Journal :: Barron, B. (2003). When smart groups fail. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 12(3), 307 - 359.

In this study I investigated how collaborative interactions influence problem-solving outcomes. Conversations of twelve 6th-grade triads were analyzed utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods. Neither prior achievement of group members nor the generation of correct ideas for solution could account for between-triad differences in problem-s...

Journal :: Barron, B. (2004). Learning ecologies for technological fluency: Gender and experience differences. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 31, 1 - 36.

Journal :: Barron, B. (2006). Interest and self-sustained learning as catalysts of development: A learning ecology perspective. Human Development, 49, 193 - 224.

Tags: Ecological perspectives, life history, parenting, technology

book :: Barron, B. (2007). Video as a tool to advance understanding of learning and development in peer, family, and other informal learning contexts. In R. Goldman, R. Pea, B. Barron, S. J. Derry (Eds.), Video Research in the Learning Sciences (pp. 159-187). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning sciences as a way of knowing about learning, teaching, and educational processes. The aim of the contributors, a community of scholars using video in their ...

Tags: learning, teaching, video, digital, technology, development

book :: Barron, B., Darling-Hammond, L. (2008). Teaching for Meaningful Learning: A Review of Research on Inquiry-Based and Cooperative Learning. In G. N. Cervetti, J. L. Tilson, L. Darling-Hammond, B. Barron, D. Pearson, A. H. Schoenfeld, E. K. Stage, T. D. Zimmerman (Eds.), Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

This chapter seeks to expand our knowledge of the benefits of inquiry-based learning, as well as to deepen our understanding of the components of an effective inquiry-based lesson or unit. We’ll explore three approaches to inquiry-based learning: project-based learning, problem-based learning, and learning by design, highlighting key research an...

Tags: inquiry, learning, teaching, meta, review

book :: Sabelli, N., Stevens, R., Schwartz, D., Vye, N., Reeves, B., Bransford, J. D., Barron, B., Pea, R., Meltzoff, A., Roschelle, J., Kuhl, P., Bell, P. (2006). Foundations and opportunities for an interdisciplinary science of learning. In K. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (pp. 19-34). New York: Cambridge University Press.

In this chapter, we argue that the learning sciences are poised for a "decade of synergy." We focus on several key traditions of theory and research with the potential for mutually influencing one another in ways that can transform how we think about the science of learning, as well as how future educators and scientists are trained. The thre...

Tags: learning, science, science education, training, implicit learning

book :: Sabelli, N., Meltzoff, A., Barron, B., Pea, R., Reeves, B., Bransford, J., Vye, N., Stevens, R., Kuhl, P., Roschelle, J., Schwartz, D., Bell, P. (2006). Learning theories and education: Toward a decade of synergy. In P. Alexander, P. Winne (Eds.), Handbook of educational psychology, 2nd edition (pp. 209-244). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Our goal is to provide an overview of important aspects of human learning that are particularly relevant to educators. Doing so represents an exciting but difficult challenge because human learning is a highly complex topic. Different theories have emerged as researchers have focused on different kinds of learning. Some have focused on the acqui...

Tags: synergy, learning, education, teaching, review, meta

book :: Cervetti, G. N., Tilson, J. L., Darling-Hammond, L., Barron, B., Pearson, P. D., Schoenfeld, A. H., Stage, E. K., Zimmerman, T. D. (2008). Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

The nation's leading education experts present the best teaching strategies for powerful learning Teaching: what works, what doesn't, and why? Within the fields of reading, math, and science, bestselling author Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues describe, in clear and practical terms, the best teaching methods for K-12 student understanding...

Tags: teaching, education, learning, strategy, style, classroom, students

book :: R. Goldman, R. D. Pea, B. Barron, S. Derry (Eds.). (2007). Video Research in the Learning Sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning sciences as a way of knowing about learning, teaching, and educational processes. The aim of the contributors, a community of scholars using video in their ...

Tags: learning, teaching, video, digital, technology, development

book :: Callanan, M., Valle, A., Azmitia, M. (2007). Expanding studies of family conversations about science through video analysis. In R. Goldman, R. Pea, B. Barron, S. Derry (Eds.), Video Research in the Learning Sciences (pp. 227-237). Routledge.

Book Description: Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning sciences as a way of knowing about learning, teaching, and educational processes. The aim of the contributors, a community of scholars usi...

Tags: video, research, learning, science, theoretical, methodological, technological, teaching, educational, interaction, peer, family, informal, classroom, family, conversation