Publications

SRI Education is at the forefront of integrated science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science education from preschool through 12th grade.

We develop and evaluate innovative instructional materials and assessments, design and study professional development initiatives, and research STEM and CS learning in and out of school. Browse our reports and publications below.

2025

  1. Journal article: Griffin, T. D., Guerrero, T. A., Mielicki, M. K., & Wiley, J. (2025). Improving self-regulated learning of less prepared college students with lessons about inferences. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 14(3), 392-404.
  2. Conference proceeding: Basu, S., Yang, H., Rachmatullah, A., Tate, C., & Rutstein, D. (2025). Using formative assessment to examine student understanding of middle school algorithms and programming concepts. In Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  3. Conference proceeding: Tate, C., Basu, S., Rachmatullah, A., Yang, H., & Rutstein, D. (2025). Implementing standards-focused professional development for middle school CS teachers: An experience report. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1 (pp. 1113-1119). Association for Computing Machinery.
  4. Conference proceeding: Basu, S., Rachmatullah, A., Jain, S., Lee, K.-W., & McElhaney, K. W. (2025). The role of science proficiency in students’ engagement with computational modeling practices. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2025 (pp. 908-916). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  5. Conference proceeding: McElhaney, K. W., Yang, H., Jain, S., & Basu, S. (2025). Adapting the Use-Decode-Modify-Create framework for teacher professional learning about STEM-based computational activities. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2025 (pp. 2915-2917). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  6. Conference proceeding: Yang, H., Rachmatullah, A., Alozie, N., & Cao, Q. (2025). From AI-literate teacher to AI-literate student: Where to start? In R. J. Cohen (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 3232-3236). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
  7. Conference proceeding: Chen, R., Yang, H., Chiou, Y., Cao, Q., Paruchuri, L., Rachmatullah, A., Capan, S., & Alozie, N (2025). Utilizing LLMs to support teacher understanding of AI literacy. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning – CSCL 2025. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  8. Conference proceeding: Yang, H., Wang, H., Mislevy, J., Tate, C., Mielicki, M., & Ouyang, S. (2025). Promoting intervention at scale: Exploring middle school student math motivation and engagement in the context of digital game-based learning. In Proceedings of the Twelfth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (pp. 212-216). Association for Computing Machinery.
  9. Conference proceeding: Yarnall, L., Yang, H., Ouyang, S., & Chen, L. K. (2025). Laying Foundations for Scalable Coaching for Data Storytelling: An Evidence-Centered Design Approach. In Proceedings of the Twelfth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (pp. 227-231). Association for Computing Machinery.
  10. Technical Report: Yang, H., & Capan, S. (2025). Promoting AI literacy in K–12: Components, challenges, and opportunities. SRI.
  11. Poster presentation: Alozie, N., Rachmatullah, R., Yang, H., Mielicki, M., Jennerjohn, A., Gracely, S., Gaylor, E., & Rutherford-Quach, S. (2025, June 9-11). Designing Next Generation Science Standards-aligned formative assessments: Progress and lessons learned about first-grade assessment development [Poster presentation]. National Science Foundation (NSF) DRK-12 PI Meeting, Arlington, VA, United States.
  12. Conference presentation: Yang, H., Rachmatullah, A., Alozie, N., & Chiou, Y. (2025, March 23-26). AI competencies for elementary students: A comprehensive literature review and implications for AI-integrated science education [Paper presentation]. 98th Annual International Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, National Harbor, MD, United States.

2024

  1. Book chapter: Alozie, N., Madden, K., & Krajcik, J. S. (2024) Attending to equity and inclusion in the assessment design process. In C. J. Harris, J. S. Krajcik, & J. W. Pellegrino (Eds.), Creating and using instructionally supportive assessments in NGSS classrooms (pp. 115-136). National Science Teaching Association.
  2. Journal article: Lundh, P., Allen, C. D., Boyce, J., Beesley, A., Gong, B. (2024). Compliance or care: Complexity and wicked problems in California’s afterschool continuous quality improvement policy. International Journal of Complexity in Education, 5(1), 79-117.
  3. Journal article: Mielicki, M. K., Mbarki, R., & Wang, J. J. (2024). Understanding the social-emotional components of our “number sense”: Insights from a novel non-symbolic numerical comparison task. Frontiers in Psychology, 15.
  4. Journal article: Scheibe, D. A., Wyatt, L., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Mielicki, M. K., Schiller, L., & Thompson, C. A. (2024). Impacts of number lines and circle visual displays on caregivers’ fraction understanding. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 246, Article 105983.
  5. Conference proceeding: Basu, S., Rachmatullah, A., McElhaney, K., Alozie, N., Yang, H., Hutchins, N., Biswas, G., & Mills, K. (2024). A Comparison of computational practices and student challenges across three types of computational modeling activities integrating science and engineering. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2024 (pp. 1778-1781). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  6. Conference proceeding: Rutstein, D., Basu, S., Yang, H., Rachmatullah A., Tate, C., & McGee, S. (2024). Using an evidence-centered design approach to examine the alignment of computer science curricula with standards. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2024 (pp. 394-401). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  7. Conference proceeding: Basu, S., Rachmatullah A., Tate, C. Rutstein, D., & Yang, H. (2024). Middle school CS teachers’ perceptions of standards-focused PD. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2024 (pp. 2129-2130). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  8. Conference proceeding: McElhaney, K. W., Basu, S., Alozie, N., Hutchins, N., Rachmatullah, A., Mills, K., & Biswas, G. (2024). Broadening participation in STEM-based computational modeling by leveraging alternatives to programming. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2024 (pp. 2325-2326). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  9. Conference proceeding: Rutstein, D., Basu, S., Yang, H., Rachmatullah, A., & Tate, C. (2024). Middle school CS curriculum and standards alignment. In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2 (pp. 1804-1805). Association for Computing Machinery.
  10. Conference proceeding: Yu, R., Yang, H., Lin, X., Yao, C., Burkander, P., Thomas, K., & Mislevy, J. (2024). Technology-based instructional strategies show promise in improving self-regulated learning skills at broad-access postsecondary institutions. In Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (pp. 408-411). Association for Computing Machinery.
  11. Interactive workshop: Basu, S., Yang, H., Rachmatullah, A., & Tate, C. (2024, July 16-19). Using formative assessments to diagnose student challenges with middle school CS programming standards [Breakout session]. Computer Science Teachers Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.
  12. Conference presentation: Rachmatullah, A., Tate, C., Basu, S., Rutstein, D., Yang, H., Alozie, N., & Ortiz, C. (2024, April 11-14). Using standards-based professional development to support middle school CS teachers [Presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
  13. Conference presentation: Burkander, P., Yu, R., Yang, H., Cao, Q., Mislevy, J., Lin, X., & Yao, C. (2024, September 18-21). Improving student success in online postsecondary STEM courses through technology-based interventions [Presentation]. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Conference, Baltimore, MD, United States.
  14. Symposium presentation: Basu, S. & Rutstein, D. (2024, April 11-14). A principled approach for designing computational thinking and computer science assessments: Repurposing summative CT assessments as standards-aligned CS formative assessments. In Symposium on Assessing Computational Thinking: Updates and Advances in the Field. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

2023

  1. Journal article: Rachmatullah, A., Alozie, N., & Yang, H. (2023). Mapping out the structural relationship of middle school students’ use of talk and gestures and group outcomes’ quality in collaborative science problem-solving activities. International Journal of Science Education, 46(14), 1432-1479.
  2. Journal article: Mielicki, M. K., Wilkey, E. D., Scheibe, D. A., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Sidney, P. G., Bellon, E., Ribner, A. D., Soltanlou, M., Starling-Alves, I., Coolen, I., Ansari, D., & Thompson, C. A. (2023). Task features change the relation between math anxiety and number line estimation performance with rational numbers: Two large-scale online studies. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 152(7), 2094–2117.
  3. Journal article: Fitzsimmons, C. J., Woodbury, L. H., Taber, J. M., Schiller, L. K., Mielicki, M. K., & Thompson, C. A. (2023). How do visual displays impact health-risk estimates? It depends on display size, shape, and prior knowledge. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 36(5), Article e2341.
  4. Journal article: Fitzsimmons, C. J., Sidney, P. G., Mielicki, M. K., Schiller, L K., Scheibe, D. A., Taber, J. M., Matthews, P. G., Waters, E. A., Coifman, K. G., & Thompson, C. A. (2023). Worked examples and number lines improve adults’ understanding of health risks as ratios. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 13(2), 228–248.
  5. Conference proceeding: Alozie, N., Yang, H., Rachmatullah, A., & Lopez-Prado, B. (2023). Toward a more comprehensive definition of collaboration: Scholarly literature vs. practitioners. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023 (pp. 1246-1249). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  6. Conference proceeding: Rachmatullah, A., Tate, C., Beesley, A. & Levin-Guracar, E. (2023). Associating learning engagement with changes in self-efficacy in the context of extended game design and simulation creation activities in rural elementary schools. In Proceedings of the 7th APSCE International Conference on Computational Thinking and STEM Education 2023 – CTE-STEM 2023 (pp. 7-12). Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
  7. Conference proceeding: Basu, S., Rutstein, D., Tate, C., Rachmatullah, A., Yang, H., & Ortiz, C. (2023). Exploring middle school students’ understanding of algorithms using standards-aligned formative assessments: Teacher and researcher perspectives. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023 (pp. 114-121). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  8. Conference proceeding: McElhaney, K. W., Basu, S., McBride, E., Hutchins, N., & Biswas, G. (2023). Design and implementation of a week-long, high school curriculum unit integrating physics and computational modeling. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023 (pp. 497-504). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  9. Conference proceeding: Yang, H., Basu, S., Rutstein, D., Rachmatullah, A., Tate, C., Ortiz, C., & Rulifson, E. (2023). Uncovering middle school CS students’ understanding of variables and control structures: A cognitive think-aloud approach. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023 (pp. 2139-2140). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  10. Conference presentation: Basu, S., Rutstein, D., Rachmatullah, A., Tate, C., Yang, H., & Ortiz, C. (2023, April 13-16). Designing standards-aligned formative assessments to explore middle school students’ understanding of algorithms [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, United States.
  11. Conference presentation: Stenger, C. L., & Beesley, A. D. (2023, February 2-4). Teacher professional development using computer programming to teach generalization in middle school mathematics [Research presentation]. Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA, United States.
  12. Conference presentation: Stenger, C. L., Beesley, A. D., Jenkins, J. T., & Stovall, J. E. (2023, March 29-April 1). Using computer programming to teach middle school math students to generalize [Research presentation]. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Virtual Conference.
  13. Conference presentation: Beesley, A. D., & Boyce, J. (2023, April 13-16). Design-based implementation research in practice: The Collaborative Partnership to Teach Mathematical Reasoning Through Computer Programming (CPR2) study [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, United States.
  14. Conference presentation: Grmek, G., Mbarki, R., Angioletti, C., Mielicki, M. K., & Wang, J. (2022, April). The link between 4- to 6-year-old children’s numerical ability and active information seeking. Poster presented at the 2022 Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Madison, WI.

2022

  1. Journal article: Mielicki, M. K., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Schiller, L. K., Scheibe, D. A., Taber, J. M., Sidney, P. G., Matthews, P. G., Coifman, K. G., Waters, E. A., & Thompson, C. A. (2022). Number lines can be more effective at facilitating adults’ performance on health-related ratio problems than risk ladders and icon arrays. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 29(3), 529-543.
  2. Journal article: Mielicki, M. K., & Wiley, J. (2022). Exploring the necessary conditions for observing interleaved practice benefits in problem solving. Learning and Instruction, 80, Article 101583.
  3. Journal article: Mielicki, M. K., Schiller, L. K., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Scheibe, D. A., & Thompson, C. A. (2022). Perceptions of ease and difficulty, but not growth mindset, relate to specific math attitudes. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 92(2), Article e12472.
  4. Journal article: Yu, S., Kim, D., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Mielicki, M. K., Thompson, C. A., & Opfer, J. (2022). From integers to fractions: Developing a coherent understanding of proportional magnitude. Developmental Psychology, 58(10), 1912–1930. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001398
  5. Journal article: Thompson, C. A., Mielicki, M. K., Rivera, F. D., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Scheibe, D. A., Sidney, P. G., Taber, J. M., & Waters, E. A. (2022). Leveraging mathematical cognition to combat innumeracy. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(1), 152–177. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221083277
  6. Journal article: Scheibe, D. A., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Mielicki, M. K., Taber, M. J., Sidney, P. G., Coifman, K., & Thompson, C. A. (2022). Confidence in COVID problem solving: What factors predict adults’ item-level metacognitive judgments on health-related math problems before and after an educational intervention? Metacognition and Learning, 17(3), 983–1023.
  7. Journal article: Gulemetova, M., Beesley, A.D., & Fancsali, C. (2022). Elementary students’ mathematics identity: Findings from a longitudinal study in an out-of-school setting. Journal for STEM Education Research, 5, 187-213.
  8. Conference proceeding: Basu, S., Rutstein, D., Tate, C., Rachmatullah, A., & Yang, H. (2022). Standards-Aligned Instructional Supports to Promote Computer Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge. In Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education – Volume 1 (pp. 404-410). Association for Computing Machinery.
  9. Conference proceeding: Alozie, N., Wingard, A., Fried, R., Lopez-Prado, B., Rachmatullah, A., Som, A., Hsiao, M., Yang, H., & Kim, S. (2022). Exploring the process of group-based collaboration: A validation argument for a collaboration model and observation rubric for training explainable machine learning models. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, & Y. Kali (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2022 (pp. 1057-1060). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  10. Conference proceeding: Basu, S., McElhaney, K. W., Rachmatullah, A., Hutchins, N. M., Biswas, G., & Chiu, J. (2022). Promoting computational thinking through science-engineering integration using computational modeling. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, & Y. Kali (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2022 (pp. 743-750). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  11. Conference proceeding: Yang, H., Alozie, N., & Rachmatullah, A. (2022). Collaboration at scale: Exploring member role changing patterns in collaborative science problem-solving tasks. In Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (pp. 309-312). Association for Computing Machinery.
  12. Conference proceeding: Basu, S., Rutstein, D., Tate, C., Rachmatullah, A., & Yang, H. (2022). Design considerations for a middle school computer science pedagogical content knowledge instrument. In Chinn, C., Tan, E., Chan, C., & Kali, Y. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2022 (pp. 2176-2177). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  13. Conference presentation: Stenger, C. L., Beesley, A. D., Jenkins, J. T., & Stovall, J. E. (2022, September 28-October 1). CPR2: A Collaborative Partnership to Teach Mathematical Reasoning through Computer Programming [Research presentation]. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
  14. Conference presentation: Basu, S., Rutstein, D., Tate, C., Rachmatullah, A., & Yang, H. (2022, April 21-26). Supporting middle school computer science teachers using standards-aligned educative resources [Presentation]. Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, United States.
  15. Conference presentation: Mielicki, M. K., & Xenidou-Dervou, I. (2022, June 1-3). Getting to the point: Decimal naming in different languages [Poster presentation]. Meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society, Antwerp, Belgium.
  16. Symposium: Rutstein, D., Basu, S., Holbert, N., Berland, M., & Kumar, V. (2022, April 21-26). Automated teacher feedback from a game-based formative assessment targeting data science concepts. In Symposium on AI and the Future of STEM Instruction: Designing New Models to Automate Feedback to Teachers. Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, United States.
  17. Technical report: Basu, S., Wang, N., & Lester, J. (2022). Building capacity for K-12 artificial intelligence education research: Workshop 3 report. USC Institute for Creative Technologies; NC State University; SRI International.
  18. Technical report: Basu, S., Wang, N., & Lester, J. (2022). Building capacity for K-12 artificial intelligence education research: Workshop 2 report. USC Institute for Creative Technologies; NC State University; SRI International.
  19. Technical report: Laguarda, K., Shear, L., Yang, H., Fields, X., & Basu, S. (2022). Global benchmarking of computational thinking education in primary schools. SRI International.

2021

  1. Journal article: Som, A., Kim, S., Lopez-Prado, B., Dhamija, S., Alozie, N., & Tamrakar, A. (2021). Automated student group collaboration assessment and recommendation system using individual role and behavioral cues. Computer Science, 3, Article 728801.
  2. Journal article: Mielicki, M. K., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Woodbury, L. H., Marshal, H., Zhang, D., Rivera, F. D., & Thompson, C. A. (2021). Effects of figural and numerical presentation formats on growing pattern performance. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 7(2), 125-155.
  3. Journal article: Thompson, C. A., Taber, J. M., Sidney, P. G., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Mielicki, M. K., Matthews, P. G., Schemmel, E. A., Simonovic, N., Foust, J. L., Aurora, P., Seah, T. H. S., Disabato, D. J., & Coifman, K. G. (2021). Math matters: A novel, brief educational intervention decreases whole number bias when reasoning about COVID-19. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(4), 632–656.
  4. Journal article: Chiu, J. L., Fick, S. J., McElhaney, K., Alozie, N., & Fujii, R. (2021). Elementary teacher adaptations to engineering curricula to leverage community resources. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 11(1), Article 5.
  5. Journal article: Basu, S., Rutstein, D. W., Xu, Y., Wang, H., & Shear, L. (2021). A principled approach to designing computational thinking concepts and practices assessments for upper elementary grades. Computer Science Education, 31(2), 169-198.
  6. Conference proceeding: Rutstein, D., Alozie, N., Fujii, R., & Fried, R. (2021). Addressing challenges when designing NGSS aligned 3-dimensional assessments for young learners. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2021 (pp. 1129-1130). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  7. Conference proceeding: Hutchins, N. M., Basu, S., McElhaney, K., Chiu, J., Fick, S., Zhang, N., & Biswas, G. (2021). Coherence across conceptual and computational representations of students’ scientific models. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2021 (pp. 330-337). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  8. Conference presentation: Beesley, A. D., Tate, C., Boyce, J., Lundh, P., Levin-Guracar, E., & Hsiao, M. (2021, September 26-29). Teaching mathematical reasoning through computer programming: Evaluation work in progress [Poster session]. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Conference, Arlington, VA, United States.
  9. Conference presentation: Mielicki, M. K., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Scheibe, D. A., & Thompson, C. A. (2021, November 4-7). Misplaced underconfidence: Gender, math anxiety, and metacognitive monitoring accuracy [Poster presentation]. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, virtual.
  10. Conference presentation: Mielicki, M. K., Fitzsimmons, C. J., & Thompson, C. A. (2021, October). Even math teachers hate fractions! [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society, virtual.
  11. Conference presentation: Basu, S. (2021). Designing authentic and engaging STEM & computer science experiences for in-school contexts [Tabletop conversation session]. Summer Learning & Enrichment Collaborative organized by the National Comprehensive Center.
  12. Technical Report: Beesley, A. (2021). The Apple and ConnectED initiative: Three case stories. SRI Education.
  13. Technical Report: Griffiths, R., Beesley, A., Shear, L., Araoz, C., & Hsiao, M. (2021). Maintaining momentum of 1:1 programs: Observations from the Apple and ConnectED initiative. SRI Education.
  14. Technical Report: Shear, L., Mislevy, J., Beesley, A., Iwatani, E., Wang, S., Patel, D., Wang, H., Nielsen, N., Gerard, S., Araoz, C., & Benge, C. (2021). The Apple and ConnectED initiative: Research study methods. SRI Education.
  15. Technical Report: Shear, L., Nielsen, N., Beesley, A., Hsiao, M., Patel, D., & Gerard, S. (2021). Bridging the digital access and use divides in the Apple and ConnectED Initiative. SRI Education.
  16. Technical Report: Shear, L., Mislevy, J., Beesley, A., Iwatani, E., Wang, S., Patel, D., Wang, H., Nielsen, N., Gerard, S., Araoz, C., & Benge, C. (2021). 1:1 teaching and learning in the Apple and ConnectED Initiative: Lessons from early implementation. SRI Education.
  17. Technical report: Wang, N., Lester, J., & Basu, S. (2021). Building capacity for K-12 artificial intelligence education research: Workshop 1 report. USC Institute for Creative Technologies; NC State University; SRI International.
  18. Technical report: Laguarda, K., Shear, L., Basu, S., & Wang, H. (2021). CoolThink@JC Implementation Study baseline report. SRI International.
  19. White paper: Alozie, N., Lundh, P., Laguarda, K., Parker, C., Fujii, R., & McBride, E. (2021). Where is equity and inclusion in curriculum design. Comprehensive Center Network.
  20. White paper: Alozie, N., Lundh, P., Yang, H., & Parker, C. E. (2021). The Equity and Inclusion Framework for Curriculum Design; A systematic curriculum design approach for equity and inclusion. Comprehensive Center Network.
  21. White paper: Alozie, N., Yang, H., Beesley, A., & Parker, C. E. (2021). Implementation of the equity and inclusion curriculum development approach: The role of state and local education agencies. Comprehensive Center Network.
  22. White paper: Basu, S., Rutstein, D. W., & Tate, C. (2021). Building teacher capacity in K–12 computer science by promoting formative assessment literacy. National Comprehensive Center.
  23. Practice guide: Basu, S., Rutstein, D., & Tate, C. (2021). Applying a principled approach to develop and use K–12 computer science formative assessments [Practice guide]. National Comprehensive Center.
  24. Workshop: d’Alessio, M., McElhaney, K. W., Basu, S., Chiu, J. L., & Biswas, G. (2021, October 8-10). My schoolyard flooded! Engineering and computational modeling of Earth systems [Workshop]. California Association of Science Educators’ California Science Education Experience, virtual.
  25. Video showcase: Basu, S., Chiu, J., McElhaney, K. W., & Biswas, G. (2021, May 10). SPICE: Science Projects Integrating Computing and Engineering. STEM for All Video Showcase. (Winner of Facilitator’s Choice Award)

2020

  1. Journal article: Som, A., Kim, S., Lopez-Prado, B., Dhamija, S., Alozie, N., & Tamrakar, A. (2020). A machine learning approach to assess student group collaboration using individual level behavioral cues. arXiv.
  2. Conference proceeding: McElhaney, K. W., Zhang, N., Basu, S., McBride, E., Biswas, G., & Chiu, J. L. (2020). Using computational modeling to integrate science and engineering curricular activities. In M. Gresalfi & I. S. Horn (Eds.). The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, Volume 3 (pp. 1357-1364). International Society of the Learning Sciences. (Nominee for Best Paper Award).
  3. Conference proceeding: Zhang, N., Biswas, G., McElhaney, K. W., Basu, S., McBride, E., & Chiu, J. L. (2020). Studying the interactions between science, engineering, and computational thinking in a learning-by-modeling environment. In I. I. Bittencourt, M. Cukurova, K. Muldner, R. Luckin, & E. Millán (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education: 21st International Conference, AIED 2020, Ifrane, Morocco, July 6–10, 2020, Proceedings, Part I (pp. 598-609). Springer.
  4. Conference proceeding: Fujii, R., McElhaney, K. W., & Alozie, M. (2020). Promoting equity and inclusion in STEM curriculum design. In M. Gresalfi & I. S. Horn (Eds.). The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, Volume 3 (pp. 1747-1748). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
  5. Conference presentation: McElhaney, K., Basu, S., McBride, R., Chiu, J. L., McAlister, A. (2020, April 17-21). Assessing the upper elementary NGSS engineering performance expectations independently of the natural science disciplines [Presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, United States. (Conference cancelled)
  6. Conference presentation: Fick, S., Alozie, N., Chiu, J. L., & McElhaney, K. (2020, April 17-21). Using the CER framework for supporting idea synthesis in STEM lessons [Presentation]. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, United States. (Conference cancelled)
  7. Technical report: Shear, L., Wang, H., Tate, C., Basu, S., & Laguarda, K. (2020). CoolThink@JC pilot evaluation: Endline report. SRI International.