Journal Articles

Recent publications authored by WCER researchers include:

Working Toward a Stronger Conceptualization of Scientific Explanation for Science Education,” Melissa Braaten and Mark Windschitl, Science Education, 2011.


Family Background and School Effects on Student Achievement: A Multilevel Analysis of the Coleman Data,” Spyros Konstantopoulos and Geoffrey D. Borman, Teachers College Record, 2011.


A Multistate District-Level Cluster Randomized Trial of the Impact of Data-Driven Reform on Reading and Mathematics Achievement,” Deven Carlson, Geoffrey D. Borman and Michelle Robinson, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011.


Infant Physiological Regulation and Maternal Risks as Predictors of Dyadic Interaction Trajectories in Families with a Preterm Infant,” J. Poehlmann, A.J. Schwictenberg, Daniel M. Bolt, A. Hane, C. Burnson and J. Winters, Developmental Psychology, 2011.


Multiscale Measurement of Extreme Response Style,” Daniel M. Bolt and Joseph R. Newton, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2011.


Academic Achievement for English Learners: What can we Reasonably Expect?,” H. Gary Cook, Timothy Boals and Todd Lundberg, Phi Delta Kappan, 2011.


Explaining Variation in How Classroom Communities Adapt the Practice of Scientific Argumentation,” Leema K. Berland, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2011.


Framing for Scientific Argumentation,” Leema K. Berland and David Hammer, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011.


Programming on the Move: Design Lessons from IPRO,” Matthew Berland, Taylor Martin, Tom Benton and Carmen Petrick, Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI, 2011.


Collaborative Strategic Board Games as a Site for Distributed Computational Thinking,” Matthew Berland and Victor R. Lee, International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2011.


Allocentrism and Computational Thinking,” Matthew Berland, Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2011.


Adolescent Literacies in Latin America and the Caribbean,” Lesley Bartlett, Dina Lopez, Erika Mein and Laura A. Valdiviezo, Review of Research Education, 2011.


Bilingual Education as a Political Spectacle: Educating Latino Immigrant Youth in New York City,” Jill P. Koyama and Lesley Bartlett, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2011.


State Literacies and Inequality: Managing Haitian Immigrants in the Dominican Republic,” Lesley Bartlett, Kiran Jayaram and Gulin Bonhomme, International Journal of Educational Development, 2011.


Direct Observation of Peer-related Social Interaction: Outcomes for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders,” Brian A. Boyd, Maureen A. Conroy, Jennifer Asmus and Elizabeth McKenney, Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal, 2011.


Embodiment in Mathematics Teaching and Learning: Evidence from Learners’ and Teachers’ Gestures,” Martha W. Alibali and Mitchell J. Nathan, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2011.


Publication Criteria and Recommended Areas of Improvement Within School Psychology Journals as Reported by Editors, Journal Board Members, and Manuscript Authors,” Craig A. Albers, Randy G. Floyd, Melanie J. Fuhrmann and Rebecca S. Martinez, Journal of School Psychology, 2011.


Associations Between Academic Achievement and Psychosocial Variables in Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis,” AJ Grieve, A. Tluczek, CN Racine-Gilles, A. Laxova, Craig A. Albers and PM Farrell, The Journal of School Health, 2011.


"Literacy and Schooling in One Family across Time," Catherine Compton-Lilly, Research in the Teaching of English, 2011.


Understanding Aggregate Crime Regressions,” Steven N.Durlauf, Salvador Navarro and David A. Rivers, Journal of Econometrics, 2010.