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Professor Reiser’s research examines how to make the scientific practices such as argumentation, explanation, and modeling meaningful and effective for classroom teachers and students. This design research investigates the cognitive and social interaction elements of learning environments supporting scientific practices, and design principles for technology-infused curricula that embed science learning in investigations of contextualized data-rich problems.
Education/Academic qualification
Cognitive Science, PhD, Yale University
… → 1983
Psychology, MA, New York University
… → 1979
Psychology, BA, University of Pennsylvania
… → 1977
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OpenSciEd Developers Consortium - Phase 3
BSCS Science Learning, National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc.
1/1/20 → 4/30/22
Project: Research project
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Characterizing relationships between collective enterprise and student epistemic agency in science: A comparative case study
Alzen, J. L., Edwards, K., Penuel, W. R., Reiser, B. J., Passmore, C., Griesemer, C. D., Zivic, A., Murzynski, C. & Buell, J. Y., Sep 2023, In: Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 60, 7, p. 1520-1550 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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ANCHORING SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN CURRICULUM MATERIALS ENACTMENT: Illustrating Theories in Practice to Support Teachers’ Learning
McNeill, K. L., Affolter, R. & Reiser, B. J., Jan 1 2022, Teacher Learning in Changing Contexts: Perspectives from the Learning Sciences. Taylor and Francis, p. 47-68 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Learning Practical Design Knowledge through Co-Designing Storyline Science Curriculum Units
Penuel, W. R., Allen, A. R., Henson, K., Campanella, M., Patton, R., Rademaker, K., Reed, W., Watkins, D., Wingert, K., Reiser, B. & Zivic, A., 2022, In: Cognition and Instruction. 40, 1, p. 148-170 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Scopus citations -
Developing Research-Based Instructional Materials to Support Large-Scale Transformation of Science Teaching and Learning: The Approach of the OpenSciEd Middle School Program
Edelson, D. C., Reiser, B. J., McNeill, K. L., Mohan, A., Novak, M., Mohan, L., Affolter, R., McGill, T. A. W., Buck Bracey, Z. E., Deutch Noll, J., Kowalski, S. M., Novak, D., Lo, A. S., Landel, C., Krumm, A., Penuel, W. R., Van Horne, K., González-Howard, M. & Suárez, E., 2021, In: Journal of Science Teacher Education. 32, 7, p. 780-804 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access20 Scopus citations -
Storyline Units: An Instructional Model to Support Coherence from the Students’ Perspective
Reiser, B. J., Novak, M., McGill, T. A. W. & Penuel, W. R., 2021, In: Journal of Science Teacher Education. 32, 7, p. 805-829 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access44 Scopus citations