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NCIC BULLETIN
CHICAGO, ILLNOIS
2015 NCIC CONFERENCE
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WELCOME FROM YOUR BOARD DIRECTOR
Chicago-NCIC’s kind of town. Museums, music, baseball, and deep dish. Everything we like. This year, we will be surveying
the city from high above, in the Presidential Suite, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers. As usually, under Marie
Lippman’s guidance, we will have the Suite staffed by a group of graduate
students from Neil’s research team. Be sure to introduce yourself and thank
them for their contributions.
This will be a fine location for our NCIC Cocktail Reception, which will be Friday,
from 5PM to 7PM. Please come and bring a few friends to see the view from
our magnificent Suite, and to meet old colleagues and new friends. I’m pleased
to say that the NCIC Reception will be co-sponsored by Mattel Children’s
Foundation in support of our Speedometry project (see the details in the article
below).
Thanks to our Program Chair, Lydia Wang, we have a nice set of sessions (see
the schedule below). It is so exciting to see our program and know that this is
the real work of NCIC, mentoring our next generation of scholars. Please stop
by to the sessions or follow up and ask presenters about their work.
Our banquet this year will be at a NCIC favorite, The Parthenon on Sunday, the
19th. Don't forget to register early! On our site you can also pay for your ticket
to the banquet. If you do not want to register and pay on-line, you can go “ol’
school” and download the register form and mail it in, but please do so ASAP.
We need a final head count before AERA so don’t delay! “Opa!”
Remember that NCIC has joined the social media world. We are now on
Twitter as well as FaceBook. If you haven’t joined Twitter do so before AERA.
You can follow your NCIC colleagues and find out what sessions they are
attending in real time, as well as other important information such as where to find the best deep dish or which reception
has the best appetizers. If you are new to Twitter go to: https://about.twitter.com/what-is-twitter/story-of-a-tweet to learn
more and sign up. It’s free. Our Twitter handle is @ncicsuite. To follow along in real time what’s happening during the
conference, tweet using the hashtag #NCIC2015. This will create a thread we can all follow with updates, news, and
information in real time. Forget where the banquet is? In a great session you want members to know about? Locked out of
the Suite in your bathrobe? Need a restaurant recommendation? Send it out on Twitter using our hashtag and everyone in
NCIC can see that message in an instant. In the run up to the conference, check the Twitter feed to see updates about NCIC
activities.
Have a great conference everyone and see you in Chicago!
Your director, Gale Sinatra !2
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Suite Schedule
Thursday, April 16
3 PM
NCIC Presidential Suite Opens in Sheraton
5 PM
Happy Hour
7 PM
Founders Dinner
6:30 PM
NCIC Board Meeting/Dinner
(Formento’s)
Friday, April 17th
10 AM to 5 PM
Suite Opens to NCIC
Members
1 PM
Chicago Cubs NCIC
Outing
5PM to 7 PM
NCIC Suite Reception Saturday, April 18th
10 AM
Suite Opens
1 PM - 3:45 PM
NCIC Research
Sunday, April 19th
Session I
10:00 AM
Suite Opens
1 PM - 3:45 PM
NCIC Research Session II
4 PM
NCIC Business Meeting
7:00 PM
NCIC Banquet (Parthenon)
Monday, April 20th
Suite Closes
See you in our Nation’s Capital in 2016!
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Research Program
Location: NCIC Suite (Sheraton Hotel, Rm 3201)
April 18th Session I
April 19th Session II
Paper Presentation Session I (1:30 – 3:45 pm) - April 18, 2015
1. Priming culture, equity and equality: the influence on reward allocation
Emeline Ah-tchine, Erica de Vries, Savannah Loker, and Ulrich Ludewig, California
State University Chico
2. Significance of English Proficiency in the Employment Sector: Connection to Soft Skills,
Social Integration, and Success in the Workplace for Deaf Students
Amanda E. McKeever, Alison Dory Almonte, Michelle Butler, and Andrew Katayama,
United States Air Force Academy
3. The Impact of Implementation of Model Evidence Link (MEL) Diagrams in High School
Science Classrooms on Critical Evaluation and Knowledge Gains: A Comparative Study
Shondricka Burrell, Doug Lombardi, and Janelle M. Bailey, Temple University
4. Understanding the Roles of Epistemic Cognition and Plausibility Reappraisal in
Model-Evidence Link Diagrams of Moon Formation Theories
Tyron K. Young, Doug Lombardi, and Janelle M. Bailey, Temple University
5. “I think I’m a researcher now”: Graduate Students’ Identity Development and
Acquisition of Disciplinary Practices
Park Jong and Diane L. Schallert, The University of Texas
6. Relationships Among Value Judgments: Personal Utility, Social Utility, and Epistemic
Aims
Ben M. Torsney and Doug Lombardi, Temple University
Session Chair & Discussant: Dr. Marcus Johnson, University of Cincinnati
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Research Program
Location: NCIC Suite (Sheraton Hotel, Rm 3201)
Paper Presentation Session II (1:30 – 3:45 pm) - April 19, 2015
7. Putting the Pieces Together: A Model for K-12 Teacher Engagement STEM Teaching
Louis S. Nadelson, Utah State University
Anne L. Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory
8. Assessing the Efficacy of Procedural and Declarative Instructional Visualizations:
Dynamic vs Static Visuals
Savannah S. Loker, California State University Chico
Erica de Vries, Université Pierre Mendés France
Marie Lippmann, Technische Universität Dresden Zellescher
Emeline Ah-tchine, California State University Chico
Neil Schwartz, California State University Chico
9. Interactive Data Visualizations: The effect of initial model construction and interaction
type on performance in search tasks.
Ludewig, Ulrich, California State University, Chico
Erica De Vries, UMPF Grenoble, France.
Savannah Loker, California State University, Chico
Emeline Ah-tchine, California State University, Chico
Neil Schwartz, California State University, Chico
10. “How do research university presidents prepare for the job?”
Marcy P. Driscoll, Marilyn Anglade, Shermin Murji, Amelia Parnell, Michelle Peruche,
Seyedahmad Rahimi, Sally Watkins, James Sampson, Robert Schwartz, Florida State
University
11. Speedometry Curriculum as a Model for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching and Teacher
Learning
Ananya Mukhopadhyay, Julie Marsh, Morgan Polikoff, Gale Sinatra, Robert
Danielson, University of Sourthern California
Session Chair & Discussant: Dr. Doug Lombardi, Temple University
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Message from Dr. Barbara Greene
Barbara Greene, (Ph.D. in Psychology,
University of Massachusetts, Mike Royer’s
student) is the incoming Vice President for
Division C of AERA. Barbara first came to
the NCIC suite in 1986 and has been a
dues paying member ever since. She is
honored to follow a long tradition of NCIC
leadership within AERA, starting with Dick
Anderson who was the president of AERA
in 1983. I have had wonderful mentors
within NCIC, like Gale Sinatra and Marcy
Driscoll, who have shown me what
leadership can and should look like.
My own vision for Division C is that we continue to examine how quality in
educational and educational psychology research helps make a difference in
bringing quality to educational practice. I believe that effective educational
practice is based on good theory and research that helps all people benefit for
formal and informal learning environments. AERA is an organization that
promotes justice for all people and Division C addresses the call for justice by
encouraging excellence in educational research and the resultant practice. As
VP of Division C, I would like to encourage the following initiatives. First, I would
like to see if we can make greater strides toward more diversity among our
members. Like NCIC, Division C has a mentoring mission that really defines it,
but that often gets overlooked by people not familiar with the work of the
division. Second, I would like to see us on the forefront of diversity in research
methods. Approaches and perspectives on “significance” are changing in the
world of statistics and I think the Division could be on the cutting edge of these
changes within educational research.
I embark on this new leadership role with a fair amount of trepidation, but
knowing that I have the NCIC membership behind me is a very powerful
support to my self-efficacy. Thank you all, in advance, for your contributions to
Division C during my vice presidency.
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The NCIC Foundation
Louis Nadelson
The NCIC Foundation was created in 2010 with the goal of establishing an endowment
for the organization that could be used to support the annual conference, the suite, and
other organization events. Marcy Driscoll is the NCIC Foundation campaign leader, and
has been working with Louis Nadelson toward achieving the goal of endowing the annual
NCIC events. Over the past 5 years the NCIC Foundation has grown to over $30,000,
which is about a third of the amount toward our goal of $100,000. We have had a few
sizable donations, many smaller contributions, and a few fund raising activities (e.g. the
water-bottles two years ago, and polo shirts this year). Since NCIC has 501-C3 non-profit
organization status all contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible.
If you are
interested in contributing to the Foundation please contact Marcy or Louis, or include a
contribution with your annual membership dues through PayPal.
USC Rossier School of Education, in collaboration with the Mattel Children’s Foundation,
developed “Speedometry™,” a curriculum which aims to teach elementary-age students
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) using HotWheels cars.
“Speedometry” is aligned to to fourth grade Next Generation Science Standards and
Common Core Science Standards. The Speedometry Curriculum was designed using the
5E Instructional Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate) to support
students as they participate in inquiry-based learning. The Rossier Research Team led by
Gale Sinatra, Julie Marsh, and Morgan Polikoff are now in the second phase of the study,
an RCT in 60 classrooms assessing student interest, emotions, and learning outcomes.
Teacher outcomes are also examined. The Mattel Children’s Foundation is one of the
sponors of the NCIC reception, so please welcome our Speedometry guests at the
reception, and check out the booth that will be on display to learn more about
“Speedometry”.
Check out the website now: http://www.hotwheels.com/en-us/speedometry.html
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A New STEM Education Journal
Louis Nadelson
Given the increased interest and growth of research in STEM education and the
limited outlet options for publication, Louis Nadelson has been working with his
colleague Colby Tofel-Grehl to create a new electronic journal, the Journal of STEM
Education Research and Practice (JSERP). The journal will be launched next month
with the goal of quarterly publications. The journal will provide an outlet for pK-20
STEM education research articles as well as practitioner pieces sharing STEM
instructional activities. The journal will be open source and will leverage resources at
Utah State University to manage and publish the journal.
For more information
please contact Louis.
NCIC POLOS AVAILABLE
NCIC polo shirts are back with a fresh new logo and design. S, M, L, and XL available for
a $45.00 contribution to NCIC.
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Message From Dr. Jim Schreiber
This is my 20th AERA. It started in New York and I slept on the floor
at the bottom of the bed and sometimes in the jacuzzi. I was sent by
Dr. Ray Kulhavy "to meet" people and was told "not to go to
sessions..if it is important, it will get published." Note that he said
this as we drank whiskey and smoked cigars in his "double office"
office. I will keep that tradition going this year and will, be at the
Graduate Student Mentoring for Division C, attend the Cubs game,
drink at the cocktail party, and shop at the American Girl store. This
20th year has been busy with the normal academic life but a bit
more intense than usual. I was part of the PISA 2018 expert team for assessing Global
Competence which was exciting and challenging. In addition to the excitement, there is
nothing quite like a 4 a.m. world wide conference call. I will be finishing up my time with the
Smithsonian in 2015 now that the Bones Hall Augmented Reality app is in testing and the SI
wide visitor study has started. At some point, Springer might actually publish the Motivation
book I wrote for them. Current odds are 2 to 1 against if you want in on the pool. I have also
had the always intriguing university tenure and promotion committee process which lasts
about 3 to 4 months here if you go by start and end dates. And because there is no end to
committee work, I was voted onto the Decanal evaluation committee and then voted in as
chair. I am trusted or despised by my colleagues, take your choice! Seriously, I would like to
thank my NCIC family because none of this would have been possible without the
opportunities and mentoring that has been provided to me over the past 20 years. See you
all soon.
Message From Dr. Don Cunningham
Don Cunningham is retired and living as a
recovering academic in St Petersburg Florida.
He will attend the next AERA/NCIC held in a
venue that suits his clothes
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
Over 20 NCIC members will be taking in a Cubs game this year during the annual
AERA meeting in Chicago. The Cubs are playing a home game against the San
Diego Padres at Wrigley Field, one of the most iconic ballparks in the United States.
Built in 1914, Wrigley is the second oldest ballpark behind Boston’s Fenway Park
(1912). This year is its 101st year hosting Major League Baseball and the 99th year
that the Chicago Cubs have played there. Although many renovations have
occurred over the years, the original scoreboard at the ballpark remains intact.
NCIC’ers should plan to dress in layers and be prepared for any weather. Our seats
are in the shade, and you never know what spring weather in Chicago could bring!
NCIC 2015 NEWSLETTER DESIGNED BY A. MUKHOPADHYAY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA !1 0