Ph.D., Learning Sciences, Northwestern University 2005

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1 Ravit Golan Duncan Assistant Professor of Science Education Joint position with the Graduate School of Education Phone: (732) ext 8355 (office) Department of Learning and Teaching and (732) (home) the School of Environmental & Biological Sciences Fax: (732) Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources 10 Seminary Place Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ Education Ph.D., Learning Sciences, Northwestern University 2005 Dissertation Title: Reasoning in Molecular Genetics: From a Cognitive Model to Instructional Design. Committee members: Brian Reiser (chair), Daniel Edelson, Bruce Sherin M.S., Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago 1999 Thesis Title: Analysis of the clathrin assembly properties of UNC-11 isoforms and mutant proteins. Committee members: Aixa Alfonso (chair), Arnold Kaplan, John Leonard B.S., Biological Sciences, Hebrew University at Jerusalem 1996 Research and Professional Experience Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Northwestern University Graduate Fellow 06/2003-6/2005 Managed a collaborative design team of teachers and researchers in developing a high school genetics unit. Supported pilot enactment of the curriculum in a Chicago Public High School including co-teaching of challenging lessons. Collected and analyzed interview, written assessment and classroom video data to evaluate the efficacy of the unit in supporting student learning of target concepts. Mentored an Ed.M student in conducting her thesis project on teaching and learning in genetics using data from the implementation study. This work led to my dissertation. Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence: Analyzing Software Scaffolding in Educational Settings for Science Project, Northwestern University Research Assistant 01/ /2003 Designed and conducted research evaluating scaffolding strategies in a software tool used in middle school science classrooms. Collected and analyzed interview data and video of student-software interactions. Supported teacher use of the software in the classroom. Revised the curriculum materials for Ravit Duncan Page 1 8/24/07

2 use with the software (middle school unit on animal behavior). Managed undergraduate students assisting with data processing and analysis. Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools (LeTUS), Northwestern University Graduate Student 09/ /2001 Assisted in the planning and facilitation of professional development workshops about the technologyinfused middle school curricular units offered by LeTUS. Performed software demonstrations on various occasions including fund raising events and conference presentations (National Education Conference). Teaching and Advising Experience Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University present Coordinator of the Ed.M Certification Program in Biological Sciences Education Advisement of approximately 15 students per cohort as they matriculate through the program Biology and Society (methods course) Teaching Life Science Teaching Internship Seminar Understanding Evolution: A Classroom Perspective (methods course) Learning Sciences, Northwestern University: Learning in Context: Cognitive Science Foundations of the Learning Sciences Knowledge Representation for the Learning Sciences New Approaches in Science Teaching Topics in Learning Sciences: Teaching with Technology Alternative Teacher Certification Program, Northwestern University: Inquiry Teaching for elementary and secondary science teachers Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago: Embryology Laboratory Biology of the Cell Laboratory Human genetics Discussion Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University: 2003 Enrichment course in genetics for gifted fifth grade students Saturday College, University of Illinois at Chicago: Enrichment courses in biology for eight and ninth and tenth grade students Youth Science Center, Hebrew University at Jerusalem: Enrichment courses in biology for third and fifth grade students Ravit Duncan Page 2 8/24/07

3 Scholarship Refereed Publications Duncan, R. G., & Reiser, B. J. (submitted). Scaffolding student engagement with behavioral analysis: The Animal Landlord software. Science Education. Jordan, R., & Duncan, R. G. (submitted). Teachers images of science: Singular or plural? Journal of Biological Education. Duncan, R. G. & K. A., Tseng. (in revision). Designing project-based instruction to foster generative understandings of complex systems in Genetics. Journal of the Learning Sciences. Duncan, R. G. (in press). The role of domain-specific knowledge in generative reasoning about complicated multileveled phenomena. Cognition and Instruction. Duncan, R. G., & Reiser, B. J. (in press). Reasoning across ontologically distinct levels: Students understandings of molecular genetics. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Duncan, R.G., & Chinn, C. A. (2007). Why problem-based learning and inquiry learning are not minimally guided: On assumptions and evidence. Educational Psychologist, 42(2), Quintana, C., Reiser, B. J., Davis, E. A., Krajcik, J., Fretz, E., Duncan, R. G., Kyza, E., Edelson, D. C., & Soloway, E. (2004). A scaffolding design framework for software to support science inquiry. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(3), Refereed Proceedings Duncan, R.G. (2006). The role of domain-specific knowledge in promoting generative reasoning in genetics. In Barab, S.A., Hay, K.E., & Hickey, D.T. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference for the Learning Sciences: Making a Difference. Bloomington, Indiana, Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Duncan, R.G. (2006). Fostering generative understandings about complex phenomena in genetics. In Barab, S.A., Hay, K.E., & Hickey, D.T. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference for the Learning Sciences: Making a Difference. Bloomington, Indiana, 119. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. *Golan, R., & Reiser, B. J. (2002). Investigating students reasoning about the complexity manifested in molecular genetics phenomena. In Bell, P., & Reed, S. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference for the Learning Sciences: Keeping Learning Complex: Fostering Multidisciplinary Research Efforts. Seattle, Washington, Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Conference Presentations Duschl, R., Duncan, R. G., Chinn, C., Hmelo-Silver, C., Goldman, S., Pellegrino, J., Wink, D., Bertenthal, M. (2007). Tracing a learning trajectory for deepening science inquiry from the elementary to the middle grades. Paper presented as part of a symposium: What progresses in a learning progression? (chair) At the he Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Ravit Duncan Page 3 8/24/07

4 Duncan, R. G. (2007). Domain-specific schemas for producing deep explanations. Paper presented as part of a symposium: Supporting inquiry learning: A comparative look at what matters, at the he Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Duncan, R. G., & Jordan, R. (2007). Preservice teachers images of science: Singular or plural? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Jordan, R., & Duncan, R. G. (2006). Pre-service teachers understanding of the nature of ecological science. Presentation made at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Memphis, TN. Caldwell, A., Duncan, R.G., Gelbart, H., Gogos, A., Krajcik, J., Kurth, L., Rogat, A., Roseman, J., & Yarden, A. (2006). Supporting learning progressions of modern genetics in high school. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA. Duncan, R.G., & Reiser, B.J. (2005). The role of domain-specific knowledge in reasoning about complex systems. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. Duncan, R.G., & Reiser, B.J. (2005). Designing for complex system understanding in the high school biology classroom. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX. Tarnoff, A., & Duncan, R.G. (2004). An improved framework for the design of inquiry-based learning environments: The synthesis of Learning for Use and Understanding by Design. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Duncan, R.G., & Reiser, B.J. (2004). An Analysis of Students Conceptions of Molecular Genetics: Affordances and Constraints for Learning and Conceptual Change. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, British Columbia. *Golan, R., Kyza, E. A., Reiser, B. J., & Edelson, D. C. (April, 2002). Scaffoldng the task of analyzing animal behavior with the Animal Landlord software. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. *Golan, R., Kyza, E. A., Reiser, B. J., & Edelson, D. C. (March, 2001). Structuring the task of behavioral analysis with software scaffolds. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, St. Louis, MO. * This work was presented under my maiden name Grants A Learning Progression for Developing Understandings of Genetics Postdoctoral Fellowship- $55, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation A Learning Progression for Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Secondary Science Teaching Young Scholar Fellowship- $110, Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Ravit Duncan Page 4 8/24/07

5 Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence- Networked Ocean World (COSEE-NOW) National Science Foundation - $1, 166, Duncan, R. G. (Co-PI) Promoting Conceptual Change in Reasoning National Science Foundation - $880, Chinn. C. (PI), Duschl, R. (Co-PI), Duncan, R. G. (Co-PI) Preservice Teachers Images of Science Research Council Grant- $ The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Rutgers University Reasoning in Molecular Genetics: From a Cognitive Model to Instructional Design Graduate Research Grant - $ The Graduate School, Northwestern University Awards and Honors Early Career/Junior Researcher Consortium, competitive NSF funded workshop, 2006 The 7 th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Bloomington, IN Dissertation Year Fellowship; The Graduate School, Northwestern University Outstanding Teaching and Service; Department of Biological Sciences, 1998 University of Illinois at Chicago,IL Best Poster Presentation, Midwest Neuroscience Meeting; University of Illinois at Chicago 1998 Cum Laude Graduate, Hebrew University at Jerusalem 1996 Professional Service Reviewer for the Journal of Research In Science Teaching Reviewer for the Journal of the Learning Sciences Reviewer for the Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Reviewer for the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association Portfolio Evaluator: Scored student portfolios for the NU-TEACH Alternative Certification Program, Northwestern University, Professional Affiliations Ravit Duncan Page 5 8/24/07

6 American Educational Research Association (AERA) International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Ravit Duncan Page 6 8/24/07