Julia Plummer

Astronomy & Education

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Refereed Journal Articles:

Plummer, J.D., Wasko, K., and Slagle, C. (2011). Children Learning to Explain Daily Celestial Motion: Understanding Astronomy Across Moving Frames of Reference. International Journal of Science Education.Download PDF

Plummer, J.D. and Krajcik, J.S. (2010). Building a Learning Progression for Celestial Motion: Elementary Levels from an Earth-Based Perspective. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 47(7): 768-787. Download draft PDF Available from JRST.

Small, K.J. and Plummer, J.D. (2010). Survey of the goals and beliefs of planetarium professionals regarding program design. Astronomy Education Review, 9(1). PDF avaliable

Plummer, J.D. and Zahm, V. (2010). Covering the Standards: Astronomy Teachers’ Preparation and Beliefs. Astronomy Education Review, 9(1). PDF avaliable

Plummer, J.D., Zahm, V. and Rice, R. (2010). 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.

Book Chapters:

Plummer, J.D.(2011, forthcoming). Challenges in defining and validating an astronomy learning progression. Learning Progressions in Science, A. Alonzo & A.W. Gotwals, Eds. Download PDF

Conference papers and presentations:

Plummer, J.D. (2011).  Evidence for the importance of interactive planetarium programs: Research on kinesthetic strategies with elementary students.  Presented at the Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium, Bremerton, WA.  Download PDF of the presentation.

Plummer, J.D. (2011).  Preservice teachers' first  experiences teaching astronomy: Challenges in designing and implementing inquiry-based astronomy instruction for elementary students in after school programs.  Poster presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific EPO meeting, Baltimore, MD.  Download PDF of the poster.

Plummer, J.D., Kocareli, A., and Slagle, C. (2011). Instructional support for children developing an ability to move between frames of reference in astronomy: Towards a learning progression in celestial motion. Paper presented at the annual Jean Piaget Society Meeting, Berkeley, CA. Download PDF of the poster - Download PDF of the draft paper

Plummer, J.D. and Small, K. (2011). Informal Science Educators’ Pedagogical Choices and Goals for Learners: The Case of Planetarium Professionals. Paper presented as part of a symposium at the American Educational Research Association annual conference, New Orleans, LA. Download PDF

Plummer, J.D., Krajcik, J., Bell, P., Duncan, R.G., Kenyon, L., & Songer, N. (2011). Examining learning progressions beyond content: Strands of scientific proficiency. Symposium presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Orlando, FL. Download PDF

Plummer, J.D. and Kocareli, A. (2011). Exploring pedagogical content knowledge in astronomy: Impact of professional development on elementary teachers. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education annual conference, Minneapolis, MN.Download presentation

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 Meeting 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.