Papers

Stieff, M. & Wilensky, U. (2002).ChemLogo: An emergent modeling environment for teaching and learning chemistry Proceedings of the fifth biannual International Conference of the Learning Sciences, October 2002 MSCP Project Summary Wilensky, U. (2002). Embodied Learning: Students Enacting Complex Dynamic Phenomena with the HubNet Architecture. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Seattle, Wa. Wilensky, U. (2001). Emergent Entities and Emergent Processes: Constructing Emergence through Multi-agent programming. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Seattle, Wa. Wilensky, U. (2002) Modeling Nature' s Emergent Patterns with Multi-agent Languages. Proceedings of EuroLogo 2002. Linz, Austria. ` Centola D., McKenzie E., & Wilensky U. (2000). Survival of the Groupiest: Facilitating Students' Understanding of Multi-level Evolution through Multi-Agent Modeling - The EACH Project. The Fourth International Conference on Complex Systems. Nashua, NH: New England Complex Systems Institute. Centola D., Wilensky U., McKenzie E. (2000)A Hands-on Modeling Approach to Evolution: Learning about the Evolution of Cooperation and Altruism Through Multi-Agent Modeling - The EACH Project To appear in Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, June 14 - 17, 2000. Wilensky, U. (2000) Modeling Emergent Phenomena with StarLogoT @CONCORD.org, Winter 2000. Wilensky, U., Hazzard, E & Froemke, R. (1999). An Extensible Modeling Toolkit for Exploring Statistical Mechanics. Proceedings of the Seventh European Logo Conference - EUROLOGO '99, Sofia, Bulgaria. Wilensky, U. & Resnick, M. (1998). Thinking in Levels: A Dynamic Systems Perspective to Making Sense of the World. Journal of Science Education and Technology. Vol. 8 No. 1. Two versions of the original "GasLab" paper: Book version - Wilensky, U. (1999).GasLab: an Extensible Modeling Toolkit for Exploring Micro- and Macro- Views of Gases. In Roberts, N. ,Feurzeig, W. & Hunter, B. (Eds.) Computer Modeling and Simulation in Science Education. Berlin: Springer Verlag. Journal version - Wilensky, U. (in press). Statistical Mechanics for Secondary School: The GasLab Modeling Toolkit. International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, Special Issue on agent-based modeling. Two versions of "Learning Biology" paper: Long version - Wilensky, U. & Reisman, K. (in press). Thinking Like a Wolf, a Sheep or a Firefly: Learning Biology through Constructing and Testing Computational Theories -- an Embodied Modeling Approach. Cognition & Instruction. Short version - Wilensky, U. & Reisman, K.(1998)Learning Biology through Constructing and Testing Computational Theories -- an Embodied Modeling Approach. In Y. Bar-Yam (Ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Complex Systems. Nashua, NH: New England Complex Systems Institute. cience Education. Englewood, NJ: Erlbaum. Resnick, M. & Wilensky, U.(1998).Diving into Complexity: Developing Probabilistic Decentralized Thinking through Role-Playing Activities. Journal of Learning Sciences, Vol. 7 #2. Wilensky, Uri. (1997). What is Normal Anyway? Therapy for Epistemological Anxiety Educational Studies in Mathematics. Special Issue on Computational Environments in Mathematics Education Noss R. (Ed.) Volume 33, No. 2. pp. 171-2 02 Wilensky, Uri. (1996). Modeling Rugby: Kick First, Generalize Later? International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, vol. 1., no. 1. Two versions of "random chords" paper: Wilensky, Uri. (1995).Paradox, Programming and Learning Probability Journal of Mathematical Behavior, vol. 14 no. 2. Wilensky, Uri. (1996). Making Sense of Probability through Paradox and Programming. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, vo. 14, no. 2. Wilensky, Uri. (1995). Learning Probability through Building Computational Models. Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on the Psychology of Mathematics Educati on. Recife, Brazil. Westbury, C. & Wilensky, U. (1998). Knowledge representation incognitive science: Implications for Education. Proceedings of the First International conference on the Learning sciences and the challenges of the information era. L ima: Peru. Wilensky, Uri. Making Sense of Place Value: A Case of Capital Numbers Earlier work described in my thesis (and several previous papers) forms the theoretical backdrop for this project: Wilensky, Uri. Thesis - Connected Mathematics:Building Concrete Relationships with Mathematical Knowledge (Printable PDF) Wilensky, Uri. (1991).Abstract Meditations on the Concrete and Concrete Implications for Mathematics Education Constructionism edited by I. Harel & S. Papert. Norwood, MA. : Ablex Publishing. Brandes, Aaron and Uri Wilensky.Treasureworld: An Environment for the Study and Exploration of Feedback.