Profile: Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver

Departments

Educational Psychology

Education

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Publications

Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Chinn, C. A.,  Chan, C. K., & O’Donnell, A. M., (in press). International Handbook of Collaborative Learning. Taylor and Francis.

Puntambekar, S., Erkens, G., Hmelo-Silver, C. E. (2011).  Analyzing interactions in CSCL: Methodology, approaches, and issues.  New York: Springer.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Jordan, R., Liu, L., & Chernobilsky, C. E. (2011). Representational Tools for Understanding Complex Computer-supported Collaborative Learning Environments.  In S. Puntambekar, G. Erkens, & C. E. Hmelo-Silver (Eds.). Analyzing interactions in CSCL: Methodology, approaches and issues. NY: Springer.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Liu, L. & Jordan, R. (2009). Visual representation of a multidimensional coding scheme for understanding technology-mediated learning about complex natural systems. Research and Practice in Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments, 4, 253-280.

Liu, L. & Hmelo-Silver, C. E.(2009). Promoting complex systems learning through the use of conceptual representations in hypermedia. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46, 1023-1040.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E.,  Derry, S. J.,  Bitterman, A. H., Hatrak, N. (2009). Targeting Transfer in a STELLAR PBL Course for Pre-service Teachers.  Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning.3(2), 24-42. Retrieved from http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol3/iss2/4

Duncan, R. G., & Hmelo-Silver, C. E. (2009). Learning progressions: Aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment.  Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46, 606-609.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E. & Barrows, H. S. (2008). Facilitating collaborative knowledge building. Cognition and Instruction.

Hmelo-Silver, C.E., Katic, E., Nagarajan, A., & Chernobilsky, E. (2007). Soft leaders, hard artifacts, and the groups we rarely see: Using video to understand peer learning processes. In R. Goldman, R. Pea, B. Barron, & S. Derry (Eds.), Video research in the learning sciences (pp. 255-270). Mahwah NJ: Erlbaum.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Marathe, S., & Liu, L. (2007). Fish swim, rocks sit, and lungs breathe: Expert-novice understanding of complex systems.Journal of the Learning Sciences, 16, 307-331.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Duncan, R. G., Chinn, C. A. (2007). Scaffolding and achievement in problem-based and inquiry learning: A response to Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006). Educational Psychologist, 42, 99-107.

Derry, S. J., Hmelo-Silver, C. E.,   Nagarajan, A., Chernobilsky, E., & Beitzel, B. (2006). Cognitive Transfer Revisited: Can We Exploit New Media to Solve Old Problems on a Large Scale?  Journal of Educational Computing Research, 35, 145-162.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E. (2006). Design principles for scaffolding technology-based inquiry. In A. M. O’Donnell,  C. E. Hmelo-Silver, &  G. Erkens (Eds.). Collaborative learning, reasoning, and technology (pp. 147-170).Mahwah, NJ. Erlbaum.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E. & Barrows, H. S. (2006). Goals and strategies of a problem-based learning facilitator. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 1. 21-39.

Hmelo-Silver, C. E. (2003). Analyzing collaborative knowledge construction: Multiple methods for integrated understanding. Computers and Education, 41, 397-420.

Hmelo, C. E., Nagarajan, A., & Day, R. S. (2002). It’s harder than we thought it would be: A comparative case study of expert-novice experimentation. Science Education, 86, 219-243

Research Initiatives

I focus on how people learn about complex phenomena and how technology can help support that learning.  As part of this work, I study problem-based learning, collaborative knowledge construction, and computer supported collaborative learning.   I study the role of technology to support social  knowledge construction and collaborative learning and problem-solving. My research  investigates scaffolded support for problem-based learning, the use of video for learning,  and complex systems understanding.