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Visualization and Modeling, Co-director
Dr. Andrea A. diSessa
Professor of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
University of California, Berkeley
Andrea A. diSessa´s research centers around
the design of comprehensible but very flexible computer systems and
their use in enhancing mathematics and science learning. He also
studies conceptual and experiential knowledge in science learning.
He is principal investigator of the Boxer Computer Environment
Project (http://soe.berkeley.edu/boxer.html),
an integrated system that allows non-experts to perform a broad
range of tasks, including programming. The system has been used to
involve students in "learning science through design" in areas
ranging from physics for sixth-graders to designing scientific and
mathematical representations. Dr. DiSessa is a member of the
National Academy of Education.
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