Kalyani Raghavan
Project Director, MARS
Co-Project Director (Evaluation), ASSET
733, Learning Research and Development Center
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
(+1) (412) 624-9580
kalyani+@pitt.edu
Research Interests
| Design and development of innovative middle-school curriculum materials to promote qualitative understanding of central ideas in science and mathematics. Of special interest is the effective integration of software with real world investigative activities to facilitate problem solving, model-based reasoning, and concept understanding. |
Education
| M.S. (Computer Science) | University of Pittsburgh | 1985 |
| Ph.D. (Applied Mathematics) | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India | 1972 |
| M.Sc. (Mathematics) | University of Madras, India | 1965 |
| B.Sc. (Mathematics with Physics) | University of Madras, India | 1961 |
Experience
| 1986 - present: | Research Associate, LRDC, University of Pittsburgh: |
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Design, development, and evaluation of computer-supported middle-school science curriculum that encourages model-assisted reasoning. | |
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Evaluation of the impact of a local systemic change project on science instruction. | |
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Evaluation of alternative assessments (Connecticut and California). | |
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Design and development of computer-based discovery learning environments for economics, geometrical optics, and electricity using artificial intelligence techniques. |
| 1986 - present: | Instructor (Part-time), Department of Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh. |
| 1992 - present: | Faculty, Intelligent Systems Program, University of Pittsburgh. |
| 1984 - 1985: | Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh. |
| 1980 - 1983: | Instructor (Part-time), Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh. |
| 1972 - 1974: | Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Minnesota. |
| 1974: | Research Assistant, School of Business, University of Minnesota. |
| 1968 - 1972: | Research Fellow, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. |
| 1965 - 1968: | Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Stella Maris College, Madras, India. |
| 1961 - 1963: | Assistant Lecturer, Department of English, Stella Maris College, Madras, India. |
Awards & Honors
| 1992: | EDUCOM awards for best social sciences software (Smithtown) and best instructional innovation. |
| 1970: | Student invitee - International Mathematical Union's Congress in Nice, France. |
Sponsored Research Activity
| 1986 - 1992: | With Robert Glaser & Leona Schauble: Promote inquiry skills through intelligent computer environments. [OERI] |
| 1992 - 1994: | With Robert Glaser & Gail Baxter: Cognitive-theory-based design characteristics of science assessments. [CRESST] |
| 1992 - 1995: | With Robert Glaser: Promote model-assisted reasoning in middle-school science. [A. W. Mellon Foundation] |
| 1995 - present: | Lead Evaluator: Allegheny Schools Science and Education Technology (ASSET), a local systemic change project involving thirty Allegheny school districts. [NSF & local foundations] |
| 1998 - present | Model-Assisted Reasoning in Science. Promote model-centered, computer-integrated middle-school science instruction. [Field-Initiated Studies Educational Research Grant, Office of Educational Research and improvement] |
Professional Community Service
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Assessment Committee: PA Science, Technology, Environmental, and Ecology Process. |
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Assessment Advisory Committee: Allegheny Intermediate Unit. |
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Task Force on Middle School Science Curriculum & Assessment: Pittsburgh Regional Math/Science Collaborative. |
Professional Membership
NARST, NSTA, AAPT, AACE.
Selected Publications
Raghavan, K., Sartoris, M. L., & Glaser, R. (1998). Interconnecting science and mathematics concepts: Area and volume. In R. Lehrer & D. Chazan (Eds.), Designing Learning Environments for Developing Understanding of Geometry and Space (pp. 267-295). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Raghavan, K., Sartoris, M. L., & Glaser, R. (1998). Why does it go up? The impact of the MARS curriculum as revealed through changes in student explanations of a helium balloon. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 35(5), 547-567.
Raghavan, K., Sartoris, M. L., & Glaser, R. (1998). Impact of the MARS curriculum: The mass unit. Science Education, 82(1): 53-91.
Raghavan, K., Sartoris, M. L., & Glaser, R. (1997). The impact of model-centered instruction on student learning: The area and volume units. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 16: 362-404.
Raghavan, K., Glaser, R., & Sartoris, M. L. (1995). MARS, a computer-supported middle-school science curriculum to foster model-based analytical reasoning. In Proceedings from the Working Conference on Applications of Technology in the Science Classroom (pp. 17-56). Columbus, OH: The National Center for Science Teaching and Learning.
Raghavan, K & Glaser, R. (1995). Model-based analysis and reasoning in science: The MARS curriculum. Science Education, 79(1): 37-61
Raghavan, K. & Glaser, R. (1994). Studying and teaching model-based reasoning in science. In S. Vosniadou, E. De Corte, & H. Mandl (Eds.), Technology-based learning environments: Psychological and educational foundations (pp. 104-111). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Raghavan, K., Kesidou, S., & Sartoris, M. L. (1993). Model-centered curriculum for model-based reasoning. The Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics. Ithaca, NY: Misconceptions Trust.
Raghavan, K., Schauble, L., & Glaser, R. (1991). A Graphic notation to support reflection in scientific reasoning. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Learning Sciences. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University.
Schauble, L., Glaser, R., Raghavan, K., & Reiner, M. (1991). Causal models and experimentation strategies in scientific reasoning. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1(2), 201-238.
Schauble, L., Klopfer, L., & Raghavan, K. (1991). Students' transition from an engineering model to a science model of experimentation. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 18(9), 859-882.
Software/ Curriculum Products
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MARS software (Macintosh and PC), teacher manuals and student workbooks - One set for each of the units area, volume, mass, force, net force, forces in liquids, buoyancy, and floating and sinking. |
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Smithtown software and user manual. |