Eli M. Silk
Rutgers University
33 Papers
226 Citations
Eli M. Silk is an academic researcher from Rutgers University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cognitive style & Curriculum. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 33 publications. Previous affiliations of Eli M. Silk include University of Michigan & Carnegie Mellon University.
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Papers
Engagement and Achievements: A Case Study of Design-Based Learning in a Science Context.
Yaron Doppelt,Matthew M. Mehalik,Christian D. Schunn,Eli M. Silk,Denis Krysinski +4 more
- 01 Mar 2008
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the use of design-based learning (DBL) to improve the learning of all students in science education reform and find that DBL has the potential to increase students' desire to learn, enhance students' success in science class, and increase student's interest in science topics.
Alfred: The Robot Waiter Who Remembers You
Bruce Maxwell,Lisa Meeden,Nii Saka Addo,Laura E. Brown,Paul E. Dickson,Jane Ng,Seth Olshfski,Eli M. Silk,Jordan Wales +8 more
- 01 Jan 1999
TL;DR: This paper describes the integrated navigation, natural language processing, and vision system that enabled Alfred the robot's unique features and a strong personality--that of a proper British butler.
Evaluating the impact of a facilitated learning community approach to professional development on teacher practice and student achievement
TL;DR: This paper evaluated the impact of teacher professional development (PD) on student achievement during implementation of a reform curriculum in a mid-size, urban school district over the span of two years and found that teachers who participated in the PD had approximately a one standard deviation advantage in their students' achievement over those who did not.
•Journal Article
Designing Technology Activities that Teach Mathematics
TL;DR: The Robot Synchronized Dancing (RSD) unit as mentioned in this paper was designed to teach proportional reasoning in the context of technological problem solving, which is a fundamental mathematical concept that relates to a wide range of situations in everyday life.
Problem framing and cognitive style: Impacts on design ideation perceptions
TL;DR: The authors investigated novice designers' perceptions of their ideas relative to problem frames and their cognitive styles, and found that innovative styles and framings correspond to higher perceptions of idea diversity and creativity, whereas adaptive frames correspond to lower perception of idea creativity and perceptions of greater difficulty generating ideas.
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