FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY
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James Wandersee
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Dr. Wandersee's R&D program has consistently focused on developing and testing innovative visual, knowledge-representational, and history-of-science-based approaches for improving science learning in both formal an informal settings--chiefly in biology, and primarily in plant biology (botany and paleobotany).
His research program is theory-driven and aimed at informing theory-building--with four cognitive science learning theory books of nearly 1,000 authored and co-authored pages resulting to date.
His EarthScholars research collaboration, highlighted above, focuses on improving the integration of biology and geology learning.
Dr. Wandersee is an active member of the Botanical Society of America and am a plant sciences researcher at LSUAgCtr's Burden Research Center. There he has been allocated a 3-acre native plant research plot and I study both wild and cultivated 'Sabal minor' plants.
The LSUAgCenter writes, "Wandersee contends that Louisiana's ubiquitous native palm, the dwarf palmetto, 'Sabal minor', has equally intriguing foliage--from a plant science viewpoint. It typically has no more than 10 leaves, but it can live to be up to 450 years old! Although few Louisianans know much about the botany of this plant, he intends to change all that. He is conducting life history and photomorphology studies [in plant ecology] at Burden Center to help us learn more about our blue-tinted native palm. This plant is also beginning to be used more frequently in home landscaping and can be grown commercially, so he works closely with LSU AgCenter horticulturalists, as well."
EDUCATION:
Institute on Mind, Brain, & Society; Harvard University, summer 2002
Biology & Society Program; Hamline University, nights 1988-1989
Post-Doc., Biology Education; Cornell University, 8 summers, 1980-1987
PhD Curriculum & Instruction; Marquette University, 1978
M.S. Science Education; University of Wisconsin, 1974
B.S. Biology, Chemistry; Minnesota State University, 1968
AWARDS:
NATO-Sponsored Scholar in Biology Education, at Loch Lomond ASI Meeting, 1992
Educator of the Year Award, Phi Delta Kappa Chapter, Louisiana State University, at Sleepy Hollow Plantation, 1993
LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, Louisiana State University, at Lod Cook Alumni Center, 1995
Elected as AAAS Fellow, Biological Sciences section, award presented by Stephen J. Gould in Washington, DC, 2000
Top 50 Most-Established Science Education Researcher--JRST 40th Anniversary, NARST Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
Chosen as Author of One of the Twelve Most Influential Research Papers Published in the first 40 Years by the Journal of Research in Science Teaching at NARST 2003, Philadelphia, PA.
Named the first recipient of the William W. Craig Award for Louisiana's Outstanding University Science Educator (by the Louisiana Science Teachers Association) at its 2003 state convention in New Orleans, LA.
Received the State of Louisiana's Certificate of Commendation from Governor Kathleen Blanco and the Louisiana Legislature for his contributions to the improvement of science education in the state, before both houses in session, June 2004.
Science Education Research Journal Editorships:
North American Editor (East Coast), International Journal of Science Education, 1998-2001
Associate Editor, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989-1994
Science Education Editorship:
Founding Editor, LSU Science Talk, 1989-present
Editorial Board Appointments:
Science Education Review
Science and Education
Science Education
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
International Journal of Science Education
Journal of Biological Education
The American Biology Teacher
AAAS Science Books & Films
SELECTED, REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:
Clary, R.M., Wandersee, J.H., & Elias, J.S. (2007). Does the color-coding of examination versions affect college science students’ test performance? Countering claims of bias. Journal of College Science Teaching, 37(1), 40-47.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2007). A mixed methods analysis of the effects of an integrative geobiological study of petrified wood in introductory college geology classrooms. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 44(8), 1011-1035.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2007). The Pet Rock Project™: Make the rock cycle come alive! Science Scope, 31(2), 59-64.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007). Great expectations: Florence Bascom (1862-1945) and the education of the first generation of U.S. women geologists. In C. Burek (Ed.), The role of women in the history of geology: Special Publications No. 281 (pp. 123-135). Bath, United Kingdom: The Geological Society of London.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007). Learning on the trail: A content analysis of a university arboretum’s exemplary interpretive science signage system. The American Biology Teacher, 69(1), 16-23.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007). Research on improving instructional saliency of lessons on flowering plants. Plant Biology and Botany 2007 Congress Abstract Book (pp. 264). Chicago, Illinois: Botanical Society of America & American Society of Plant Biologists.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007). Research on the teaching and learning benefits of the LEONARDO discussion board strategy. Plant Biology and Botany 2007 Congress Abstract Book (pp. 264). Chicago, Illinois: Botanical Society of America & American Society of Plant Biologists.
Wandersee, J.H. (2007, late spring). LSU Science Talk (Volume 19, Issue 4) Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory, Policy & Practice.
Wandersee, J.H. (2007, early spring). LSU Science Talk (Volume 19, Issue 3) Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory, Policy & Practice.
Wandersee, J.H., Clary, R.M., & Guzman, S.M. (2006). A writing template for probing students’ botanical sense of place. The American Biology Teacher, 68(7), 419-423.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2006). Mary Anning: She’s more than “seller sea shells by the seashore.” The American Biology Teacher, 68(3), 153-157.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2006). A writing template for probing students’ geological sense of place. Science Education Review, 5(2), 51-58.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006). Advances in research towards a theory of plant blindness. Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens at Oxford University. London, United Kingdom: Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006). Fieldwork: Trends and new directions in informal science education. In J.J. Mintzes, & W. Leonard, (Eds.), National Science Teachers Association handbook of college science teaching: Theory, research, practice (pp. 167-176). Arlington, Virginia: National Science Teachers Association Press.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006). Interactive historical vignette: The scientific endeavors of Mary Anning, the first woman paleontologist. In K. Tobin (Ed.), Teaching and learning science: A handbook (pp. 283-290). Westport, Connecticut: Praeger.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006). Science in the curriculum. In F.W. English (Ed.), Encyclopedia of educational leadership and administration (pp. 919-921). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishing.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006). Theophrastus: An exploratory qualitative study of college science students. Botany 2006 Scientific Meeting Abstracts. St. Louis, Missouri: Botanical Society of America.
Wandersee, J.H., & Reuter, J.J. (2006). Alternative conceptions: New directions and exemplars in college science education research. In J.J. Mintzes & W. Leonard (Eds.), National Science Teachers Association handbook of college science teaching: Theory, research, practice (pp. 297-310). Arlington, Virginina: National Science Teachers Association Press.
Wandersee, J. H. (2006, late spring). LSU Science Talk (Volume 18, Issue 4). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory, Policy, & Practice.
Wandersee, J. H. (2006, early spring). LSU Science Talk (Volume 18, Issue 3). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory, Policy, & Practice.
Wandersee, J.H. (2006, late fall). LSU Science Talk (Volume 19, Issue 2). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory, Policy & Practice.
Wandersee, J. H. (2006, mid fall). LSU Science Talk (Volume 19, Issue 1). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory, Policy & Practice.
Wandersee, J.H. (2006). [Review of the DVD Miracle planet]. Science Books and Films. Washington D.C. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Wandersee, J.H. (2006). [Review of the book Plant Cells and Tissues]. Science Books and Films. Washington D.C. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Wandersee, J. H. (2006). [Review of the book The Wonder in Water]. Science Books and Films. Washington D.C. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Wandersee, J.H. & Clary, R.M. (book chapter in press). Fieldwork: Trends and new directions in informal science education. In Mintzes, J. J., and Leonard, W. (Eds.), NSTA handbook of college science teaching: Theory, research, practice. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (book chapter in press). Great expectations: Florence Bascom (1862-1945) and the education of the first generation of US women geologists. In C. Burek (Ed.), The role of women in the history of geology. Bath, UK: The Geological Society of London.
Wandersee, J.H. & Reuter, J. J. (book chapter in press). Alternative conceptions: New directions and exemplars in college science education research. In Mintzes, J. J., and Leonard, W. (Eds.), NSTA handbook of college science teaching: Theory, research, practice. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J. H. (2005). Through the looking glass: The history of aquarium views and their potential to improve learning in science classrooms. Science and Education, 14(6), 579-596.
Wandersee, J. H., & Clary, R. M. (in press). Book chapter: Science in the Curriculum. In F.W. English (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.
Wandersee, J. H., & Clary, R. M. (in press). Book chapter: The Scientific Endeavors of Mary Anning, the First Woman Paleontologist. In K. Tobin (Ed.), Science education: An encyclopedia, Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Wandersee, J.H., & Griffard, P.B. (2003). Chapter 2. The history of chemistry: Potential and actual contributions to chemical education. In J.K. Gilbert, (ed.), Chemical education: Towards research-based practice. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Hackney, M.W., & Wandersee, J.H. (2002). The power of analogy: Teaching biology with relevant classroom-tested activities. Reston, VA: National Association of Biology Teachers Press. [170 pages]
Wandersee, J.H. (2002). Chapter 9: Fensham's lodestar criterion. In R. Cross (ed.), A vision for science education: Responding to the work of Peter Fensham (pp. 117-127). London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Wood, W.B., Bloodgood, R.A., Colvard, M.P., Ehrman, P.G., Jungck, J., & Wandersee, J.H. (2002). National Research Council Biology Panel—Principal findings. In J.P. Golub, M.W. Bertenthal, J.B. Labov, & Curtis, P.C. (eds.), Learning and understanding: Improving advanced study of mathematics and science in U.S. high schools (pp. 233-241). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Wandersee, J.H. (2001). High school biology instruction: Targeting deeper understanding for biological literacy. In J. Brophy (Ed.), Advances in research on teaching: Subject-specific instructional methods (vol. 8, pp. 187-214). Amsterdam: JAI/Elsevier Science.
Fisher, K.M., Wandersee, J.H., & Moody, D.E. (2000). Mapping biology knowledge. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. [215 pages]
Mintzes, J. J., Wandersee, J. H., & Novak, J. D. (Eds.). (2000). Assessing science understanding. [Educational Psychology Series: 360 pages]. Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
Wandersee, J. H. (1999). Eadweard Muybridge: Biolocomotion photographer. In J. Garraty & M. C. Carnes (Eds.), American National Biography (vol. 16, pp. 194-195). New York: Oxford University Press.
Mintzes, J. J., Wandersee, J. H., & Novak, J. D. (Eds.). (1998). Teaching science for understanding. [Educational Psychology Series: 360 pages]. Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
Mintzes, J. J., Wandersee, J. H., & Novak, J. D. (1997). Meaningful learning in science: The human constructivist perspective. In G. D. Phye (Ed.), Handbook of academic learning (pp. 405-447). [Educational Psychology Series]. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Wandersee, J. H. (1996). The graphic representation of biological knowledge: Integrating words and images. In K. M. Fisher and M. R. Kibby (Eds.), Knowledge acquisition, organization, and use in biology [NATO ASI Series, pp. 25-35]. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Wandersee, J. H., Wissing, D. R., & Lange, C. T. (Eds.). (1996). Bioinstrumentation: Tools for understanding life [328 pages] Reston, VA: National Association of Biology Teachers.
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Over 200 peer-reviewed books, articles, and presentations(at state, national, and international professional meetings on science, science education, and science education research on 4 continents) have been contributed to the science education profession.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2007, November). All are worthy to know the earth: Henry De la Beche and the origin of geological literacy. Paper presented at The International Bicentenary Conference of the Geological Society of London: In the Footsteps of the Founding Fathers, Burlington House, London, United Kingdom.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, November). Nothing tops seeing stromatolites in the field: Biology meets geology. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers, Atlanta, Georgia.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, November). One thousand fresh examples for teaching about flowering plants. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers, Atlanta, Georgia.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2007, October). Incorporating the great dinosaur feud in geoscience classrooms: A research study. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2007, October). Use of informal education sites to facilitate paleoenvironmental integration in a nation-wide online paleontology course. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee J.H. (2007, October). Use writing templates to determine your students’ science sense of place. Presented at the annual conference of the Mississippi Science Teachers Association, Jackson, Mississippi.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, October). Envisioning a rainbow bridge: Eight selected research studies that reveal optimal opportunities to learn biology and geology at informal science education sites. Paper presented at the annual World Congress on Scientific Inquiry and Human Development, Beijing, China.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, October). Teaching legitimate scientific controversies to improve geoscience learning: Relevant research findings. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, July). Research on improving instructional saliency of lessons on flowering plants. Paper presented at the Joint Congress on Plant Biology and Botany, Chicago, Illinois.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, July). Research on the teaching and learning benefits of the Leonardo online discussion board strategy™. Paper presented at the Joint Congress on Plant Biology and Botany, Chicago, Illinois.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2007, April). Scientific caricatures in the earth science classroom: An alternative assessment for meaningful science learning. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Clary, R. M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2007, March). Try ‘sense of place’ writing templates: Assess prior geological/biological knowledge and your own instructional impact. Paper presented at the annual National Conference on Science Education of the National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, Missouri.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, March). Use our Leonardo online discussion board strategy™ to build community and assess your students’ science learning. Paper presented at the annual National Conference on Science Education of the National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, Missouri.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2007, February). A critical evaluation of opportunities to learn geobiology at the Mississippi Petrified Forest in Flora, MS. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2006, October). Earth science teachers’ perceptions of an autonomous fieldwork assignment in a nationwide online paleontology course. Presented at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2006, October). The Pet Rock ProjectTM: Make earth science informative and fun. Presented at the annual joint conference of the Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics/Louisiana Science Teachers Association, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2006, October). Petrified wood: It’s not just for geology anymore! Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2006, October). The Wissahickon controversy: Florence Bascom’s educational triumph. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, October). A comparative study of geobiological opportunities to learn at the seven new U.S. public fossil parks. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, October). How can a 2,300-year-old geology book initiate conceptual change? An exploratory nationwide study of earth science teachers’ ideas for using excerpts of Theophrastus’ treatise “On Stones.” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, October). A model for making a school nature trail. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, October). Use our writing templates to probe your students’ “Botanical Sense of Place” and “Geological Sense of Place.” Presented at the annual joint conference of the Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics/Louisiana Science Teachers Association, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, September). Advances in research toward a theory of plant blindness. Paper presented at the annual International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens, University of Oxford Botanic Garden, United Kingdom.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, August). A content-analytic study of the plant science audiotour at the university botanical garden in Florence, Italy. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Botanical Society of America, Chico, California.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, August). Theophrastus: An exploratory qualitative study of college science students’ initial encounters with his words and ideas. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Botanical Society of America, Chico, California.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2006, April). Can integrative study of petrified wood facilitate college students’ understanding of fossilization, evolution, and geologic time? Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, California.
Clary, R.M., & Wandersee, J.H. (2006, April). Extreme makeover: Personalize large classes with technology. Paper presented at the annual national conference on science education of the National Science Teachers Association, Anaheim, California.
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, February). How to make a school nature trail--based upon our research. Paper presented at the annual Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
BLOGS:
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, November 28). Harvard’s flowers for all seasons. http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/harvards_flowers_for_all_seasons/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, November 1). Not for all the tea in America! http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/not_for_all_the_tea_in_the_usa/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, October 3). Plants and child’s play: Conkers season! http://humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/2007/10/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, August 28). Catching and naming the floral spectrum. http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/catching_naming_the_floral_spectrum/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, July 30). Plant names as portals to knowledge. http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/plant_names_as_portals_to_knowledge/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, June 29). T/F? U.S. men don’t like flowers. http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/t_f_us_men_dont_like_flowers/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, April 24). Palm ashes: Sacred recycling. http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/palm_ash_sacred_recycling/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, March 9). The World’s Oldest Potted Plant. http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/the_worlds_oldest_potted_plant/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2007, January 15). The great vine of England: All the makings of a marquee plant. http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/marquee_plants_the_great_vine_of_england/
Wandersee, J.H., & Clary, R.M. (2006, January 10). On seeing flowers: Are you missing anything? http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/on_seeing_flowers_are_you_missing_anything/
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