Educational Psychology/Science Education

Education: Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, 1971; M.A. Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, 1971; B.S. Psychology (Cum Laude), University of Massachusetts, 1970.

Research Interests: Learning, cognition, individual differences and motivation in educational settings, particularly in science education;  applications of technology to effective education. 

Office: N119 Lagomarcino Hall
Phone: +1.515.294.1754
Fax: +1.515.294.6206
Email: tandre@iastate.edu
Address: N165B Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011-3191
Other Links: Vita
URL: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~tandre/homepagesinglepage.mht

Highlighted Publications:

• Andre, T., & Windschitl, M., (2002). Interest, epistemology and intentional conceptual change, in G. Sinatra & P. Pintrich, Eds. Intentional Conceptual Change, pp. 173-195.

• Andre, T. (1997). Selected microinstructional methods to facilitate knowledge construction: Implications for instructional design. In R. D. Tennyson & F. Schott, Instructional design: International perspectives. Vol I. Theory and Research. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

• Yang, E., Andre, T., & Greenbowe, T., (2003), Spatial ability and the impact of visualization/animation on learning electrochemistry, International Journal of Science Education, 25, 329-349.
  
• Jones, G., Andre, T., Kubasko, D., Trettor, T., Bokinsky, A., Negishi, A., Taylor, R., Superfine, R (2003) Remote Atomic Force Microscopy of Microscopic organisms:  Technological innovations for hands-on science with middle and high school students, Science Education, 88, 55-71.
  
• Tretter, TR, Jones, MG, Andre, T., Negishi, A., Minogue, J., (2006). Conceptual boundaries and distances: Students' and experts' concepts of the scale of scientific phenomena, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43, 282-319.

Professional Experience

• 08/2006-06/2008, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University
• 07/2001-08/2006, Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction  Iowa State University
  
• 08/1997-Present, Professor of Education and Psychology, Iowa State University
• 08/1989-08/1997, Professor of Psychology and Education, Iowa State University
  
• 08/1977-08/1989, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education, Iowa State University
  
• 08/1974-08/1977, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education, Iowa State University
  
• 06/1971-08/1974, Assistant Professor of Psychology, State University of New York: College at Cortland

Courses Taught
CI 512    

Current Duties

Selected Honors and Awards

• 03/2009, Distinguished Alumni Award, Education Alumni Association University of Illinois

• 05/2004, Election to membership, Iowa Academy of Education

Significant Grants

• A Technology Enhanced Guided Inquiry Workbook for General Chemistry, National Science Foundation, $480,015, 12/31/2003.
  

• Recruiting, Educating, Inducting, Supporting and Retaining Mathematics and Science Teachers to Improve the Quality of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education for K-12 Students in the 21st Century, Department of Education, $150,000, 12/30/2003.
  

• Staff Development Leadership Teams to Promote Science and Mathematics Reform Through Implementation of the National Standards (2002-2003), Board of Regents, State of Iowa, $89,954, 6/15/2003
  

• Recruiting, Educating, Inducting, Supporting and Retaining Mathematics and Science Teachers to Improve the Quality of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education for K-12 Students in the 21st Century, Department of Education, $250,000, 5/1/2003.
  

• Staff Development Leadership Teams to Promote Science and Mathematics Reform Through Implementation of the National Standards, Board Of Regents, State of Iowa, $87,755, 6/30/2002.
  

• Modeling Science and Mathematics Reform Through Implementation of the National Standards 2000-2001, Board of Regents, State of Iowa, $85,527, 6/30/2001.
  

• Incorporating Inquiry-Based Science Modules Involving an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope into Preservice Teacher Education Classes, National Science Foundation, $74,877, 8/31/2000.
  

• Modeling Science and Mathematics Reform Through Implementation of the National Standards, State Board of Regents, $100,000, 6/15/2000.
  

• Project Linking V, Department of Education, $30,000, 9/30/1999.
  

• Project Linking IV, Department of Education, $35,000, 9/30/1997.

Extension and Outreach

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