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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Richard Lehrer is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Social Sciences, Psychology, and Mathematics. Within these areas, their work focuses notably on subfields such as Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Statistics and Probability.

The main topics covered by their research include Science Education and Pedagogy, Statistics Education and Methodologies, Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, Educational Strategies and Epistemologies, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, as well as Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

Some of the frequent publication venues for Richard Lehrer's work are:

  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • European Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Journal for STEM Education Research
  • Frontiers in Education
  • Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of topics and venues:

  • "Rethinking the classroom science investigation" (2020), Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • "Experience with netarsudil 0.02% and latanoprostene bunod 0.024% as adjunctive therapy for glaucoma" (2021), European Journal of Ophthalmology
  • "Stepping Carefully: Thinking Through the Potential Pitfalls of Integrated STEM" (2020), Journal for STEM Education Research
  • "Improving Learning: Using a Learning Progression to Coordinate Instruction and Assessment" (2021), Frontiers in Education
  • "Getting a Grip on Variability" (2020), Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Richard Lehrer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Leona Schauble, Panchompoo Wisittanawat, Eve Manz, Amy Mehta, and Levi N. Kanu. Among these, Leona Schauble and Panchompoo Wisittanawat represent the most frequent collaborators, having co-authored multiple publications.

In recognition of their contributions, Richard Lehrer was named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Design Experiments in Educational Research

    Paul Cobb;Jere Confrey;Andrea diSessa;Richard Lehrer

  • Cultivating Model-Based Reasoning in Science Education

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Technology and mathematics education

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  • Scientific Thinking and Science Literacy

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Modeling Natural Variation Through Distribution

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Authors of Knowledge: Patterns of Hypermedia Design

    Richard Lehrer

  • Building Functional Models: Designing an Elbow

    David E. Penner;Nancy D. Giles;Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Seeding Evolutionary Thinking by Engaging Children in Modeling Its Foundations.

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Longitudinal Study of Children's Reasoning About Space and Geometry

    Richard Lehrer;Michael jenkins;Helen Osana

  • From Physical Models to Biomechanics: A Design-Based Modeling Approach.

    David E. Penner;Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Developing model-based reasoning in mathematics and science

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Exploring Children's Data Modeling

    Richard Lehrer;Thomas Romberg

  • Symbolizing, modeling and tool use in mathematics education

    Koeno Gravemeijer;Richard Lehrer;Bert Van Oers;Lieven Verschaffel

  • Supporting development of the epistemology of inquiry

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble;Deborah Lucas

  • Structuring Error and Experimental Variation as Distribution in the Fourth Grade

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  • Models and Modeling Perspectives on the Development of Students and Teachers

    Richard Lesh;Richard Lehrer

  • Learning by Hypermedia Design: issues of Assessment and Implementation

    Sharon M. Carver;Richard Lehrer;Tim Connell;Julie Erickson

  • Structuring Error and Experimental Variation as Distribution in the Fourth Grade

    Anthony J. Petrosino;Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Learning by designing hypermedia documents

    Richard Lehrer;Julie Erickson;Tim Connell

  • Iterative Refinement Cycles for Videotape Analyses of Conceptual Change

    Richard Lesh;Richard Lehrer

  • Tracing a Prospective Learning Progression for Developing Understanding of Evolution

    Kefyn Catley;Richard Lehrer;Brian Reiser

  • Design research in education. A practical guide for early career researchers

    Richard Lehrer

Frequent Co-Authors

Leona Schauble
Leona Schauble Vanderbilt University
Richard Lesh
Richard Lesh Indiana University
Matthew J. Koehler
Matthew J. Koehler Michigan State University
Ronald Amundson
Ronald Amundson University of California, Berkeley
Paul Cobb
Paul Cobb Vanderbilt University
Russell Tytler
Russell Tytler Deakin University
Lyn D. English
Lyn D. English Queensland University of Technology
Allan Collins
Allan Collins Northwestern University
Andrea A. diSessa
Andrea A. diSessa University of California, Berkeley

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