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School engagement: Potential of the concept, state of the evidence by Fredricks, Jennifer A, Blumenfeld, Phyllis C, Paris, Alison H

“…The concept of school engagement has attracted increasing attention as representing a possible antidote to declining academic motivation and achievement…”
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Inquiry-based science in the middle grades: Assessment of learning in urban systemic reform by Marx, Ronald W., Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Krajcik, Joseph S., Fishman, Barry, Soloway, Elliot, Geier, Robert, Tal, Revital Tali

“…Science education standards established by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Research Council (NRC) urge less…”
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Change in Children's Competence Beliefs and Subjective Task Values Across the Elementary School Years: A 3-Year Study by Wigfield, Allan, Eccles, Jacquelynne S, Yoon, Kwang Suk, Harold, Rena D, Arbreton, Amy J. A, Freedman-Doan, Carol, Blumenfeld, Phyllis C

“…The authors assessed change over 3 years in elementary school children's competence beliefs and subjective task value in the domains of math, reading,…”
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Classroom Learning and Motivation: Clarifying and Expanding Goal Theory by Blumenfeld, Phyllis C

“…This article suggests directions for future research on goal theory. It points out areas in which attention to definition of constructs and to problems in…”
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Standardized test outcomes for students engaged in inquiry-based science curricula in the context of urban reform by Geier, Robert, Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Marx, Ronald W., Krajcik, Joseph S., Fishman, Barry, Soloway, Elliot, Clay-Chambers, Juanita

“…Considerable effort has been made over the past decade to address the needs of learners in large urban districts through scaleable reform initiatives. We…”
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Students' Goal Orientations and Cognitive Engagement in Classroom Activities by Meece, Judith L, Blumenfeld, Phyllis C, Hoyle, Rick H

“…We used structural equation analysis to test the validity of a goal mediational model for conceptualizing the influence of individual and situational variables…”
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Predicting Achievement Early and Late in the Semester: The Role of Motivation and Use of Learning Strategies by Pokay, Patricia, Blumenfeld, Phyllis C

“…Relations among motivation, learning strategy use, and achievement were examined. Questionaires were group administered to 283 high school students in geometry…”
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Inquiry in Project-Based Science Classrooms: Initial Attempts by Middle School Students by Krajcik, Joseph, Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Marx, Ronald W., Bass, Kristin M., Fredricks, Jennifer, Soloway, Elliot

“…Although inquiry is an essential component of science learning, we know little about students' experience with inquiry in regular science classrooms. Our goal…”
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences by Sawyer, R. Keith

“…Learning sciences is an interdisciplinary field that studies teaching and learning. The sciences of learning include cognitive science, educational psychology,…”
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Urban schools' teachers enacting project-based science by Tal, Tali, Krajcik, Joseph S., Blumenfeld, Phyllis C.

“…What teaching practices foster inquiry and promote students to learn challenging subject matter in urban schools? Inquiry‐based instruction and successful…”
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Enacting Project-Based Science by Marx, Ronald W., Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Krajcik, Joseph S., Soloway, Elliot

“…Recommendations for reform in science education place a premium on students' understanding of scientific concepts and their ability to identify problems,…”
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New technologies for teacher professional development by Marx, Ronald W., Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Krajcik, Joseph S., Soloway, Elliot

“…This article describes the potential of new technologies for teacher professional development. The article examines literature on teacher knowledge and…”
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Credit and Blame Among American and Japanese Children: Normative, Cultural, and Individual Differences by Hamilton, V. Lee, Blumenfeld, Phyllis C, Akoh, Hiroshi, Miura, Kanae

“…Japanese and American 5th graders ( N = 593 children, 198 American and 395 Japanese) assigned credit and blame to good and bad classroom deeds and…”
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A Collaborative Model for Helping Middle Grade Science Teachers Learn Project-Based Instruction by Krajcik, Joseph S., Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Marx, Ronald W., Soloway, Elliot

“…We describe our collaborative work on project-based instruction with middle school teachers. Grounded in constructivist theory, project-based instruction…”
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Teacher talk and students' reasoning about morals, conventions, and achievement by Blumenfeld, P.C, Pintrich, P.R, Hamilton, V.L

“…First and fifth graders' reasons for adhering to classroom achievement, moral, and conventional norms were collected during individual interviews. Reasons were…”
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The Formation and Role of Self Perceptions of Ability in Elementary Classrooms by Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Pintrich, Paul R., Meece, Judith, Wessels, Kathleen

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Citizenship and scholarship in Japanese and American fifth grades by Hamilton, V. Lee, Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Akoh, Hiroshi, Miura, Kanae

“…Japanese and American teachers' attempts to socialize children and their students' judgments of norms were examined across four domains of classroom life:…”
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Lessons Learned: How Collaboration Helped Middle Grade Science Teachers Learn Project-Based Instruction by Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Krajcik, Joseph S., Marx, Ronald W., Soloway, Elliot

“…We draw conclusions regarding how 5 teachers learned to enact an instructional program based on constructivist theory in their classrooms, project-based…”
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Task Factors, Teacher Behavior, and Students' Involvement and Use of Learning Strategies in Science by Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Meece, Judith L.

“…194 fourth through sixth graders from 8 classes participated in this study. 4 science lessons that varied with respect to level of cognitive content,…”
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Learning With Peers: From Small Group Cooperation to Collaborative Communities by Blumenfeld, Phyllis C., Marx, Ronald W., Soloway, Elliot, Krajcik, Joseph

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