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Depicting the tree of life in museums: guiding principles from psychological research (2014)
Journal Article
Novick, L. R., Pickering, J., MacDonald, T., Diamond, J., Ainsworth, S. E., Aquino, A. E., Catley, K. M., Dodick, J., Evans, E. M., Matuk, C., Sacco, J., & Scott, M. (2014). Depicting the tree of life in museums: guiding principles from psychological research. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 7, Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-014-0025-0

The Tree of Life is revolutionizing our understanding of life on Earth, and, accordingly, evolutionary trees are increasingly important parts of exhibits on biodiversity and evolution. The authors argue that in using these trees to effectively commun... Read More about Depicting the tree of life in museums: guiding principles from psychological research.

The Multiple Representation Principle in Multimedia Learning (2014)
Book Chapter
AINSWORTH, S. (2014). The Multiple Representation Principle in Multimedia Learning. The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning 2nd edition (464-486). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369.024

© Cambridge University Press 2005, 2014. This chapter argues that to understand the ways that multiple representations should be designed to support learning, we need to consider the pedagogical functions that they play alongside their structural for... Read More about The Multiple Representation Principle in Multimedia Learning.

Do student perceptions of teaching predict the development of representational competence and biological knowledge? (2014)
Journal Article
Nitz, S., Ainsworth, S. E., Nerdel, C., & Prechtl, H. (2014). Do student perceptions of teaching predict the development of representational competence and biological knowledge?. Learning and Instruction, 31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2013.12.003

Dealing with representations is a crucial skill for students and such representational competence is essential for learning science. This study analysed the relationship between representational competence and content knowledge, student perceptions... Read More about Do student perceptions of teaching predict the development of representational competence and biological knowledge?.

Decoding Learning: The Proof, Promise and Potential of Digital Education (2012)
Report
Luckin, R., Bligh, B., Crook, C., Ainsworth, S., & Manches, A. (2012). Decoding Learning: The Proof, Promise and Potential of Digital Education. London: Nesta

The recent Decoding Learning study seeks to pinpoint innovative practice by teachers and students when it comes to exploiting technology in education. It offers eight approaches to innovation with ICT. Professor Rosemary Luckin explains.

Collaborative knowledge building with shared video representations: Special Issue on supporting shared representations in collaborative activities (2012)
Journal Article
BARTHEL, R., AINSWORTH, S., & SHARPLES, M. (2013). Collaborative knowledge building with shared video representations: Special Issue on supporting shared representations in collaborative activities. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 71(1), 59--75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2012.02.006

Online video has become established as a fundamental part of the fabric of the web; widely used by people for information sharing, learning and entertainment. We report results from a design study that explored how people interact to create shared mu... Read More about Collaborative knowledge building with shared video representations: Special Issue on supporting shared representations in collaborative activities.

Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling (2011)
Journal Article
Gelmini-Hornsby, G., Ainsworth, S., & O'Malley, C. (2011). Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 6(4), 577-600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-011-9129-5

Developing shared understanding is essential to productive collaboration where a product is jointly constructed. This is especially true when the different collaborators' contributions need to build coherently on one another, as, for example, when ma... Read More about Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling.

Motivating Children to Learn Effectively: Exploring the Value of Intrinsic Integration in Educational Games (2011)
Journal Article
Jacob Habgood, M. P., & Ainsworth, S. E. (2011). Motivating Children to Learn Effectively: Exploring the Value of Intrinsic Integration in Educational Games. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 20(2), 169-206. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2010.508029

The concept of intrinsic motivation lies at the heart of the user engagement created by digital games. Yet despite this, educational software has traditionally attempted to harness games as extrinsic motivation by using them as a sugar coating for le... Read More about Motivating Children to Learn Effectively: Exploring the Value of Intrinsic Integration in Educational Games.

Do Haptic Representations Help Complex Molecular Learning? (2011)
Journal Article
Bivall, P., Ainsworth, S., & Tibell, L. A. (2011). Do Haptic Representations Help Complex Molecular Learning?. Science Education, 95(4), 700-719. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.20439

This study explored whether adding a haptic interface (that provides users with somatosensory information about virtual objects by force and tactile feedback) to a three-dimensional (3D) chemical model enhanced students' understanding of complex mole... Read More about Do Haptic Representations Help Complex Molecular Learning?.

DeFT: A conceptual framework for considering learning with multiple representations (2006)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, S. (2006). DeFT: A conceptual framework for considering learning with multiple representations. Learning and Instruction, 16(3), 183-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.03.001

Multiple (external) representations can provide unique benefits when people are learning complex new ideas. Unfortunately, many studies have shown this promise is not always achieved. The DeFT (Design, Functions, Tasks) framework for learning with mu... Read More about DeFT: A conceptual framework for considering learning with multiple representations.

There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills (1998)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, S., Wood, D., & O'Malley, C. (1998). There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills. Learning and Instruction, 8(2), 141-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-4752%2897%2900013-3

Interpretation of the nature of mathematical understanding has changed recently. These changes have prompted calls for different instructional methods in the primary classroom. COPPERS is a mathematical learning environment which explores how such go... Read More about There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills.

On Becoming a Tutor: Toward an Ontogenetic Model (1995)
Journal Article
Wood, D., Wood, H., Ainsworth, S., & O’Malley, C. (1995). On Becoming a Tutor: Toward an Ontogenetic Model. Cognition and Instruction, 13(4), 565-581. https://doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci1304_7

Eight pairs of girls and 8 pairs of boys at each of three age groups (3, 5, and 7 years) took part in a three-phase investigation. One child in each pair was taught how to assemble a construction task by a computer-assisted tutoring system. That chil... Read More about On Becoming a Tutor: Toward an Ontogenetic Model.