Julia D Plummer
Biographic Data
| ID | 7545695 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia D Plummer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia D |
| FAMILY NAME | Plummer |
| SIGNATURE | PLUMMER J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Curriculum and Instruction Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4144-7864 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Preschool-age children’s use of spatial sensemaking in science and engineering
While prior research has considered how young children’s spatial skills predict future success in science and engineering, our goal was to analyze how children take advantage of physical and embodied resources to reason spatially in everyday museum settings. We also investigated the ways young children reason spatially while constructing explanations in science and designing solutions in engineering. To do so, we gathered videos during ten scienc…
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Preschool-age children’s early steps towards evidence-based explanations and modelling practices
While recent reform-based efforts have shifted the emphasis towards engaging children in science practices, little research has considered how preschool-age children take first steps towards engagement in evidence-based explanations or modelling practices nor the role museum-settings might provide. Using a theoretical perspective that science emerges through interaction as it is practiced, we analysed videos of four ∼30-min programs for 3-to-5-ye…
Learning to think spatially through curricula that embed spatial training
Strong spatial skills are foundational in predicting students' performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Decades of research have considered the relationship between thinking spatially and how scientists reason and solve problems. However, few studies have examined the factors that influence improvement in students' spatial thinking during their school science curricula. The present study investigates the ThinkSp…
Evaluating a learning progression for the solar system
We previously proposed a hypothetical learning progression around the disciplinary core idea of the Solar System and its formation as a first step in a research program to begin to fill this gap and address questions of student learning in this domain. In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of two dimensions within the learning progression, dynamical properties and gravity, in describing change in how student reason in the domain across the…
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Evaluating a learning progression for the solar system
We previously proposed a hypothetical learning progression around the disciplinary core idea of the Solar System and its formation as a first step in a research program to begin to fill this gap and address questions of student learning in this domain. In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of two dimensions within the learning progression, dynamical properties and gravity, in describing change in how student reason in the domain across the…
Learning to think spatially through curricula that embed spatial training
Strong spatial skills are foundational in predicting students' performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Decades of research have considered the relationship between thinking spatially and how scientists reason and solve problems. However, few studies have examined the factors that influence improvement in students' spatial thinking during their school science curricula. The present study investigates the ThinkSp…
Preschool-age children’s early steps towards evidence-based explanations and modelling practices
While recent reform-based efforts have shifted the emphasis towards engaging children in science practices, little research has considered how preschool-age children take first steps towards engagement in evidence-based explanations or modelling practices nor the role museum-settings might provide. Using a theoretical perspective that science emerges through interaction as it is practiced, we analysed videos of four ∼30-min programs for 3-to-5-ye…
Heads, hearts, and hands
Preschool-age children’s use of spatial sensemaking in science and engineering
While prior research has considered how young children’s spatial skills predict future success in science and engineering, our goal was to analyze how children take advantage of physical and embodied resources to reason spatially in everyday museum settings. We also investigated the ways young children reason spatially while constructing explanations in science and designing solutions in engineering. To do so, we gathered videos during ten scienc…
Mathematics education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Science Education and Pedagogy (3 works) · Geography Education and Pedagogy (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Science education (2 works) · Spatial Cognition and Navigation (2 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)