Research
Educational Robotics
Silk, E. M., & Schunn, C. D. (2008). Using robotics to teach mathematics: Analysis of a curriculum designed and implemented. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. [Paper (PDF)] [Presentation (PDF)]
Silk, E. M., Schunn, C. D., Higashi, R., Shoop, R., Dietrich, A., & Reed, R. (2007). The use of robotics to teach mathematics. Robotics Educators Conference, Butler, PA, United States. [Presentation (PDF)]
Design for Science
Silk, E. M., Schunn, C. D., & Strand Cary, M. (accepted). The impact of an engineering design curriculum on science reasoning in an urban setting. Journal of Science Education and Technology. [Paper (PDF)]
Doppelt, Y., Mehalik, M. M., Schunn, C. D., Silk, E., & Krysinski, D. (2008). Engagement and achievements: A case study of design-based learning in a science context. Journal of Technology Education, 19(2), 22-39. [Paper (PDF)]
Silk, E. M., & Schunn, C. D. (2008). Utilizing contrasting cases to target science reasoning and content in a design-for-science unit. Proceedings of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD, United States. [Paper (PDF)] [Presentation (PDF)]
Silk, E. M., Schunn, C. D., & Strand Cary, M. (2007). The impact of an engineering design curriculum on science reasoning in an urban setting. Proceedings of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA, United States. [Paper (PDF)] [Presentation (PDF)]
Silk, E. M., & Schunn, C. D. (2006). Learning science by participating in design: A case where multiple design subgoals interfere with systematic progress. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, International Society of the Learning Sciences, 988-989. [Paper (PDF)] [Poster (PDF)]
Doppelt, Y., Silk, E. M., Mehalik, M. M., Schunn, C. D., Reynolds, B., & Ward, E. (2006). Evaluating the impact of a facilitated learning community approach to professional development on student achievement. Proceedings of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA, United States. [Paper (PDF)] [Presentation (PDF)]
Cognitive Modeling
Qin, Y., Carter, C. S., Silk, E. M., Stenger, V. A., Fissell, K., Goode, A., & Anderson, J. R. (2004). The change of the brain activation patterns as children learn algebra equation solving. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 13, 2004; 101(15): 5686-5691. [Paper (PDF)]
Mobile Robotics
Maxwell, B. A., Meeden, L. A., Addo, N. S., Dickson, P., Fairfield, N., Johnson, N., Jones, E. G., Kim, S., Malla, P., Murphy, M., Rutter, B., & Silk, E. M. (2001). REAPER: A reflexive architecture for perceptive agents. AI Magazine, 22(1), 53-66. [Paper (PDF)] [Preprint (PDF)]
Maxwell, B. A., Meeden, L. A., Addo, N. S., Brown, L., Dickson, P., Ng, J., Olshfski, S., Silk, E. M., & Wales, J. (1999). Alfred: The Robot Waiter Who Remembers You. Proceedings of the AAAI Workshop on Robotics. Menlo Park, Calif.: AAAI Press. [Paper (PDF)]