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Jennifer Bachman

Submitted by simsk on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 10:59am
STEM
Coordinator/Instructor
Instructor
Research Interests: 

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning in diverse contexts including the home and virtual environments.

Sociocultural research and the use of video to capture and analyze learning activity. 

How learner's cultural and family values, interests, and needs lead them to learn STEM topics.

Biographical Info
Biography: 
EDUCATION
  • Ph.D. Science Education, Oregon State University
  • M.S. Geology, UCLA
  • B.S. Physics, UCSD
PUBLICATIONS
Co-creating Playful Environments That Support Children’s Science and Mathematics Learning as
Cultural Activity:
Insights from Home-Educating Families

Bachman, J and Dierking, L. Co-creating Playful Environments That Support Children’s Science and Mathematics Learning as Cultural Activity:Insights from Home-Educating Families. Children Youth and Environments 21(2), 2011. 

J Bachman. STEM Learning Activity Among Home-Educating Families. PhD thesis, Oregon State University, 2011.

R. Elliott, L. Flick, and J. Bachman. Innovating mathematics and career technical education projects in detracted algebra through teacher collaborations. American Educational Research Association Conference, 2011.

Shawn M. Rowe and Jennifer Bachman. Mediated action as a framework for exploring learning in informal settings. In D. Ash, J. Rahm, and L. Melbher, editors, Methodologies for informal science learning research. Sense Publishers: Rotterdam, 2011, in press.

J. Bachman and L. Dierking. Learning from empowered home-educating families. Museums and Social Issues, 5(1):51–66, 2011.

M. Dalton, L. Dierking, and J. Bachman. Access algebra osu literature review. Report to OMSI for exhibition development, 2008.

S. DeBari, J. Bachman, B. Dougan, B Fackler-Adams, S. Grupp, S. Linneman, T. Plake, and B. Smith. A new curriculum for a lab-based course in introductory earth science: the combined effort of a regional university and local community colleges in the north cascades olympic science partnership. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 86(52), 2005.

David A. Paige, J. Bachman, and K.D. Keegan. Thermal and albedo mapping of the polar region of mars using viking thermal mapper observations: 1. north polar region. Journal of Geophysical Research, Summer, 1994.

J. Bachman. Correlations between quad-polarized radar backscatter and forest biomass. Master’s thesis, UCLA–Department of Earth and Sapce Sciences, 1992.

G. Arrhenius, J. Bachman, B. Gedulin, S. Hui, and W. Paplawsky. Anion selective minerals as concentrators and catalysts for rna precursor components. Orig. Life, 19:235–236, 1989.

Personal Interests: 

Links of interest: 

Personal Websites: 
OSU Academia page
Dissertation description page