Professional Background
Assistant Professor of Science Education
Educational Background
Ph.D in Science Education, University of Michigan
M.S. in Science Education (Earth Science), University of Michigan
Sc.B. in Physics, Brown University
Scholarly Interests
The design and research of student learning in inquiry and project-based science learning environments; urban middle school science reform; content-area literacy in secondary science; Earth Science teaching and learning.
Selected Publications
Rivet, A.
& Krajcik, J. (2008). Contextualizing instruction: Leveraging students’
prior knowledge and experiences to foster understanding of middle school
science. Journal of Research in Science
Teaching, 45(1), 79-100.
Calabrese
Barton, A., Tan, E., & Rivet, A.
(2008). Creating hybrid spaces for engaging school science among urban middle
school girls. American Educational
Research Journal, 45(1), 68-103.
Kastens,
K. & Rivet, A. (2008). Multiple
modes of inquiry in the earth sciences. The
Science Teacher, 75(1), 26-31.
Rivet, A. (2006). Using
transformative research to explore congruencies between science reform and
urban schools. In Barab, S., Hay, K, & Hickey, D. (Eds.), Making a Difference: The Proceedings of the
Seventh International Conference of the Learning Sciences (Vol. 2, pp.
578-584). Bloomington, IN: Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Rivet, A. & Krajcik, J.
(2004). Achieving standards in urban systemic reform: An example of a sixth
grade project-based science curriculum. Journal
of Research in Science Teaching, 41(7), 669-692.
Ann E. Rivet
Assistant Professor of Science Education
Phone: 212-678-3384
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Office Hours: Mon: 3-4 & 7-8; Fri: 2-4
Office Location: 412A Zankel