Email (barnetge@bc.edu)
 Urban Sciences and Research Group Website
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Instructional Systems Technology with emphasis in Science Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2003
M.S. Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1997
EXPERTISE/INTERESTS
Urban science education, educational technology, trust-building in university-school partnerships
HONORS/PUBLICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Assistant Regional Editor, North America, International Journal of Science Education, 2004–2007.
Selected Publications
Barnett, M., Yamagata-Lynch, L., Keating, T., Barab, S., & Hay, K. (in press). Using virtual reality computer models to support student understanding of astronomical concepts. Paper submitted to Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Education.
Barnett, M., Kafka, A., Bellegarde, H., & Pfitzner, A. (in press). Middle School students understanding of earthquakes: A shaky situation. Paper to appear in the Journal of Geoscience Education.
Barnett, M., Kafka, A., Pfitzner, A., & Syzmanski, E. (2005). The living earth: Inviting students into the world of scientific research through seismology. Journal of College Science Teaching.
Barnett, M. (2005). Engaging inner city students in learning through designing remote operated vehicles. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 14(1), 87-101.
Barnett, M., Strauss, E., Rosca, C., Langford, H., Chavez, & D. Deni, L. (2004). Improving urban youth's interest and engagement through field-based scientific investigations. In Y. B. Kafai, W. A. Sandoval, N. Enyedy, A. S. Nixon & F. Herrera (Eds.), Sixth International Conferences of the Learning Sciences (pp. 73-80). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Squire, K., Barnett, M., Grant, J. M., & Higginbotham, T. (2004). Electromagnetism supercharged! Learning physics with digital simulation games. In Y. B. Kafai, W. A. Sandoval, N. Enyedy, A. S. Nixon & F. Herrera (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sixth International Conferences of the Learning Sciences (pp. 513-520). Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Hansen, J., Barnett, M., MaKinster, J., & Keating, T. (2004). The impact of three-dimensional computational modeling on student understanding of astronomy concepts: a quantitative analysis. International Journal of Science Education , 26(11), 1365-1378.
Hansen, J., Barnett, M., MaKinster, J., & Keating, T. (2004). The impact of three-dimensional computational modeling on student understanding of astronomy concepts: a qualitative analysis. International Journal of Science Education, 26(13), 1555-1576.
Squire, K., MaKinster, J., Barnett, M., Leuhman, A., & Barab, S. A. (2003). Designed curriculum and local culture: Acknowledging the primacy of classroom culture. Science Education, 87(4), 468-489.
Keating, T., Barnett, M., Barab, S. A., & Hay, K. E. (2002). Developing conceptual understanding of scientific concepts through building three-dimensional computational models. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 11(3) , 261-275.
Barnett, M., Harwood, W., Keating, T., & Saam, J. (2002). Using emerging technologies to bridge the gap between university theory and classroom practice: Challenges and successes. School Science and Mathematics, 102(6), 1-15.
Barnett, M., & Morran, J. (2002). Addressing childrens’ understanding of the Moon’s phases and eclipses. International Journal of Science Education, 24(8), 859-879.
Barnett, M., Barab, S. A., & Hay, K. E. (2001). The virtual solar system project: Student modeling of the solar system. The Journal of College Science Teaching, 30(5), 300-305.
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