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Papers by Beth Robelia
Educational Researcher, May 1, 2009
In the past decade, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Internet and the concep... more In the past decade, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Internet and the conceptualization of classrooms. Such shifts have affected constructs of learning and instruction and paths for future research. In this article, the authors build on three ideas set forth in comments on their article “Web 2.0 and Classroom Research: What Path Should We Take Now?” The authors believe that these comments, which extend ideas from their initial article, make important contributions to the vision for transformative scholarship and practice they outlined. Specifically, the authors discuss the professional development of teachers, considerations for building research capacity and social scholarship, and the importance of bridging divides to advance a common research agenda on learning and teaching with Web 2.0.
Educational Researcher, May 1, 2009
PhDT, 2008
... Effect sizes were not reported in any of the four but could be calculated for the two of the ... more ... Effect sizes were not reported in any of the four but could be calculated for the two of the studies (Winther & Volk, 1994; RE Yager & Weld, 1999) The Winther and Volk intervention had an effect size of d = 0.63. The Yager and Weld effect size was d = 1.52. ...
EJ771761 - Rulers of Different Colors: Inquiry into Measurement.
Concepts and Cases
Online social network sites present opportunities for human service educators, practitioners, and... more Online social network sites present opportunities for human service educators, practitioners, and clients. Human services education students can collaborate through multimedia networks, sharing ideas and experiences. Human services professionals can leverage online networks to problem solve, socialize and develop common resources, and clients can use such networks to engage in self-reflection and get support from those facing similar challenges. This chapter offers an introduction to online social network sites, summarizing their features, uses, demographics, and trends, and presents emerging research on their social and educational potential. An accompanying case study reveals how young adults might use online social network sites to further personal and educational goals. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how such sites might be employed by human services education students, practitioners and clients.
Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Educational Researcher, 2009
Since Windschitl first outlined a research agenda for the World Wide Web and classroom research, ... more Since Windschitl first outlined a research agenda for the World Wide Web and classroom research, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Web and the conceptualization of classrooms. Such shifts have affected constructs of learning and instruction, and paths for future research. This article discusses the characteristics of Web 2.0 that differentiate it from the Web of the 1990s, describes the contextual conditions in which students use the Web today, and examines how Web 2.0’s unique capabilities and youth’s proclivities in using it influence learning and teaching. Two important themes, learner participation and creativity and online identity formation, emerged from this analysis and support a new wave of research questions. A stronger research focus on students’ everyday use of Web 2.0 technologies and their learning with Web 2.0 both in and outside of classrooms is needed. Finally, insights on how educational scholarship might be transformed with Web 2.0 in light of ...
All students today are increasingly expected to develop technological fluency, digital citizenship... more All students today are increasingly expected to develop technological fluency, digital citizenship, and other twenty-first century competencies despite wide variability in the quality of learning opportunities schools provide. Social network sites (SNSs) available via the internet may provide promising contexts for learning to supplement school-based experiences. This qualitative study examines how high school students from low-income families in the USA use the SNS, MySpace, for identity formation and informal learning. ...
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 2009
This study examined the effectiveness of a professionally developed comprehensive reading compreh... more This study examined the effectiveness of a professionally developed comprehensive reading comprehension strategies program when compared to traditional reading comprehension instruction presented to 865 fourth and fifth graders (682 with full data sets) in 34 classrooms in the United States. The treatment included a strong, technology-based teacher training component as well as highly motivational materials for 53 classroom-delivered student lessons. The research design was a randomized trial at the classroom level, with classes randomly assigned to either the treatment (classroom n=17) or control (classroom n=17) conditions. Hierarchical Linear Modeling was performed on student achievement data, nested within classrooms within treatment conditions, for the intact classes. HLM analyses using experimenter-designed achievement tests as the outcome variable showed a significant effect for condition, with students in the treatment condition scoring higher than students in the control co...
ABSTRACT In the past decade, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Internet and t... more ABSTRACT In the past decade, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Internet and the conceptualization of classrooms. Such shifts have affected constructs of learning and instruction and paths for future research. In this article, the authors build on three ideas set forth in comments on their article “Web 2.0 and Classroom Research: What Path Should We Take Now?” The authors believe that these comments, which extend ideas from their initial article, make important contributions to the vision for transformative scholarship and practice they outlined. Specifically, the authors discuss the professional development of teachers, considerations for building research capacity and social scholarship, and the importance of bridging divides to advance a common research agenda on learning and teaching with Web 2.0.
Contemporary Educational Technology
Journal of Experiential Education, 1997
ABSTRACT Tips for working with students who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder include... more ABSTRACT Tips for working with students who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder include putting them in charge of something, providing structure, giving feedback, using logical consequences for unwanted behavior, being patient, teaching in novel ways, helping them with their gear, pairing them with another student, allowing blow-out time, and breaking down large tasks into smaller tasks. Discusses use of Ritalin. (LP)
Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
... Kristopher McNeill. ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland. Kr... more ... Kristopher McNeill. ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland. Kristine Wammer. Department of Chemistry, University of St. Thomas, St. ... 8. Barker, V.; Millar, R. Int. J. Sci. Educ. 1999, 21, 645 665 [CrossRef]. 9. Barker, V.; Millar, R. Int. J. Sci. Educ. ...
Environmental Education Research, 2011
Lesa Clarkson, covin005@umn.edu, and Frances Lawrenz, lawrenz@umn.edu, are colleagues at the Univ... more Lesa Clarkson, covin005@umn.edu, and Frances Lawrenz, lawrenz@umn.edu, are colleagues at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Beth Robelia, Iman Chahine, and Michelle Fleming are graduate students at the same university. This team is interested in the ...
Educational Researcher, May 1, 2009
In the past decade, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Internet and the concep... more In the past decade, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Internet and the conceptualization of classrooms. Such shifts have affected constructs of learning and instruction and paths for future research. In this article, the authors build on three ideas set forth in comments on their article “Web 2.0 and Classroom Research: What Path Should We Take Now?” The authors believe that these comments, which extend ideas from their initial article, make important contributions to the vision for transformative scholarship and practice they outlined. Specifically, the authors discuss the professional development of teachers, considerations for building research capacity and social scholarship, and the importance of bridging divides to advance a common research agenda on learning and teaching with Web 2.0.
Educational Researcher, May 1, 2009
PhDT, 2008
... Effect sizes were not reported in any of the four but could be calculated for the two of the ... more ... Effect sizes were not reported in any of the four but could be calculated for the two of the studies (Winther & Volk, 1994; RE Yager & Weld, 1999) The Winther and Volk intervention had an effect size of d = 0.63. The Yager and Weld effect size was d = 1.52. ...
EJ771761 - Rulers of Different Colors: Inquiry into Measurement.
Concepts and Cases
Online social network sites present opportunities for human service educators, practitioners, and... more Online social network sites present opportunities for human service educators, practitioners, and clients. Human services education students can collaborate through multimedia networks, sharing ideas and experiences. Human services professionals can leverage online networks to problem solve, socialize and develop common resources, and clients can use such networks to engage in self-reflection and get support from those facing similar challenges. This chapter offers an introduction to online social network sites, summarizing their features, uses, demographics, and trends, and presents emerging research on their social and educational potential. An accompanying case study reveals how young adults might use online social network sites to further personal and educational goals. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how such sites might be employed by human services education students, practitioners and clients.
Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Educational Researcher, 2009
Since Windschitl first outlined a research agenda for the World Wide Web and classroom research, ... more Since Windschitl first outlined a research agenda for the World Wide Web and classroom research, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Web and the conceptualization of classrooms. Such shifts have affected constructs of learning and instruction, and paths for future research. This article discusses the characteristics of Web 2.0 that differentiate it from the Web of the 1990s, describes the contextual conditions in which students use the Web today, and examines how Web 2.0’s unique capabilities and youth’s proclivities in using it influence learning and teaching. Two important themes, learner participation and creativity and online identity formation, emerged from this analysis and support a new wave of research questions. A stronger research focus on students’ everyday use of Web 2.0 technologies and their learning with Web 2.0 both in and outside of classrooms is needed. Finally, insights on how educational scholarship might be transformed with Web 2.0 in light of ...
All students today are increasingly expected to develop technological fluency, digital citizenship... more All students today are increasingly expected to develop technological fluency, digital citizenship, and other twenty-first century competencies despite wide variability in the quality of learning opportunities schools provide. Social network sites (SNSs) available via the internet may provide promising contexts for learning to supplement school-based experiences. This qualitative study examines how high school students from low-income families in the USA use the SNS, MySpace, for identity formation and informal learning. ...
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 2009
This study examined the effectiveness of a professionally developed comprehensive reading compreh... more This study examined the effectiveness of a professionally developed comprehensive reading comprehension strategies program when compared to traditional reading comprehension instruction presented to 865 fourth and fifth graders (682 with full data sets) in 34 classrooms in the United States. The treatment included a strong, technology-based teacher training component as well as highly motivational materials for 53 classroom-delivered student lessons. The research design was a randomized trial at the classroom level, with classes randomly assigned to either the treatment (classroom n=17) or control (classroom n=17) conditions. Hierarchical Linear Modeling was performed on student achievement data, nested within classrooms within treatment conditions, for the intact classes. HLM analyses using experimenter-designed achievement tests as the outcome variable showed a significant effect for condition, with students in the treatment condition scoring higher than students in the control co...
ABSTRACT In the past decade, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Internet and t... more ABSTRACT In the past decade, significant shifts have occurred in the nature of the Internet and the conceptualization of classrooms. Such shifts have affected constructs of learning and instruction and paths for future research. In this article, the authors build on three ideas set forth in comments on their article “Web 2.0 and Classroom Research: What Path Should We Take Now?” The authors believe that these comments, which extend ideas from their initial article, make important contributions to the vision for transformative scholarship and practice they outlined. Specifically, the authors discuss the professional development of teachers, considerations for building research capacity and social scholarship, and the importance of bridging divides to advance a common research agenda on learning and teaching with Web 2.0.
Contemporary Educational Technology
Journal of Experiential Education, 1997
ABSTRACT Tips for working with students who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder include... more ABSTRACT Tips for working with students who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder include putting them in charge of something, providing structure, giving feedback, using logical consequences for unwanted behavior, being patient, teaching in novel ways, helping them with their gear, pairing them with another student, allowing blow-out time, and breaking down large tasks into smaller tasks. Discusses use of Ritalin. (LP)
Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
... Kristopher McNeill. ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland. Kr... more ... Kristopher McNeill. ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland. Kristine Wammer. Department of Chemistry, University of St. Thomas, St. ... 8. Barker, V.; Millar, R. Int. J. Sci. Educ. 1999, 21, 645 665 [CrossRef]. 9. Barker, V.; Millar, R. Int. J. Sci. Educ. ...
Environmental Education Research, 2011
Lesa Clarkson, covin005@umn.edu, and Frances Lawrenz, lawrenz@umn.edu, are colleagues at the Univ... more Lesa Clarkson, covin005@umn.edu, and Frances Lawrenz, lawrenz@umn.edu, are colleagues at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Beth Robelia, Iman Chahine, and Michelle Fleming are graduate students at the same university. This team is interested in the ...