Publications Archive

2023

Miel, K., Swanson, R. D., Portsmore, M., Paul, K. M., Moison, E. A., Kim, J., & Maltese, A. V. (2023). Characterizing engineering outreach educators’ talk moves: An exploratory framework. Journal of Engineering Education, 112(2), 337– 364. bit.ly/3YetqND

Willner-Giwerc, S., Hsin, R., Mody, S., & Rogers, C. (2023). Placemat instructions: The development of a new type of instructions for learning engineering practices through robotics. NSTA Science and Children, 60(3), 54-59. bit.ly/3KmoGQi

2022

Cardamone, C., Ozkan, D. S., Pamuk, D., Crowe, L., Hirschfeld, A., & Shakespeare, R. (2022). “A faculty learning community on assessment & equity.” New England Faculty Development Consortium Exchange, 36, 3-6. Learn more: bit.ly/3bjExkd

Davis, K., Deters, J., Ozkan, D., Davis, J., & Murzi, H. (2022). Exploring the Process and Outcomes of Leading a Study Abroad Program Using Real-Time Perspectives. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 34(2), 351–381. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i2.654

Davis, K., Deters, J., Ozkan, D., Davis, J., Murzi, H. (2022). Exploring the process and outcomes of leading a study abroad program using real-time perspectives. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 34(2), 351–381. bit.ly/47fnvvH

Fried, S.; Ozkan, D.; Halldén, K.; Moynihan, B.; DeFrancisci, J.; Kuchma, D.; Bachant, C.; Hines, E. (2022). Low-Carbon, Nature-Inclusive Concrete Gravity-Based Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines (Report No. OSPRE-2022-02). Report by Tufts University.

Paugh, P., Wendell, K., and Wright, C. (2022). The Face-to face language of engineering design teams in urban elementary classrooms. 10.2307/j.ctv1xx99f3.8. (chapter in book)

Sans Cope, O., Danahy, E., Hannon, D., Rogers, C., Albo-Canals, J., & Angulo, C. (2022). “CORP: A collaborative online robotics platform.” In M. Merdan, W. Lepuschit, G. Koppensteiner, R. Balogh, & D. Obdržálek (Eds.), Robotics in Education: RiE 2021. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, (vol 1359). Springer Nature, Switzerland. bit.ly/3bgI6I3

Sans-Cope, O., Danahy, E., Hannon, D., Rogers, C., Albo-Canals, J., & Angulo,. (2022). CORP. A Collaborative Online Robotics Platform. 10.1007/978-3-030-82544-7_22.

Watkins, J., & Portsmore, M. (2022). Designing for framing in online teacher education: Supporting teachers’ attending to student thinking in video discussions of classroom engineering. Journal of Teacher Education, 73(4), 352–365. bit.ly/3DBxD4i

Velez, A.-L., Lewis, S. N., Thomas, R. C., & Ozkan, D. S. (2022). Learning Transdisciplinary Collaboration: Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Successes and Areas for Improvement in Transdisciplinary, Problem-Focused Honors Seminar Courses. Journal of Advanced Academics, 33(2), 187-216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X211061121

Zhang, Z., Willner-Giwerc, S., Sinapov, J., Cross, J., & Rogers, C. (2022). “An interactive robot platform for introducing reinforcement learning to K-12 students.” In M. Merdan, W. Lepuschit, G. Koppensteiner, R. Balogh, & D. Obdržálek (Eds.), Robotics in Education: RiE 2021. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, (vol 1359). Springer Nature, Switzerland. bit.ly/3vktQVC

2021

Appleby, L., Dini, V., Withington, L., LaMotte, E., and David Hammer. (2021). Disciplinary significance of social caring in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 023106.

Batrouny, N., Wendell, K., Andrews C., & Dalvi, T. (2021). “Mapping students’ engineering processes with design zones.” Science and Children, 58(3), 61-65. go.tufts.edu/designzones

Bernstein, D., Puttick, G., Wendell, K., Shaw, F., Danahy, E., & Cassidy, M. (2021). “Designing biomimetic robots: Iterative development of an integrated technology design curriculum.” Educational Technology Research and Iterative development of an integrated technology design curriculum.” Educational Technology Research and Development, 70, 119–147. bit.ly/3Bjvj2a

Gravel, B. & Svihla V. (2021) .Fostering heterogeneous engineering through whole-class design work, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 30:2, 279-329, DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2020.1843465

Gravel, B. E., Tucker-Raymond, E., Wagh, A., Klimczak, S., & Wilson, N. (2021). More than Mechanisms: Shifting Ideologies for Asset-Based Learning in Engineering Education. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 11(1), Article 15.

Hampton, Cynthia & Reeping, David & Ozkan, Desen. (2021). Positionality Statements in Engineering Education Research: A Look at the Hand that Guides the Methodological Tools. Studies in Engineering Education. 1. 10.21061/see.13.

Im, Hyejin. "Draw2Code: Low-Cost Tangible Programming for Young Children to Create Interactive AR Animations." Order No. 28494670 Tufts University, 2021. United States -- Massachusetts: ProQuest. Web. 5 Feb. 2024.

Shrestha, D. M., & Rogers, C. (2021). Recreating the Experience of an In-Person Summer Internship Program Remotely. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 12(1), 112–124. https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v12i1.31351

Watkins, J., & Portsmore, M. (2021). “Designing for framing in online teacher education: Supporting teachers’ attending to student thinking in video discussions of classroom engineering.” Journal of Teacher Education, 1-14. bit.ly/3Jdrs8I

Willner-Giwerc, S., Danahy, E., Rogers, C. (2021). Placemat Instructions for Open-Ended Robotics Challenges. In: Lepuschitz, W., Merdan, M., Koppensteiner, G., Balogh, R., Obdržálek, D. (eds) Robotics in Education. RiE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1316. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67411-3_21

Zito, L., Cross, J., Brewer, B., Speer, S., Tasota, M., Hamner, E., Johnson, M., Lauwers, T., and Nourbakhsh, Illah (2021). Leveraging tangible interfaces in primary school math: Pilot testing of the Owlet math program. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction Volume 27 Issue CMar 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2020.100222

2020

Milto, E., Portsmore, M., McCormick, M., Watkins, J., Hynes, M. (2020). Novel Engineering, K 8: An Integrated Approach to Engineering and Literacy. NSTA Press. [PDF]

Ozkan, Desen S.; Davis, Kirsten A.; Davis, James C.; James, Matthew; Murzi, Homero; and Knight, David B. (2020) "Expectations and Experiences of Short-Term Study Abroad Leadership Teams," Journal of International Engineering Education: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 1.

Watkins, J., Portsmore, M., & Swanson, R. (2020). “Shifts in elementary teachers’ pedagogical reasoning: Studying teacher learning in an online graduate program in engineering education.” Journal of Engineering Education, 110(1),252-271. go.tufts.edu/teacherlearning

Willner-Giwerc, S., Rogers, C., & Wendell, K. (2020). The SymbIOTics System: Designing an Internet of Things Platform for Elementary School Students. International Journal of Designs for Learning. 12(2). 64-79. [PDF]

Wright, C., Likely, R., Wendell, K., Paugh, P., & Smith, E. (2020). Recognition and positional identity in an elementary professional learning community: A case study. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research. (10), 1-12. [PDF]

2019

Rogers, C. (2019). Making and Learning. ASEE Prism; Washington. 29(4). 21-22. [PDF]

Rogers, C. (2019). The Textbook, Transformed. ASEE Prism; Washington. 28(8). 23. [PDF]

Wendell, K., Andrews, C., Paugh, P. (2019). Supporting knowledge construction in elementary engineering design. Science Education. 103. 10.1002/sce.21518.

2023

Dahal, Milan & Kresin, Lydia & Rogers, Chris. (2023). Introductory Activities for Teaching Robotics with SmartMotors. International Conference on Robotics in Education.

2022

Allen, K. (2022). Haptic Communication for Collaborative Robotics. AISES National Conference - Graduate Poster Presentation Honorable Mention.

Bouchard, B., & Wendell, K., & Batrouny, N. (2022, August), Work in Progress: Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Portfolios as Assessment Tools Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40840

London, J., & Lara-Rodriguez, Y., & Paschal, C., & Atadero, R., & Vigmostad, S., & Ozkan, D., & Kaur, A., & Smith-Orr, C., & Murzi, H., & Litzler, E., & Jefferson, N. (2022, August), WIP: ASEE Year of Impact on Racial Equity: 90 Day Equity Challenge Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.

Ozkan, D., & Andrews, C. (2022, August), Perspectives of Seven Minoritized Students in a First-Year Course Redesign toward Sociotechnical Engineering Education Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.

Ozkan, D. S. & Andrews, C. (2022). Perspectives of seven minoritized students in a first-year course redesign toward sociotechnical engineering education. 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. bit.ly/3SFV4ji

Pangan, T. J., & Andrews, C. (2022, August), (Work in Progress) Examining how students critically evaluate racial bias in a medical device in a first-year computing course. Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41794

Stuopis, I., & Wendell, K. (2022, August), Work in Progress: How a Mixed Experience Learning Assistant Seminar Functions as a Community of Practice Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41539

Xu, M. (2022). Making facilitates engineering student's (re)negotiation of their relationship with their discipline. Poster presentation at Play Make Learn 2022.

2021

Batrouny, N., Wendell, K., Andrews, C., Dalvi, T., & Kelly, C. (2021). Assessing elementary students’ engineering design thinking with an ‘evaluate-and-improve’ task (fundamental). 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. peer.asee.org/36706

Batrounry, N. (2021). Structures of interaction in elementary engineering peer-to-peer feedback. NARST 94th Annual International Conference.

Dalvi, T., Wendell, K., Andrews, C., Batrouny, N. (2021). Accessible Playground Design: A Community-Connected Elementary Engineering Unit Focused on Designing Accessible Playground Equipment. Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41794

Im, H., and Rogers, C. (2021). Draw2Code: Low-Cost Tangible Programming for Creating AR Animations. IDC '21: Proceedings of the 20th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference.

Ozkan, D., Reeping, D., Hampton, C., and Edwards, C. (2021). A Critique of Quantitative Methodologies to yield Critical Quantitative Methods in Engineering Education Research (EER). 2021 Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES).

2020

Andrews, C., Batrouny, N., Wendell, K., & Dalvi, T. (2020). Make Way for Trains: A Community-connected Elementary Geotechnical Engineering Unit. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. [PDF]

Andrews, C., Batrouny, N., Wendell, K., & Dalvi, T. (2020). Reservoir Rescue: A Community-connected Elementary Water Filtration Engineering Unit. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. [PDF]

Andrews, C., Wendell, K., Batrouny, N., & Dalvi, T. (2020). Patterns of Mechanistic Reasoning in an Integrated Earth Science and Geotechnical Engineering Unit. ICLS 2020. [PDF]

Asatekin, A., & Shamah, I., & Klotz, A. A., & Portsmore, M. D., & Forte, M., & Shute, R. L. (2020). Chemical Engineering for Middle School Girls. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. [PDF]

Batrouny, N., Wendell, K., Andrews, C., & Dalvi, T. (2020). Examining Shared Understandings of Design Artifacts in Upper-elementary School Engineering. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. [PDF]

Hoch, A., Miel, K., Portsmore, M., & Swanson, R. (2020). “Because I’m Not Always Constantly Getting Everything Right”: Gender Differences in Engineering Identity Formation in Elementary Students. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. [PDF] 

Moison, E., Miel, K., Portsmore, M., Paul, K., Maltese, A., & Kim, J. (2020). Characterizing Engineering Outreach Ambassadors’ Teaching Moves during Engineering Design Activities. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. [PDF] *

Portsmore, M., Watkins, J., & Swanson, R. (2020). “I Understand Their Frustrations a Little Bit Better”: Elementary Teachers’ Affective Stances in Engineering in an Online Learning Program. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. [PDF]

Shaw, F., Kshirsagar, K., Wendell, K., and Danahy, E. (2020). Characterizing Student Artifacts in a Multi-disciplinary Biomimicry and Robotics Unit. FabLearn '20: Proceedings of the FabLearn 2020 - 9th Annual Conference on Maker Education.

Stuopis, I., Wendell, K., & Mazan, M. (2020). Veterinary Medicine as a Context for Student Reasoning in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Course. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Swanson, R. D. (2020). Shifting Teaching Practices of Informal STEM Educators in an Online Collaborative Professional Learning Community. NARST 2020. 

Wendell, K., Shaw, F., Kshirsagar, K., Danahy, E., Bernstein, D., Puttick, G., & Cassidy, M. (2020). Navigating Dual Goals of Team Collaboration and Design Concept Development in a Middle School Bio-Inspired Robotics Unit. ICLS 2020. [PDF]

Willner-Giwerc, S., Wendell, K., Rogers, C., Danahy, E., & Stuopis, I. (2020). Solution Diversity in Engineering Computing Final Projects. ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. [PDF]

2023

Batrouny, Nicole. (2023). A Cross-contextual Analysis of Influences on Students’ Collaborative Engineering Decision-making. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

Stuopis, Isabella. (2023). Learning Assistants in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering: Goals, Discourse, and Community. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

Zhang, Ziyi. (2023). Introducing Reinforcement Learning to High School Students Through the Integration of Physical Robots and Virtual Interfaces. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

2022

Bouchard, Briana. (2022). Design, Enactment, and Analysis of a Portfolio Development Experience in a Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Program. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

Kshirsagar, Khushbu. (2022). Final Project: Zine Machine — A Tinkering Kit Involving Math and Making. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Willner-Giwerc, Sara. (2022). Designing for Solution Diversity in Educational Robotics Learning Experiences. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

2021

Im, Hyejin. (2021). Draw2Code: Low-Cost Tangible Programming for Creating AR Animation. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

Miel, Karen. (2021). Invitations to Design in Elementary Engineering Learning Teams. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

2020

Gallegos, Hernán. (2020). Revealing Student Stances Toward Engineering Problems in an LA-Supported Fluid Mechanics Course. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Rahman, Fatima. (2020). Supporting Student Agency to Redefine what Counts as Legitimate Ways of Knowing and Doing in a Community Connected Engineering Workshop. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Shrestha, Dipeshwor Man. (2020). E-Portfolios for Reflection on Making Practices and STEM Literacies. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Strawhacker, Amanda. (2020). Biodesign Education in Early Childhood: A Design Research Study of the Tangible CRISPEE Technology and Learning Intervention. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

2019                                                                                      

Batrouny, Nicole. (2019). Student Strategies for Collaborative Disciplinary Decision Making in an Elementary Engineering Teaching Experiment. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.                                                                                                    

Dahal, Milan. (2019). Faculty Perception of Makerspaces. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Mueller, Matthew. (2019). Understand and Eliciting Engineering Science Practice: Exploring Begineering Embodiment Through Musical Instrument Design. Engaging Young Engineers: Teaching Problem Solving Skills Through STEM. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

2018

Curley, Devyn. (2018). The Design of a Robotic Pet and the Study of its Educational Benefits for Children with Autism. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Marino, Kerrianne. (2018). A Gap Analysis of an Internet of Things Education Toolkit for Undergraduate Students. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Swenson, Jessica. (2018). Developing Knowledge in Engineering Science Courses: Sense-Making and Epistemologies in Undergradaute Mechanical Engineering Homework Sessions. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

Woolf, Samuel. (2018). An Active Learning Approach to Transcript Coding for Education Research. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

2017

Andrews, Chelsea. (2017). Elementary Students' Engagement in Failure-Prone Engineering Design Tasks. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

Crooks, Whitney. (2017). Soft Robotic Manipulators Inspired by the Fin Ray Effect. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

O'Connell, Brian. (2017). Design and Analysis of an IoT Usage Tracking and Equipment Management System Within a University Makerspace. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

Scinto, Jennifer . (2017). Development of an Automated Testing System for ASTM Test Method E1007. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Thomas, Jennifer (2017). Design, Implementation, and Testing of an IoT Web Application for Novice Users. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

2016

Kasi, Ganga. (2016). A Human Factors Approach to Enhance An Individual's Motivation to Collaborate In an Online Learning Environment. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Kendall, Amber. (2016). Iteration in Early-Elementary Engineering Design. (Unpublished dissertation). Tufts University, Medford.

Luo, Dan. (2016). Measuring the Frequency Response Function of X-Braced Guitar Top and Guitar. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Mansoor, Hamid. (2016). Digital Worksheet Project. (Unpublished master's project). Tufts University, Medford.

Veroy, Astrid. (2016). Influence on Gamification on Collaboration and Self-Organization in a CSCL Environment. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Vukasin, Gabrielle. (2016). Modeling Error in Optical Angle of Arrival Measurements for Position and Orientation Estimation in Sensor Networks. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

2015

Coppola, Sarah. (2015). Evaluating Muscle Electromyography (Emg) in Females Across the Anthropometric Spectrum for Three Computer Input Devices. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Madariaga, Leonard. (2015). Exploratory Study of the Physical Environment in Makerspaces: Implications for the Design and User Evaluation of a New Workstation-system. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

McCormick, Mary. (2015). The Complex Dynamics of Student Engagement in Novel Engineering Design Activities. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Meehan, Riley. (2015). Making Sense of Making: Teachers' Perceptions of Makerspaces in Schools. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Mehta, Lajja. (2015). Understanding Novel Engineering Implementation Barriers for Teachers. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Schnedeker, Marya. (2015). An Exploration of Introductory Training Experiences in 3D Design and 3D Printing. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Scolnic, Jessica. (2015). Design, Development and Analysis of the EVDuino Robotics Prototype Platform. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Tietz, Aaron. (2015). Using Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Human-Like Actions in Trails Forward. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

2014

Church, B. (2014). An Interactive Digital Workbook Design to Scaffold Engineering Design Projects. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Crooks, Whitney. (2014). Using Social Networking to Crowdsource Control Strategies for Soft Robots. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Hellickson, T. (2014). Analytical Heat Transfer of a Porous Media: An Analysis of the Thermal Characteristics of Synthetic Lightweight Aggregate. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Smith, C. (2014). Automated Sorting with the Baxter Research Robot. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Swenson, J. (2014). Examining Students' Activation of Productive Resources for Engineering Evaluation. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

2013

Boardman, S. (2013). The Use of a Large Multi-Touch Surface for Classroom Education. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Dowling, D. (2013). Teacher Noticing and Classroom Communication Systems: How They Can Inform Each Other. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Fournier, E. (2013). Injectable Silk Foams for the Treatment of Cervical Insufficiency. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Noble, J. (2013). Building a LEGO-Based robotics platform for a 3rd grade classroom. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

O'Connell, B. (2013). The Development of the PaperBots Robotics Kit for Inexpensive Robotics Education Activities for Elementary Students. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

Yagudin, R. (2013). SmartPost: An Authoring Tool for Online Education Communities. (Unpublished master's thesis). Tufts University, Medford.

2011

Wendell, K. B. (2011). Science through engineering in elementary school: Comparing three enactments of an engineering-design-based curriculum on the science of sound. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Tufts University, Medford, MA.

2010

Carberry, A. (2010). Characterizing learning-through-service students in engineering by gender and academic year. Unpublished Dissertation, Tufts University.

Portsmore, M. (2010). Exploring how experience with planning impacts first grade students' planning and solutions to engineering design problem. Unpublished Dissertation, Tufts University.

2009

Carberry, A. (2009). Measuring engineering design self-efficacy. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University.

Gravel, B. (2009). Making "unseens" visible: Multiple representations of students' understandings of air and the particle model. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. [PDF]

Hynes, M. (2009). Teaching middle-school engineering: An investigation of teachers' subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge. Unpublished Dissertation, Tufts University.

Wendell, K. B. (2009). Children's material science practices before, during, and after a design-based science learning experience. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. [PDF]

Wright, C. (2009). Toward a more complete theory of design-based science teaching and learning: Recognizing the voices of students of color. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University.

Wright, C. (2009). "I spread out through the air": Conceptualizing Sound from Darlene's Point of View. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University.

2008

Carberry, A. (2008). Learning-by-teaching as a pedagogical approach and its implications on engineering education. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. [PDF]

Gravel, B. (2008). Science as multiple representations: Integrated perspectives on the role of learning and appropriating representations in constructing science understanding. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. [PDF]

Portsmore, M., (2008) Exploring first grade students' planning an an engineering design problem and its relationships to artifact construction and success: A pilot study. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. [PDF]

Wendell, K. B. (2008). The theoretical and empirical basis for design-based science instruction for children. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. [PDF]

2007

Hynes, M. (2007). Middle school teachers' use and development of engineering subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge: A pilot study. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. [PDF]

Hynes, M. (2007). Developing middle school engineering teachers: Toward expertise in subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge. Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. [PDF]

2006

Beals, L. (2006). Dyadic collaborative problem solving on engineering tasks in a first grade classroom. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Tufts University. [PDF]

2005

Cejka, E. (2005). Inservice teachers' approaches to open-ended engineering design problems and the engineering design process. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Tufts University. [PDF]