Janet BowersAssociate ProfessorDepartment
of Mathematics and Statistics OFFICE: GMCS-570 E-Mail: JBowers@math.sdsu.edu |
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My interests involve researching the ways in which students' development of mathematical understandings can be supported through advanced technologies. During one recent project, I worked with a team of reserachers to develop three computer-based microworlds to support students' development of place value conceptions. These programs are described via the CandyFactory Programs link.
Articles in Refereed Journals
Bowers, J. S., & Nickerson, S. (in press). Students’ changing views of rates and graphs when working with a simulation microworld. To appear in Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics.
Bowers, J., Cobb, P., & McClain, K. (1999). The evolution of mathematical practices: A case study. Cognition and Instruction, 17, 25–64.
Cobb, P., & Bowers, J. S. (1999). Cognitive and situated learning perspectives in theory and practice. Educational Researcher, 28(2), 4–15.
Nickerson, S., Nydam, C., & Bowers, J. S. (in press). Linking algebraic concepts and contexts: Every picture tells a story. To appear in Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades.
Chapters in Refereed Books
Bowers, J. S. (2000). Symbolizing, mathematizing and communicating: A look toward the 21st century. In P. Cobb, E. Yackel, & K. McClain (Eds.), Symbolizing, communicating and mathematizing: Perspectives on discourse, tools, and instructional design (pp. 385–398). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Gravemeijer, K., Cobb, P., Bowers, J. S., & Whitenack, J. (2000). Symbolizing, modeling, and instructional design. In P. Cobb, E. Yackel, & K. McClain (Eds.), Symbolizing, communicating and mathematizing: Perspectives on discourse, tools, and instructional design (pp. 225–274). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
McClain, K., Cobb, P., & Bowers, J. (1998). A contextual investigation of three-digit addition and subtraction. In L. Morrow (Ed.), 1998 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: The teaching and learning of algorithms in school mathematics (pp. 141–150). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Articles in Refereed Proceedings
Barron, L., Bowers, J., & McClain, K. (1996). Evaluating an interactive CD-ROM designed for preservice teacher education. In L. Puig & A. Gutierrez (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twentieth Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, (Vol. 1, p. 208). Valencia, Spain: University of Valencia.
Bowers, J. S., & Doerr, H. M. (1998). Investigating teachers’ insights into the mathematics of change. In K. D. S. Berenson, M. Blanton, W. Coulombe, J. Kolbe, K. Norwood, & L. Stiff (Eds.), Proceedings of theTwentieth Conference of the Psychology of Mathematics Education—North American Chapter (Vol. 2, pp. 789-795). Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University.
Bowers, J. (1997). Analyzing students’ learning with microworlds: Do you see what I see? In J. Dossey, J. Swafford, M. Parmantie, & A. Dossey (Eds.), Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference of the Psychology of Mathematics Education—North American Chapter (Vol. 2, pp. 611–617). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.
Bowers, J., McClain, K., & Cobb, P. (1997). Design principles for developing integrated multimedia instructional materials. In E. Pehkonen (Ed.), Proceedings of the Twenty-First Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 1, p. 219). Lahti, Finland: Lahti Research and Training Center.
Bowers, J. (1995). Coordinating top-down and bottom-up approaches: An alternative perspective for developing a mathematical microworld. In J. L. Schnase & E. L. Cunnius (Eds.), Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (pp. 121–125). Bloomington: Indiana University.
Bowers, J. (1995). Designing computer learning environments based on the theory of realistic mathematics education. In L Miera & D. Carraher (Eds.), Proceedings of the Nineteenth Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 202–210). Recife, Brazil: Program Committee of the 19th PME Conference.
Bowers, J., Barron, L., & Goldman, E. (1994). An interactive media environment to enhance mathematics teacher education. In J. Willis, B. Robin, & D. A. Willis (Eds.), Technology and teacher education annual (pp. 515–519). Washington, DC: Society for Technology and Teacher Education.
Doerr, H., McClain, K., & Bowers, J. (1997). Design principles for developing integrated multimedia instructional materials. In E. Pehkonen (Ed.), Proceedings of the Twenty-First Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 217–224). Lahti, Finland: University of Helsinki.
Stewart, K., & Bowers, J. (1997,October). STEP: A Case study on building a bridge from HPC technologies to the secondary classroom. Paper presented at the SuperComputing ‘97 conference, San Jose, CA.
Bowers, J., & Cobb, P. (1994). The MacCandy Factory [Computer Program]. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University. (Produced in association with National Science Foundation Grant No. RED-9353587)
Goldman, E., Barron, L., Bassler, O., Cobb, P., Bowers, J., McClain, K., Robinson, C., St. Clair, J., Harwood, J., & Altman, J. (1994). Investigations in Teaching Geometry [Computer program]. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University. (Produced in association with National Science Foundation Grants No. TPE-8751472, TPE-8950310, TPE-9053826, and TPE-9154067)
Barron, L., Goldman, E., Bassler, O., Harwood, J., Starnes, L., Jones, L., Bowers, J., & Goin, L. (1992). Peabody Professional Development School [Computer program]. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University. (Produced in association with National Science Foundation Grants No. TPE-8751472, TPE-8950310, and TPE-9053826)
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