Dr. Martina Nieswandt – Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Professional Interests: Students’ interests and motivation; Computational media for learning; Learning in- and out-of-school; External representations and student cognition.; Motivation, affects and cognition in learning and teaching science in grade K-16; Science teacher identity; Issues of English language learners in science classes; Urban education with emphasis on science teaching and learning
Email: mnieswan@educ.umass.edu
Elizabeth McEneaney, PhD – Co-Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Professional Interests: Sociology of education, program evaluation and the use of data by school administrators and teachers , educational policy, urban education, the charter school movement, the role of community and non-profit organizations in supporting schooling and child well-being, authentic assessment, research methods and statistics.
Email: emcenean@educ.umass.edu
Miancheng Guo– Research Assistant
Graduate Student, Science Education
College of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Learning and Research Interests: Students’ interest and motivation in science and engineering, inquiry-based teaching and learning, and design-based science.
Email: mianchengguo@educ.umass.edu