Anthony Petrosino

Associate Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Science & Mathematics Education

Office: SZB 462A

Phone: (512) 232-9681
Fax: (512) 471-8460
E-Mail: ajpetrosino@mail.utexas.edu

Mailing Address

The University of Texas at Austin
Curriculum & Instruction
1 University Station
Austin, TX 78712-0379
UTMailCode: D5700

Profile

My research focuses on children's and teacher's scientific and mathematical reasoning in the context of schooling, with an emphasis on activities and tools for developing thought. There are two major strands to this program. The first focuses on the creation and study of learning environments that foster the development and growth of experimentation and inquiry in the elementary and middle school grades. A second strand of research, connected to the first, focuses on investigating the opportunities for model-based reasoning (the ability to construct and articulate explanations of observable phenomena) that occur in typical science classrooms as students move conceptually from intuitive everyday understanding to more formalized scientific understanding. Within both strands, I have designed and help develop a number of Internet-based tools for teachers and students, with attention to the role that such tools play in fostering communities of learners.

Research Interests and Expertise

Children's experimentation strategies, design of learning environments, cognition and instruction, social context, scientific and mathematical reasoning, at-risk populations

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