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2025

Costello, R. A., S. N. Ewell, P. E. Adams, M. L. Aranda, A. Curry, M. M. De Jesus, R. D. Dunk, M. E. García-Ojeda, S. J. Gutzler, L. R. Habersham, M. K. Kjelvik, M. Mateen, K. J. Metzger, K. X. Mulligan, M. T. Owens, R. M. Pigg, K. Quillin, M. M. Rice, S. Sovi, E. H. Schultheis, J. Schultz, E. J. Theobald, E. Tracey, B. Tripp, S. Yang, A. Zemenick, C. J. Ballen, and D. Ovid. 2025.Highlighting counterstereotypical scientists in undergraduate life science courses. CBE - Life Sciences Education 24. DOI: 10.1187/cbe.24-02-0082

Strode, P. K., L. S. Mead, M. Stuhlsatz, M. K. Kjelvik, E. H. Schultheis, A. R. Warwick, A. Mohan, J. A. Morris, and R. Mayes. 2025.Quantitative reasoning in the context of science phenomena. The American Biology Teacher 87:308-312. DOI: 10.1525/abt.2025.87.6.308

2024

Schultheis, E. H., A. T. Zemenick, R. M. Youngblood, R. A. Costello, E. P. Driessen, M. K. Kjelvik, M. G. Weber, and C. J. Ballen. 2024.“Scientists are people too”: Biology students relate more to scientists when they are humanized in course materials. CBE - Life Sciences Education 23. DOI: 10.1187/cbe.24-02-0045

2023

Schultheis, E. H., M. K. Kjelvik, J. Snowden, L. Mead, and M. Stuhlsatz. 2023.Effects of Data Nuggets on student interest in STEM careers, self-efficacy in data tasks, and ability to construct scientific explanations. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 21:1339-1362. DOI: 10.1007/s10763-022-10295-1

2022

Rosenberg, J., E. H. Schultheis, M. K. Kjelvik, A. Reddy, and O. Sultana. 2022.Big data, big changes? The technologies and sources of data used in science classrooms. British Journal of Educational Technology 52:1179-1201. DOI: 10.1111/bjet.13245

2020

Schultheis, E. H. and M. K. Kjelvik. 2020.Using messy, authentic data to promote data literacy & reveal the nature of science. American Biology Teacher 82:439-446. DOI: 10.1525/abt.2020.82.7.439

2019

Kjelvik, M. K. and E. H. Schultheis. 2019.Getting messy with authentic data: Exploring the potential of using data from scientific research to support student data literacy. CBE - Life Sciences Education 18 es2:1-8. DOI: 10.1187/cbe.18-02-0023

2013

Jin, H., L. Zhan, and C. W. Anderson. 2013.Developing a fine-grained learning progression framework for carbon-transforming processes. International Journal of Science Education 35:1663-1697. DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2013.782453

2012

Gunckel, K. L., L. Mohan, B. A. Covitt, and C. W. Anderson. 2012.Addressing challenges in developing learning progressions for environmental science literacy. Learning Progressions in Science: Current Challenges and Future Directions Pages 39-75 Sense Publishers Rotterdam, The Netherlands DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6091-824-7_4

Gunckel, K. L., B. A. Covitt, I. Salinas, and C. W. Anderson. 2012.A learning progression for water in socio-ecological systems. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 49:843-868. DOI: 10.1002/tea.21024

Jin, H. and C. W. Anderson. 2012.Developing assessments for a learning progression on carbon-transforming processes in socio-ecological systems. Learning Progressions in Science: Current Challenges and Future Directions Pages 151-181 Sense Publishers Rotterdam, The Netherlands DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6091-824-7_8

Jin, H. and C. W. Anderson. 2012.A learning progression for energy in socio-ecological systems. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 49:1149-1180. DOI: 10.1002/tea.21051

Onyancha, M. and C. W. Anderson. 2012.Secondary students’ accounts of carbon-transforming processes before and after instruction. US-China Education Review A 2:183-198.

2010

Tsurusaki, B. K. and C. W. Anderson. 2010.Students' understanding of connections between human engineered and natural environmental systems. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education 5:407-433.

2009

Mohan, L., J. Chen, and C. W. Anderson. 2009.Developing a multi-year learning progression for carbon cycling in socio-ecological systems . Journal of Research in Science Teaching 46:675-698. DOI: 10.1002/tea.20314