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Susan A. Yoon
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 83
Citations - 2176
Susan A. Yoon is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Science education & Curriculum. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 83 publications receiving 1820 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan A. Yoon include University of Toronto & Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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The Contribution of HBCUS to the Preparation of African American Women for STEM Careers: A Case Study.
Laura W. Perna,Valerie C. Lundy-Wagner,Noah D. Drezner,Marybeth Gasman,Susan A. Yoon,Enakshi Bose,Shannon Gary +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the ways that Spelman College, a historically Black women's college, promotes the attainment of African American women in STEM fields and conclude with recommendations for improving policy and practice as well as recommendations for additional fruitful research.
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Using augmented reality and knowledge-building scaffolds to improve learning in a science museum
TL;DR: This study compared four conditions for learning science in a science museum using augmented reality and knowledge-building scaffolds known to be successful in formal classrooms and indicated that students demonstrated greater cognitive gains when scaffolds were used.
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Developing games and simulations for today and tomorrow’s tech savvy youth
Eric Klopfer,Susan A. Yoon +1 more
TL;DR: The MIT Teacher Education Program (TEP) focuses on the research and development of educational computer-based simulations and games for K12 students and teachers, and works with scientists and engineers to ensure that the tools accurately convey scientific practices.
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An Evolutionary Approach to Harnessing Complex Systems Thinking in the Science and Technology Classroom
TL;DR: In this paper, the evolutionary mechanisms of variation, interaction, and selection were used to construct a 10-day curriculum and instruction unit on the topic of genetic engineering, where eleven grade 9 students participated in the study.
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In search of practitioner‐based social capital: a social network analysis tool for understanding and facilitating teacher collaboration in a US‐based STEM professional development program
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the first in a series of studies on the informal advice networks of a community of teachers in an in-service professional development program and examine whether these networks maximized teachers' access to practitioner-based social capital.