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Faculty Biography | Carmen Petrick Smith

Carmen Petrick Smith

Carmen Petrick Smith, Ph.D.

Contact Information:
Waterman 405
(802) 656-1307
Carmen.Smith@uvm.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Learning and Cognition; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); Teacher Education; Technology and Learning

Scholarship

Selected Publications

  • Berland, M., Martin, T., Benton, T., Ko, P., & Smith, C. (in press). Using learning analytics to understand learning pathways in novice programmers. Journal of the Learning Sciences.
  • Martin, T., Svhila, V., Smith, C. (2012). The role of physical action in fraction learning. Journal of Education and Human Development, 5(1), 1-17.
  • Petrick [Smith], C. & Martin, T. (2012). Learning mathematics: You're it vs. it's it. In P. Freebody, T. de Jong, E. Kyza, & P. Reimann (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Future of Learning (ICLS 2012)(Vol. 2: Symposia, pp. 101-102). Sydney: University of Sydney/ISLS.  [abstract]
  • Petrick [Smith], C. Berland, M., & Martin, T. (2011). Allocentrism and computational thinking. In G. Stahl, H. Spada, & N. Miyake (Eds.), Proceedings of the Ninth International Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, Hong Kong, China.  [abstract]

Selected Presentations

  • Berland, M., Martin, T., Benton, T., & Petrick [Smith], C. (2012). IPRO: A mobile, social programming game for iOS. Paper presented at the 8th annual Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference 8.0, Madison, Wisconsin.
  • Petrick [Smith], C. & Martin, T. (2012). Mind your body: Learning mathematics through physical action. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Petrick [Smith], C., Martin, T., Berland, M., & Benton, T. (2012). iRobot: An embodied action adventure story of collaboration, playing robot, and perspective taking. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Martin, T., Petrick [Smith], C., Andersen, E., Liu, Y., & Popovic, Z. (2012). Refraction time: Making split decisions in an online fraction game. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Martin, T., Petrick, C. & Liu, Y. (October, 2011). Assessment 2.0: Using Technology to Create Authentic Assessments of Student Learning. Interactive presentation at the 2011 Grantmakers for Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from University of Texas at Austin
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