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Cindy Hmelo-Silver . Program in Learning, Cognition, and Development Department of Educational Psychology Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Research Interests. Problem-based Learning Scaffolding complex, collaborative learning Technology Facilitation
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Cindy Hmelo-Silver Program in Learning, Cognition, and Development Department of Educational Psychology Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Research Interests • Problem-based Learning • Scaffolding complex, collaborative learning • Technology • Facilitation • Analyzing collaborative knowledge construction • Current projects: • STEP • RepTools • Methodologically eclectic • Mix of quantitative and qualitative methodology
Representative papers: • Hmelo-Silver, C. E. (in press). Design principles for scaffolding technology-based inquiry. O’Donnell, A. M., Hmelo-Silver, C. E., & Erkens, G. (Eds.). Collaborative reasoning, learning, and technology. Mahwah, NJ. Erlbaum. • Hmelo-Silver, C.E. & Chernobilsky, E. (2004). Understanding collaborative activity systems: The relation of tools and discourse in mediating learning. To appear in Proceedings of ICLS 2004. • Hmelo-Silver, C. E. (2003). Analyzing collaborative knowledge construction: Multiple methods for integrated understanding. Computers and Education, 41, 397-420.