Sadhana Puntambekar

In this project, the researchers will develop and evaluate a novel approach to science instruction that engages multiple representations-text, hands-on experimentation and interactive computer simulations-which incorporates scaffolding both by the teacher and the computer, in order to immerse middle school students in these practices of science. Prior research has found that students benefit from using multiple representations when: (i) the representations are integrated into instructional a...