Curriculum Vitae
JOHN J. CLEMENT
Address: School of Education, Furcolo Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
01003. 413-***-****. Scientific Reasoning Research Institute, U. of
Massachusetts. 413-***-****. Home: 296 N. Silver Lane, Sunderland, MA,
01375 413-***-****, *******@****.*****.***. Spouse: Barbara Morrell.
Education:
1964-1968 Harvard University, A.B. degree in Physics (cum laude), 1968.
1975-1976 Visiting Scholar, Committee on Culture and Cognition, University of Illinois.
Conducted research on case studies of students' mathematical thinking under
J. Easley.
1973-1976 University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Ed.D. in Instructional Applications Of
Computers And Mathematics Education, Graduate School of Education, 1977.
Professional Experience:
2010-present Professor Emeritus, Science Education, School of Education, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst.
1997-2010 Professor, Science Education, School of Education, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst.
1997-present Adjunct Professor, Scientific Reasoning Research Institute, College of Natural
Sciences and Mathematics.
1980-1996 Senior Research Director for the Scientific Reasoning Research Institute,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Analyzing and remediating students'
conceptual difficulties in science and mathematics.
Spring, 1989 Acting Director, Basic Mathematics Program, University of Massachusetts (25
full and part-time employees).
1983-1996 Adjunct Assistant and Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of
Education.
1983- 1998 Adjunct Assistant and Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychology Department.
1977-1980 Staff Associate and Research Associate, Scientific Reasoning Research Institute
and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts.
1968-1972 Curriculum Development Specialist, School District of Philadelphia.
RESEARCH
Honors:
Outstanding Accomplishment in Research and Creative Activity Award, U. of
Massachusetts, Amherst (awarded to 8-10 faculty each year), 2007.
National Career award: Distinguished Contributions to Science Education
Through Research Award from the National Association for Research in
Science Teaching, 2005.
Accomplishment Based Renewal Grant Award, National Science Foundation
(grant award based primarily on accomplishments from previous awards),
1995.
Grant Awards for Proposals authored by Clement: (J. Clement, PI, unless otherwise
noted)
Visual Modeling Strategies In Science Teaching, NSF REESE Program,
$979,098, 8/15/07 - 8/1/10. The long-term goal of this project is to find principles
of instruction for developing students visualizable models in science, including
design principles for curriculum development, technological tools, and new
pedagogical principles.
Understanding and Fostering Model Based Learning In Science, NSF Role
Program, $956,126, 9/1/03-08. The long term goal of this research project is to
expand our theory of conceptual change processes common to three major subject
areas in science and to develop an accompanying set of effective instructional
strategies for teaching science.
Deepening Conceptual Understanding in Middle School Life Science, NSF, (4
years, $849,221) . 4/00-4/05.
STEMTEC Project (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Teacher
Education Collaborative), contributing organizer and author; (M. Sternheim, A.
Feldman, et al, principal investigators); National Science Foundation (5 years,
approx. $5 Mil.), 1997-2002.
Learning with Distributed Instruction, NSF, Beverly Woolf, Dept. of Computer
Science, PI, J. Clement, et al., co-PI s, 2 years, $373,800, 1998-2001.
Contributions to planning and staffing a grant to Neil Stillings, Professor of
Psychology, School of Communications and Cognitive Science, Hampshire
College. Inquiry-based science learning: Cognitive measures and systems
support. NSF Learning & Intelligent Systems Program, $1.1 Mil. over three
years.
Fostering Conceptual Change in Science Learning, National Science Foundation,
Research on Teaching and Learning Program, $514,574, 3 years,
(Accomplishment Based Renewal Award) 9/95-9/99.
Faculty sponsor for Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Award to Janice Gobert,
$80,000, 1997.
Methods for Improving Teaching Strategies in Science, principal investigator.
National Science Foundation, (3 years, $544,493) 1992.
Strategies for Overcoming Misconceptions in Science, principal investigator.
National Science Foundation (4 years, $567,175, including funded extension),
1988.
An Investigation of Methods for Overcoming Misconceptions in Science,
principal investigator. National Science Foundation (3 years, $314,000), 1985.
A Program of Applied Research on Scientific Reasoning Processes, primary
author; (J. Lochhead, principal investigator); National Science Foundation (3
years, $382,000), 1980.
The Role of Preconceptions and Representational Transformations in
Understanding Science and Mathematics, primary author; (J. Lochhead, principal
investigator); National Science Foundation (2 years, $138,000), 1978.
Identifying Different Levels of Understanding in Physics Students, primary
author; (F. Byron, principal investigator); National Science Foundation (1 year,
$20,900), 1977.
Cataloguing Students' Conceptual Models in Physics, J. Lochhead, J. Clement,
and F. Byron; (F. Byron, principal investigator) National Science Foundation (1
year, $18,000), 1976.
Citations:
>2600 citations in Google Scholar
Publications: Books
Lochhead, J. and Clement, J. (Eds.) (1979). Cognitive process instruction.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Camp, C., Clement, J., Brown, D., Gonzalez, K., Kudukey, J. Minstrell, J.,
Schultz, K., Steinberg, M., Veneman, V., and Zietsman, A. (2010). Second
Edition. Preconceptions in mechanics: Lessons dealing with conceptual
difficulties. College Park, MD: American Association of Physics Teachers.
Clement, J., (2008). Creative model construction in scientists and students: The
role of imagery, analogy, and mental simulation. Dordrecht: Springer. 630
pages. This monograph presents a theory of imagery based conceptual learning
and creativity in science that was developed from a data base of think aloud
protocols from experts and students.
Clement, John, and Rea-Ramirez, Mary Anne, Editors (2008). Model based
learning and instruction in science. Dordrecht: Springer. Edited collection of
chapters by our research team which describes new, model based teaching
methods in science instruction and presents research results on their
characteristics and effectiveness.
Books in Progress:
Ramirez, M., Nunez, M. and Clement, J. Energy and the human body, (a 350 p.
middle school biology curriculum).
Publications: Articles and Chapters:
Stephens, L. and Clement, J. (2012). The role of thought experiments in
science learning. To appear in K. Tobin, C. McRobbie, and B. Fraser,
International Handbook of Science Education, Vol. II. Dordrecht: Springer.
Price, N., Leibovitch, A., and Clement, J. (2011). Teaching strategies for using
simulations in the classroom: A descriptive case study. In I. Saleh & M.S. Khine
(Eds.), Practitioner Research: Teachers Investigations in Classroom Teaching.
Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Stephens, L. & Clement, J. (2010). Documenting the use of expert scientific
reasoning processes by high school physics students. Physical Review Special
Topics - Physics Education Research, 6(2): URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.6.020122
Clement, J. (2009). Analogical reasoning via imagery: The role of
transformations and simulations. In B. Kokinov, K. Holyoak, and D. Gentner,
New frontiers in analogy research. Sofia: New Bulgarian University Press.
Clement, J. (2009). The role of imagistic simulation in scientific thought
experiments. TOPICS in Cognitive Science, 1: 686 710.
Rea-Ramirez, M., Nunez-Oviedo, M., and Clement, J. (2009). The role of
discrepant questioning leading to model element modification. Journal of Science
Teacher Education, 20(2), 95.
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Clement, J. (2008). The role of explanatory models in teaching for conceptual
change. In S. Vosniadou (Ed.), International handbook of research on conceptual
change. Amsterdam, Routledge.
Clement, J. (2008). Six levels of organization for curriculum design and teaching.
In J. Clement & M. A. Rea-Ramirez (Eds.), Model based learning and instruction
in science (pp. 255-272). Dordrecht: Springer.
Clement, J. (2008). Student/teacher co-construction of visualizable models in
large group discussion. In J. Clement & M. A. Rea-Ramirez (Eds.), Model based
learning and instruction in science (pp. 11-22). Dordrecht: Springer.
Clement, J. & Steinberg, M. (2008). Case study of model evolution in electricity:
Learning from both observations and analogies. In J. Clement & M. A. Rea-
Ramirez (Eds.), Model based learning and instruction in science (pp. 103-116).
Dordrecht: Springer.
Else, M., Clement, J. & Rea-Ramirez, M. A. (2008). Using analogies in science
teaching and curriculum design: Some guidelines. In J. Clement & M. A. Rea-
Ramirez (Eds.), Model based learning and instruction in science (pp. 215-232).
Dordrecht: Springer.
Nunez-Oviedo, M. C. & Clement, J. (2008). A competition strategy and other
discussion modes for developing mental models in large group discussion. In J.
Clement & M. A. Rea-Ramirez (Eds.), Model based learning and instruction in
science (pp. 117-138). Dordrecht: Springer.
Nunez-Oviedo, M. C., Clement, J. & Rea-Ramirez, M. A. (2008). An
instructional model derived from model construction and criticism theory. In J.
Clement & M. A. Rea-Ramirez (Eds.), Model based learning and instruction in
science (pp. 23-44). Dordrecht: Springer.
Nunez-Oviedo, M. C., Clement, J. & Rea-Ramirez, M. A. (2008). Developing
complex mental models in biology through model evolution. In J. Clement & M.
A. Rea-Ramirez (Eds.), Model based learning and instruction in science (pp. 173-
194). Dordrecht: Springer.
Clement, J. (2006). Thought experiments and imagery in expert protocols. In L.
Magnani, ed., Model-based reasoning in science and engineering, London:
College Publications, 151-166.
Clement, J., Zietsman, A., and Monaghan, J. (2005). Imagery in science learning
in experts and students. In Gilbert, J., Visualization in science education (pp.
169-184). Dordrecht: Springer.
Clement, J. and Steinberg, M. (2002) Step-wise evolution of models of electric
circuits: A learning-aloud case study. Journal of the Learning Sciences 11(4),
389-452.
Steinberg, M. and Clement, J. (2001). Evolving mental models of electric
circuits. In Behrendt, H. et al. (eds.), Research in science education Past,
present, and Future, 235-240. Dordrecht: Kluwer.
Richard Yuretich, Samia Khan, Mark Leckie, and John Clement (2001). Active-
learning methods improve student performance and scientific interest in a large
introductory oceanography course. Journal of Geoscience Education, March,
2001.
Clement, J. (2000) Model based learning as a key research area for science
education. International Journal of Science Education 22(9), 1041-1053..
Monaghan, J. M. & Clement, J. (2000). Algorithms, visualization, and mental
models: High school students' interactions with a relative motion
simulation. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 9 (4), 311-325.
Clement, J. (2000) Analysis of clinical interviews: Foundations and model
viability. In Lesh, R. and Kelly, A., Handbook of research methodologies for
science and mathematics education (pp. 341-385). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum.
Monaghan, J. M. & Clement, J. (1999). Use of a computer simulation to develop
mental simulations for learning relative motion concepts. International Journal of
Science Education, 21(9), 921-944.
Gobert, J. & Clement, J. (1999). The effects of student-generated diagrams
versus student-generated summaries on conceptual understanding of spatial,
causal, and dynamic knowledge in plate tectonics. Journal of Research in Science
Teaching, 36(1), 39-53.
Clement, J. (1998). Expert novice similarities and instruction using analogies.
International Journal of Science Education, 20(10), 1271-1286.
Zietsman, A. and Clement, J. (1997). The role of extreme case reasoning in
instruction for conceptual change. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 6(1), 61-89.
Clement, J. (1994). Use of physical intuition and imagistic simulation in expert
problem solving. D. Tirosh, (Ed.), Implicit and explicit knowledge. Norwood,
NJ: Ablex Publishing Corp., 204-244.
Schultz, K. and Clement, J. (1994). The use of class discussion and analogies in
teaching: Examples from one physics classroom. In C. Camp, et al.,
Preconceptions in mechanics: Lessons dealing with conceptual difficulties.
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt.
Clement, J. (1993). Using bridging analogies and anchoring intuitions to deal
with students' preconceptions in physics. Journal of Research in Science
Teaching, 30(10), 1241-1257.
Brown, D., & Clement, J. (1991). Classroom teaching experiments in mechanics.
In R. Duit, F. Goldberg, & H. Niedderer (Eds.), Research in physics learning -
theoretical issues and empirical studies. San Diego, CA: San Diego State
University.
Clement, J. (1991). Non-formal reasoning in science: The use of analogies,
extreme cases, and physical intuition. In Voss, J., Perkins, D., & Segal, J. (Eds.),
Informal reasoning and education. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Clement, J. (1991). Constructivism in the classroom, review of Steffe and T.
Wood (Eds.), Transforming children's mathematics education, in Journal for
Research in Mathematics Education, 22(5), 422-428.
Steinberg, M. Brown, D. & Clement J. (1990). Genius is not immune to
persistent misconceptions: Conceptual difficulties impeding Isaac Newton and
contemporary physics students. International Journal of Science Education, 12,
265-273.
Murray, T., Schultz, K., Brown, D., and Clement, J. (1990). An analogy-based
computer tutor for remediating science misconceptions. Journal of Interactive
Learning Environments, 1(2).
Clement, J. (1989). Learning via model construction and criticism: Protocol
evidence on sources of creativity in science. Glover, J., Ronning, R., and
Reynolds, C. (Eds.), Handbook of creativity: Assessment, theory and research.
NY: Plenum, 341-381.
Clement, J., Brown, D., and Zietsman, A. (1989). Not all preconceptions are
misconceptions: Finding anchoring conceptions for grounding instruction on
students' intuitions. International Journal of Science Education, 11: 554-565.
Brown, D., and Clement, J. (1989). Overcoming misconceptions via analogical
reasoning: Factors influencing understanding in a teaching experiment.,
Instructional Science, 18: 237-261.
Clement, J. (1989). The concept of variation and misconceptions in Cartesian
graphing. Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 11(2), 77-87.
Clement, J. and Konold, C., (1989). Fostering basic problem-solving skills in
mathematics. For the Learning of Mathematics, 9(3), pp. 26-30.
Clement, J. (1988). Observed methods for generating analogies in scientific
problem solving. Cognitive Science, 12: 563-586.
Clement, J. (1987). Generation of spontaneous analogies by students solving
science problems. Topping, D., Crowell, D., and Kobayashi, V. (Eds.), Thinking
across cultures. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 303-308.
Clement, J. (1983). A conceptual model discussed by Galileo and used
intuitively by physics students. Gentner, D., and Stevens, A.L. (Eds.), Mental
models. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Clement, J. (1982). Students' preconceptions in introductory mechanics. The
American Journal of Physics, 50(1), 66-71.
Soloway, E., Lochhead, J., and Clement, J. (1982). Does computer programming
enhance problem solving ability? Some positive evidence on algebra word
problems. Seidel, R.J., Anderson, R.E., and Hunter, B. (Eds.), Computer
literacy: Issues and directions for 1985. New York: Academic Press.
Clement, J. (1982). Algebra word problem solutions: Thought processes
underlying a common misconception. Journal for Research in Mathematics
Education, 13(1), 16-30.
Clement, J., Lochhead, J., and Monk, G. (1981). Translation difficulties in
learning mathematics. American Mathematical Monthly, 88(4), 286-290.
Clement, J. (1981). Cognitive microanalysis: an approach to analyzing intuitive
mathematical reasoning processes. In Wagner, S., & Geeslin, W. (Eds.),
Modeling Mathematical Cognitive Development, ERIC Clearinghouse for
Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, Ohio State University.
Clement, J., Narode, R., and Rosnick, P. (1981). Intuitive misconceptions in
algebra as a source of math anxiety, Focus on Learning Problems in
Mathematics, 3(4), 36-45.
Clement, J. (1981). Solving Problems with formulas: Some limitations.
Engineering Education, 72(2), 158-162.
Fredette, N, and Clement, J. (1981). Students' misconceptions of an electric
circuit: What do they mean? Journal of College Science Teaching, 10(5), 280-
285.
Clement, J. (1981). Students' preconceptions in physics and Galileo's discussion
of falling bodies. Problem Solving, 3(1), 3-5.
Rosnick, P., and Clement, J. (1980). Learning without understanding: The effect
of tutoring strategies on algebra misconceptions. Journal of Mathematical
Behavior, 3(1), 3-27.
Clement, J. (1979). Introduction to research in cognitive process instruction.
Lochhead, J. and Clement, J. (Eds.), Cognitive process instruction. Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Clement, J. (1979). Mapping a student's causal conceptions from a problem
solving protocol. Lochhead, J. and Clement, J. (Eds.), Cognitive process
instruction, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Clement, J. (1979). Patterns in Joey's comments on arithmetic problems. Journal
of Mathematical Behavior, 2(2), 55-68.
Papers in Conference Proceedings:
Williams, E.G. & Clement, J. (2011). Multiple levels of discussion-based
teaching strategies for supporting students construction of mental models.
Proceedings of the NARST Annual Meeting, Orlando, April, 2011.
Price, N. and Clement, J. (2011). Comparative case studies of discussion
strategies used in dynamic computer simulation vs. static image-based sessions.
Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the National Association for
Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Orlando, FL.
Leibovitch, A., Stephens, L., Price, N., and Clement, J. (2011). Discussion-
based strategies for use of simulations and animations in middle and high school
science classrooms. Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the National
Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Orlando, FL.
Williams, E.G. and Clement, J. (2010). Supporting students construction of
mental models for electric circuits: An investigation of teacher moves used in
whole class discussions. Proceedings of the NARST Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA, March, 2010.
Stephens, L., Vasu, I., & Clement, J. (2010). Small group vs. whole class use of
interactive computer simulations: Comparative case studies of matched high
school physics classes. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the National
Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.
Stephens, L. & Clement, J. (2009). Extreme case reasoning and model based
learning in experts and students. Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Meeting of the
National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Anaheim, CA.
Williams, E.G. and Clement, J. (2009). Model co-construction in high school
physics: A case study of teachers intended instructional pathways and recovery
routes. Proceedings of the NARST Annual Meeting Garden Grove, CA, April,
2009.
Stephens, L. & Clement, J. (2008). Anchoring student reasoning in prior
knowledge: Characteristics of anchoring cases in a curriculum. Proceedings of the
2008 Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science
Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Clement, J. (2008). Six strategy levels for model based teaching. Proceedings of
the NARST Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD, April, 2008
Williams, E.G. & Clement, J. (2008). Co-constructing explanatory mental
models in high school physics: Comparing ratios of teacher/ student participation.
Proceedings of the NARST Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD.
Williams, E. G. and Clement, J. (2008). A comparative case study of two castle
teachers: fostering students construction of explanatory mental models for
electric circuits - An invited paper presentation at the AAPT Winter Meeting,
Baltimore, Maryland.
Clement, J. (2007). Multiple time scale levels of organization for model-based
teaching strategies. Proceedings of the NARST Annual Meeting New Orleans,
LA, April, 2007.
Williams, E.G. & Clement, J. (2007). Identifying model-based teaching
strategies: A case study of two high school physics teachers. Proceedings of the
NARST Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA, April, 2007.
Stephens, L. & Clement, J. (2006). Depictive gestures as evidence for dynamic
mental imagery in four types of student reasoning. Proceedings of the Physics
Education Research Conference, Syracuse, New York, July 26-27, 2006.
Williams, G. and Clement, J. (2006) Model-based teaching of electricity:
improving student reasoning and confidence. American Association of Physics
Teachers Annual Conference, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, July 22-
26, 2006.
Stephens, L. & Clement, J. (2006). Designing classroom thought experiments:
what we can learn from imagery indicators and expert protocols. Proceedings of
the NARST 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Stephens, L. & Clement, J. (2006). Using expert heuristics for the design of
imagery-rich mental simulations for the science class. Proceedings of the NARST
2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Clement, J. (2006). Strategies for imagery use in expert protocols. Proceedings of
the NARST 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Ramirez, M., Nunez-Oviedo, M, Clement, J., and Gibson, H. (2004). Model
based reasoning among inner city middle school students. Proceedings of the
National Association for Research in Science Teaching.
Clement J. (2004). Imagistic processes in analogical reasoning: Conserving
transformations and dual simulations. In Forbus, K., Gentner, D. and Regier, T.,
Editors, Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference of the Cognitive
Science Society, 26, 233-238. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Clement J. (2003). Imagistic simulation in scientific model construction. In R.
Alterman and D. Kirsh, Editors, Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual
Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 25, 258-263. Mahwah, NJ:
Erlbaum.
Else, M., Clement, J. and Ramirez, M. (2003). Should different types of analogies
be treated differently in instruction? Observations from a middle-school life
science curriculum. Proceedings of the National Association for Research in
Science Teaching, Philadelphia.
Clement J. (2002). Protocol evidence on thought experiments used by experts. In
Wayne Gray and Christian Schunn, Eds., Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth
Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Clement, J. (2002). Managing student/teacher co- construction of visualizable
models in large group discussion. Proceedings of the AETS 2002 Conference.
Else, M., Ramirez, M., and Clement, J. (2002). When are analogies the right
tool? A look at the strategic use of analogies in teaching cellular respiration to
middle-school students. Proceedings of the AETS 2002 Conference.
Nunez, M., Ramirez, M., Clement, J., Else, M. (2002). Teacher-student co-
construction in middle school life science. Proceedings of the AETS 2002
Conference.
Clement, J. and Ramirez, M. (1998). The role of dissonance in conceptual change,
Proceedings of National Association for Research in Science Teaching.
Rea-Ramirez, M. and Clement, J. (1998). In search of dissonance: the evolution
of dissonance in conceptual change theory, Proceedings of National Association
for Research in Science Teaching.
Ramirez, M. and Clement, J. (1997) Teaching for understanding, part I: Concepts
of conceptual change and dissonance. In Proceedings of the International
Conference From Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding . Cornell
University.
Monaghan, J. & Clement, J. (June 1997) Conceptual Change in working physics
classrooms. In Proceedings of the International Conference on From
Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding . Cornell University.
Clement, J. and Ramirez, M. (1997) Teaching for understanding, part II:
Graphical representations of dissonance and conceptual change. In proceedings of
The International Conference on From Misconceptions to Constructed
Understanding, Cornell University.
Ramirez, M. and Clement, J. (1997) Conceptual models of human respiration and
misconceptions that present possible impediments to students understanding. In
Proceedings of the International Conference on From Misconceptions to
Constructed Understanding . Cornell University.
Rea-Ramirez, M. A., & Clement, J. (1997). Developing a conceptual framework
of students understanding of human respiration. In R. Abrams (Ed.),
Proceedings of the fourth International Misconceptions Seminar - From
Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding. Santa Cruz, CA: The Meaningful
Learning Research Group.
Steinberg, M. and Clement, J. (1997) Constructive model Evolution in the study
of electric circuits. In Proceedings of the international Conference From
Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding . Cornell University.
Monaghan, J. & Clement, J. (1996) Collaborative problem solving with relativity
simulations. In Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia 1996: Proceedings of
ED_MEDIA 96. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of
Computing in Education.
Monaghan, J. & Clement, J. (1995). Use of collaborative computer simulation
activities to facilitate relative motion learning. In Computer Support for
Collaborative Learning 95, Bloomington, IN, Indiana University.
Clement, J. (1994). Imagistic simulation and physical intuition in expert problem
solving. In Ram, A. and Eiselt, K. (Eds.) The Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the
Cognitive Science Society, (pp. 201-206) Lawrence Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ.
Monaghan, J. and Clement J. (1994). Use of a computer simulation to assist
students in learning relative motion concepts. Proceedings of the Third
International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science
and Mathematics. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
Zietsman, A. and Clement, J. (1994). Combining qualitative and quantitative
research methods in tutoring experiments. Proceedings of the Third International
Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and
Mathematics. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
Clement, J. (1993). Model construction and criticism cycles in expert reasoning.
In the Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science
Society. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Clement, J., with the assistance of Brown, D., Camp, C., Kudukey, J., Minstrell,
J., Palmer, D., Schultz, K., Shimabukuro, J., Steinberg, M., and Veneman, V.
(1987). Overcoming students' misconceptions in physics: The role of anchoring
intuitions and analogical validity. Novak, J. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2nd
International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science
and Mathematics, Cornell University.
Schultz, K., Murray, T., Clement, J., and Brown, D. (1987). Overcoming
misconceptions with a computer-based tutor. Novak, J. (Ed.), Proceedings of the
2nd International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in
Science and Mathematics, Cornell University.
Clement, J. (1986). Methods used to evaluate the validity of hypothesized
analogies. Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science
Society. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Clement, J. (1986). Dealing with conceptual difficulties in mechanics: The use
of analogies. Proceedings of the International Conference on Trends in Physics
Education, Tokyo, Japan.
Clement, J. (1985). Misconceptions in graphing. Proceedings of the Ninth
International Conference for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, The
Netherlands.
Clement, J. (1984). Basic problem solving skills as prerequisites for advanced
problem solving skills in mathematics and science. Proceedings of the Sixth
Annual Meeting, International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics
Education, North American Chapter. ERIC RIE #253-433.
Clement, J. (1983). Use of analogies and spatial transformations by experts in
solving mathematics problems. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, North
American Chapter, Montreal. ERIC RIE #ED-225-809.
Clement, J. (1982). Analogical reasoning patterns in expert problem solving.
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Ann
Arbor.
Clement, J. (1981). Analogy generation in scientific problem solving.
Proceedings of the Third Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society,
Berkeley, CA. ERIC RIE #SE-048-920.
Clement, J., Lochhead, J. and Soloway, E. (1980). Positive effects of computer
programming on students' understanding of variables and equations. Proceedings
of the Association for Computing Machinery National Conference, Nashville, TN.
Current Research Interests:
The role of imagery and nondeductive reasoning processes such as the use of
physical intuition, analogies, and mental simulation in the learning processes of
students and experts, including historical experts.
Design of curricula which promote student interest, thinking skills, and
conceptual understanding, including the use of cooperative learning techniques
and innovative technologies.
Analysis of domain-specific knowledge structures, including different
representations and intuitions contributing to conceptual understanding, as well as
persistent preconceptions and other critical barriers to learning.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
University of Massachusetts:
Courses
Ed 667 Theories of Discovery and Learning in Science and Education
(psychology of learning in science course for secondary teacher preparation
students and others.)
Ed 738 Survey of Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education.
Ed 794c Clinical Methods for Studying Knowledge, Reasoning, and Learning
Ed 838 Seminar in Science Education: Inquiry
Ed 897b Research Topics in Science and Mathematics Education
Previous Course Teaching
Ed 697x Theories of Reasoning and Problem Solving in Mathematics and Science
Education
Psychology 791A/Education 791X. The Psychology of Reasoning and Learning
in Physics.
Mathematics 011L (algebra for students who have difficulty in mathematics,
emphasizing cooperative learning, problem solving skills, and conceptual
understanding).
Psychology 690V The Psychology of Mathematics Instruction.
NSM 297L, Laboratory in Basic Mathematics (designed laboratory course for
students who have difficulty in mathematics, emphasizing use of visual models,
algebraic symbolization, and functions as tools for prediction).
Summer training program for teaching assistants preparing to teach remedial-level
mathematics, each summer 1983-1988.
Psychology 591B, graduate-undergraduate seminar, Theories of Problem Solving.
Education 632, co-taught graduate course, Introduction to Piaget for Educators.
Designed and taught an experimental Laboratory for Physics 190 (preparation for
mechanics). Designed eight laboratories on misconceptions in dynamics and on
the concept of function.
Wellesley, Massachusetts:
Organizer of a multi-year faculty/advanced graduate student seminar on Model
Construction in Science involving psychology, education, and philosophy faculty
from: U. Massachusetts, Boston; MIT; TERC; and Clark U. (Susan Carey,
Marianne Wiser, Carol Smith, Janice Gobert, and others.)
Graduate and Post-Doctoral Supervision:
Supervision of eight long term research assistantships in conjunction with
completed doctoral theses in science education. Seven of these students have
gone on to become college faculty members, e.g. at the U. of Ill., Urbana and the
U. of British Columbia, Vancouver; three were also post doctoral research
associates under my supervision. Supervision of one additional post doctoral
research associate and sponsor for her Spencer Fellowship Award. Numerous
doctoral comprehensive examination and thesis committees in education.
Curriculum Development:
Evaluations of classroom trials of our Energy in the Human Body curriculum for
7-8th grade found significant pre-post gains on tests of conceptual understanding
in four different schools including an urban school in Holyoke where state testing
scores have been the second lowest in the state. Revisions have yielded a 350
page color manual and a DVD based version of the curriculum.
Monaghan, J., and Clement, J., Lessons on relative motion. Technical report, U.
of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1996.
Preconceptions in Mechanics: Lessons for Overcoming Conceptual Difficulties,
Camp, C., Clement, J., Schultz, K., Brown, D., Kudukey, J., Minstrell, J.,
Steinberg, M., Veneman, V., & Zietsman, A. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt, 1994,
2010.
Twelve Mathematics Laboratory Units- Visualizing and Predicting:
Measurement, Proportions, and Functions, University of Massachusetts, 1986.
Seven Laboratories for Introductory Physics: Qualitative Physics and the Concept
of Function, University of Massachusetts, 1978.
Inductive Reasoning Skills at the Elementary Level, School District of
Philadelphia, 1974.
Cognitive Games for the Elementary Classroom, School District of Philadelphia,
1972.
"Smogtown" Computer Simulation Game (Grades 4-8), School District of
Philadelphia, 1972.
Professional Organizations:
American Educational Research Association
Cognitive Science Society
National Association for Research in Science Teaching
Community Service:
Companion in Big Brother Program, 1981 - 2000.