Sample of recent publications and proceedings

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Refereed Journal Articles:

Plummer, J.D. and Krajcik, J.S. (Accepted). Building a Learning Progression for Celestial Motion: Elementary Levels from an Earth-Based Perspective. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Download draft PDF Available from JRST.

Plummer, J.D., Zahm, V. and Rice, R. (Accepted). Inquiry and Astronomy: Preservice Teachers’ Investigations in Celestial Motion. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 21, 4, 471-493. Download PDF - Final version available from JSTE

Plummer, J.D. (2009). A Cross-Age Study of Children’s Knowledge of Apparent Celestial Motion. International Journal of Science Education. , 31(12): 1571-1606.Available from IJSE.

Plummer, J.D. (2009). Early Elementary Students’ Development of Astronomy Concepts in the Planetarium. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46(2): 192-209. Available from JRST.

Secker, J., Harris, W.E., and Plummer, J.D. (1997). Dwarf Galaxies in the Coma Cluster. II. Photometry and Analysis. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 109, 1377-1393.

Hunter, D. and Plummer, J.D. (1996). Sextans A: A Case Study of Star Formation and Gas Densities in Irregular Galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 462,732.

Conference papers:

Small, K.J., and Plummer, J.D. (2010). Motivating a new genre for the fulldome era: Perspectives from planetarium professionals. Paper presented at the Annual Meetin of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society, May 19-22, Portland, ME.Download PDF

Plummer, J.D. and Agan, L. (2010). Towards a Learning Progression Addressing the Seasons: A Comparison of Two Learning Trajectories with Middle School Students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, March 21-24, Philadelphia, PA.Download PDF

Plummer, J.D. and Slagle, C. (2009). A Learning Progression Approach to Teacher Professional Development in Astronomy. Paper presented at the Learning Progressions in Science conference, June 24-26, Iowa City, IA. Download PDF.

Plummer, J. D.& Slagle, C. (2009). Children Explaining Celestial Motion: Development of a Learning Progression. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. April 17-20, 2009, Garden Grove, CA. Download PDF.

Plummer, J. D.& Krajcik, J.S. (2008). A Learning Progression for Celestial Motion. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. March 30-April 2, Baltimore, MD. Download PDF.

Plummer, J. D., Rice, R., & Zahm, V. (2008). Inquiry and Astronomy: Investigations in Celestial Motion. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. March 30-April 2, Baltimore, MD. Download PDF.