Cognitive dimensions of numerical rule induction, with T. Holzman & R. Glaser.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982, 74, 360-373.
Journal Article
Computational process modeling of spatial cognition and behavior, with T. R. Smith & R. G. Golledge.
Geographical Analysis, 1982, 14, 305-325.
Journal Article
Developmental and individual differences in verbal and spatial reasoning, with S. R. Goldman.
In R. F. Dillon & R. R. Schmeck (Eds.), Individual differences in cognition, New York: Academic Press.
Book Chapter
Developmental change and invariance in semantic processing, with D. Gitomer & J. Bisanz.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1983, 35, 56-80.
Journal Article
Cognitive variables in series completion with T. Holzman & R. Glaser.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983, 75, 602-617.
The relationship between androgen levels and human spatial abilities, with V. Shute, L. Hubert, & R. Reynolds.
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1983, 21, 465-468.
Deductions about induction: Analyses of developmental and individual differences, with S. R. Goldman.
In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Advances in the psychology of human intelligence, Vol. 2. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Individual differences in complex spatial processing, with R. Mumaw.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984, 76, 920-939.
Context and novelty in an integrated theory of intelligence, with S. Goldman.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1984, 7, 297-298.
Journal Commentary
Different slopes for different folks: Process analysis of spatial aptitude, with R. J. Mumaw, R. V. Kail, & P. Carter.
Memory & Cognition, 1984, 12, 515-521.
Journal Article
Inductive reasoning ability.
In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Human abilities: An information processing approach. San Francisco: Freeman.
Book Chapter
Educational Psychologist, 1984, 19, 239-253.
Journal Article
Analyses of spatial aptitude and expertise, with R. J. Mumaw & V. Shute.
In S. Embretson (Ed., Test design: Developments in psychology and psychometrics. New York: Academic Press.
Intelligence: Perspectives, theories and tests, with C. K. Varnhagen.
In T. Husen & T. N. Postlethwaite (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
Also reprinted in:
G. Psacharapoulos (Ed.), Economics of education: Research and studies. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
R. M. Thomas (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development and education. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
In T. Husen & T. N. Postlethwaite (Eds.), International Encylcopedia of Education. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
Also reprinted in:
R. M. Thomas (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development and education. Oxford: Pergamon Press.Developmental and individual differences in long term memory retrieval, with D. H. Gitomer.
In R. F. Dillon (Eds.), Individual differences in cognition, Vol. 2. New York: Academic Press.
Developmental differences in understanding and solving simple mathematics word problems, with R. Morales & V. Shute.
Cognition and Instruction, 1985, 2, 41-57.
Human intelligence: Perspectives and prospects, with R. Kail.
Individual differences in process outcomes for verbal analogy and classification solution, with D. Alderton & S. Goldman.
Intelligence, 1985, 9, 69-85.
Using interactive computing to expand intelligence testing: A critique and prospectus,
with E. Hunt.
Intelligence, 1985, 9, 207-236.
A conceptual model and empirical analysis of children's acquisition of spatial knowledge, with R. Golledge, T. Smith, S. Doherty, & S. Marshall.
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 1985, 5, 125-152.
Anatomy of analogy.
Psychology Today, October, 48-54.
Developmental changes in neighborhood scene recognition,
Children's Environments Quarterly, 1985, 2, 38-43.
Toward reassembling the image, with N. Gale, S. Doherty, & R. Golledge.
Children's Environments Quarterly, 1985, 2, 10-18.
Intelligence: The interaction of culture and cognitive processes.
In R. J. Sternberg & D. K. Detterman (Eds.), What is intelligence? Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Book Chapter
Effective drill and practice on the microcomputer, with S. Goldman.
Academic Therapy, 1986, 22, 133-140.
Measuring versus understanding individual differences in cognitive abilities.
In S. Modgil & C. Modgil (Eds.), Arthur Jensen: Consensus and Controversy. London: Falmer Press.
Book Chapter
Information processing and elementary mathematics, with S. R. Goldman.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987, 20, 23-32.
Journal Article
Dimensions and components of individual differences in spatial abilities, with D. F. Lohman, D. L. Alderton, & J. W. Regian.
In S. Irvine & S. Newstead (Eds.), Intelligence and cognition: Contemporary frames of reference. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff.
Book Chapter
Knowledge about hand shaping and knowledge about objects, with R. Klatzky, B. McCloskey, S. Doherty, & T. Smith.
Journal of Motor Behavior, 1987, 19, 187-213.
Journal Article
On the importance of absolute and relative time. Response to Lovdahl et al; with S. Goldman & M. Gerber.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987, 20, 258-259.
Journal Commentary
Aptitudes for learning and cognitive processes, with R. Glaser.
In F. E. Weinert and R. Kluwe (Eds.), Metacognition, motivation and understanding. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Book Chapter
A computer-based test battery for the assessment of static and dynamic spatial reasoning abilities, with E. Hunt, R. Abate & S. Farr.
Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers, 1987, 19, 231-236.
Journal Article
Computer-controlled testing of visual-spatial ability, with E. Hunt, R. Abate, D. Alderton, S. Farr, R. Frick, & T. McDonald.
Technical Report 87-31, Navy Personnel Research and Development Center, San Diego, CA 92152.
Government Technical Report
Hemisphere differences for components of mental rotation, with S. Fischer.
Brain & Cognition, 1988, 7, 1-15.
Journal Article
Mental models and mental tests.
In H. Wainer & H. Braun (Eds.), Test validity. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Book Chapter
The ability to reason about movement in the visual field, with E. Hunt, R. Frick, S. Farr & D. Alderton.
Intelligence, 1988, 12, 77-100.
Extended practice of basic addition facts: Strategy changes in learning disabled students, with S. Goldman & D. Mertz.
Cognition & Instruction, 1988, 5(3), 223-265.
Can you squeeze a tomato? The role of motor representations in semantic sensibility judgments, with R. Klatzky, B. McCloskey & S. Doherty.
Journal of Memory and Language, 1989, 28, 56-77.
Journal Article
Computer controlled assessment of static and dynamic spatial reasoning, with E. Hunt.
In R. Dillon & J. W. Pellegrino (Eds.), Testing: Theoretical and applied perspectives. New York: Praeger.
Book Chapter
Testing: Theoretical and applied perspectives, with R. Dillon (Ed.)
New York: Praeger, 1989
Book
Assessment and modeling of information coordination abilities, with E. Hunt and P. Yee.
In R. Kanfer, P. Ackerman, & R. Cudek (Eds.), Learning and individual differences: Abilities, motivation and methodology. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Timecourse of preshaping for functional responses to objects, with R. Klatzky & B. McCloskey.
Journal Article
Mental chronometry and individual differences in cognitive processes: Common pitfalls and solutions, with S. R. Goldman.
Learning and Individual Differences, 1989, 1, 203-225.
Individual differences in attention, with E. Hunt & P. Yee.
In G. Bower (Ed.), The psychology of learning and motivation. New York: Academic Press.
In B. Shriver (Ed.), The proceedings of the 22nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Kailua, Hawaii: IEEE Computer Society.
Individual differences in extended practice functions and solution strategies for basic addition facts, with S. R. Goldman & D. Mertz.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 1989, 81, 481-496.
Procedures for haptic object exploration vs. manipulation, with R. Klatzky, S. Lederman, S. Doherty & B. McCloskey.
In M. A. Goodale (Ed.), Vision and action: The control of grasping. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
In H. L. Swanson & B. Keogh (Eds.), Learning disabilities: Theoretical and research issues. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Expertise in a computer operating system: Conceptualization and performance, with S. Doane & R. Klatzky.
Human-Computer Interaction, 1990, 5, 267-304.
Cognitive developmental perspectives on intelligence, with S. R. Goldman.
In H. Rowe & J. Biggs (Eds.), Intelligence: Reconceptualization and Measurement. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum
Book Chapter
Educational Technology, 1991, 31(5), 34-40.
Also reprinted in:
T. M. Duffy & D. H. Jonassen (Eds.), Constructivism and the technology of instruction: A conversation (pp. 77-89). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1992.Educational Technology, 1991, 31(9), 16-18.
Also reprinted in:
T. M. Duffy & D. H. Jonassen (Eds.), Constructivism and the Technology of Instruction: A Conversation. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1992.Communications of the ACM, 1993, 36, 52-54.
In T. Husen & T. N. Postlethwaite (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education, Second Edition. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
National Academy of Sciences Report
Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999.
Material from this report also included in:
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, (expanded edition), Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000.National Academy of Sciences Report
National Academy of Sciences Report
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO.
Report commissioned by education professional organizations including NEA, NAESP, NASSP, NMSP, & AASA.
Report commissioned by education professional organizations including NEA, NAESP, NASSP, NMSP, & AASA.
Understanding how students learn and inferring what they know: Implications for the design of curriculum, instruction and assessment
Connecting learning theory and instructional practice:
Leveraging some powerful affordances of technology, with the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt.Issues, examples, and challenges in formative assessment, with E.
B. HuntTechnology for teaching and learning with understanding, with S. R. Goldman, S. M. Williams, R. Sherwood, R. Plants & T. Hasselbring.
Be careful what you ask for – you may get it: Educational research in the spotlight, with S. R. Goldman
Issues in the study of complex teaching-learning environments:
Comments on the research program of the Seminar für WirtschaftspädagogikLarge-scale assessments that support learning: What will it take?, with N. Chudowsky
Assessment: The National Assessment of Educational Progress
In Proceedings of the 2nd AAAS Technology Education Workshop. Washington, DC: AAAS.
Available at
The evolution of educational assessment: Considering the past and imagining the future.
William Angoff Memorial Lecture, Policy Report Series, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
In B. Means & G. Haertel (Eds.), Using Technology Evaluation to Enhance Student Learning (pp. 49-56). New York: Teachers College Press.
Instructionally supportive accountability tests in science: A viable option?, with J. Popham, T. Keller, B. Moulding, & P. Sandifer
Technology for teaching and learning with understanding, with S. R. Goldman, K. Lawless & R. Plants.
In J. P. Mestre (Ed.). Transfer of learning from a modern
multidisciplinary perspective (pp. 251-293). Greenwich, CO: Information Age Publishing. (in press)
Understanding and influencing the integration of technology into teacher education, with S. R. Goldman, M. Brown, B. Oney, D. C. Nacu & R. Plants
From early reading to high school mathematics: Matching case studies of four educational innovations against principles for effective scale up
A Prospectus for Design of Evaluation Studies of the USDOE EETT Program: Professional Development of Teachers in the Integration of Technology into Teaching and Learning, with K. Lawless
Instructionally supportive accountability tests in science: A viable assessment option?, with J. Popham, T. Keller, B. Moulding, & P. Sandifer
Ah, the real world. with J. Popham, T. Keller, B. Moulding, & P. Sandifer
Beyond rhetoric: Realities and complexities of integrating assessment into teaching and learning.