People
Raghavan, Kalyani
Research Associate, MARS
PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India1972
Contact:
733 LRDC
412-624-9580
412-624-9149
kalyani@pitt.edu
http://www.pitt.edu/~kalyani/
Research Interests: Design and development of innovative middle-school curriculum materials to promote qualitative understanding of central ideas in science and mathematics. Of special interest is the effective integration of software with real world investigative activities to facilitate problem solving, model-based reasoning, and concept understanding.
Projects/Labs
- Model Assisted Reasoning in Science (MARS)
- CaSe - 21st Century Research and Development Center on Cognition and Science Education
Publications
- Raghavan, K., Sartoris, M. L., & Glaser, R. (1998). Interconnecting science and mathematics concepts: Area and volume. In R. Lehrer & D. Chazan (Eds.), Designing Learning Environments for Developing Understanding of Geometry and Space (pp. 267-295). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Raghavan, K., Sartoris, M. L., & Glaser, R. (1998). Why does it go up? The impact of the MARS curriculum as revealed through changes in student explanations of a helium balloon. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 35(5), 547-567.
- Raghavan, K., Sartoris, M. L., & Glaser, R. (1998). Impact of the MARS curriculum: The mass unit. Science Education, 82(1): 53-91.
- Raghavan, K., Sartoris, M. L., & Glaser, R. (1997). The impact of model-centered instruction on student learning: The area and volume units. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 16: 362-404.
- Raghavan, K., Glaser, R., & Sartoris, M. L. (1995). MARS, a computer-supported middle-school science curriculum to foster model-based analytical reasoning. In Proceedings from the Working Conference on Applications of Technology in the Science Classroom (pp. 17-56). Columbus, OH: The National Center for Science Teaching and Learning.
- Raghavan, K & Glaser, R. (1995). Model-based analysis and reasoning in science: The MARS curriculum. Science Education, 79(1): 37-61
- Raghavan, K. & Glaser, R. (1994). Studying and teaching model-based reasoning in science. In S. Vosniadou, E. De Corte, & H. Mandl (Eds.), Technology-based learning environments: Psychological and educational foundations (pp. 104-111). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
- Raghavan, K., Kesidou, S., & Sartoris, M. L. (1993). Model-centered curriculum for model-based reasoning. The Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics. Ithaca, NY: Misconceptions Trust.
- Raghavan, K., Schauble, L., & Glaser, R. (1991). A Graphic notation to support reflection in scientific reasoning. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Learning Sciences. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University.
- Schauble, L., Glaser, R., Raghavan, K., & Reiner, M. (1991). Causal models and experimentation strategies in scientific reasoning. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1(2), 201-238.
- Schauble, L., Klopfer, L., & Raghavan, K. (1991). Students' transition from an engineering model to a science model of experimentation. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 18(9), 859-882.
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Honors and Awards
- EDUCOM awards for best social sciences software (Smithtown) and best instructional innovation.
- Student invitee - International Mathematical Union's Congress in Nice, France.
