Students

Doctoral Students

Dr. Einat Gil

Promoting informal inferential statistical reasoning in an inquiry-based and technology-rich learning environment: Could there be a long term effect?

Graduated: Sep. 2014

Published a paper in a refereed journal, three papers in international conference proceedings, presented in 2 international workshops, 2 international conferences, and in two PhD conferences.

Shiri Mor-Hagani

Reflective-dialogic discourse in hybrid collaborative computer supported learning environment

Proposal approved: June 2011

Published a paper in a refereed journal and three papers in national conference proceedings

Hana Manor

Sampling reasoning among elementary school students while making informal statistical inferences

Proposal approved: Apr. 2012

Presented in an international workshop, Participated in the SRTL-8 International Collaboration for Research on Statistics Reasoning, Thinking, and Literacy (2013, USA)

Dr. Yotam Hod

Enculturation in action: Students’ developing understanding of technology-enhanced classroom learning communities

Graduated: Feb. 2014

Participated in the ICLS doctoral consortium (2012, Australia) and in the CSCL International conference on computer supported collaboration learning (2013, USA)

Published a paper in national conference proceedings

Dr. Soledad Estrella

Co-Mentor of a PhD student from Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile with Dr. Arturo Mena-Lorca

El objeto tabla: Un estudio epistemológico, cognitivo y didáctico en los primeros niveles de escolaridad

Graduated with distinction: Summa cum laude: Jan. 2014

Guy Hefetz

Expanding self-expression in technology-enhanced learning communities

Oshra Duek

Co-advised with Dr. Sarit Barzilai

Personal epistemology in reflective diaries in a technology-enhanced learning community

Keren Aridor

Deverloping students’ aggregate view of data through modeling activities

M.A. Students

Yael Sharett-Amir, 2005

Graduated with distinction: Gained the dean's list for graduate studies

Thesis: Sharett-Amir, Y. (2005). The Emergence of Distributional Reasoning among Second-Grade Students. University of Haifa: Faculty of Education.

Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in Hebrew).

Ben-Zvi, D., & Sharett-Amir, Y. (2005). How do Primary School Students Begin to Reason about Distributions? In K. Makar (Ed.), Reasoning about distribution: A collection of current research studies. Proceedings of the Fourth International Research Forum on Statistical Reasoning, Thinking, and Literacy (SRTL-4), University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2-7 July, 2005. Brisbane: University of Queensland (Including four video segments, CD-ROM).

Sivan Videnfeld, 2005

Graduated with distinction: Cum laude

Thesis: Videnfeld, S. (2005). The Development of Informal Reasoning about Distribution in a Technological Learning Environment. University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in Hebrew).

Orly Segal Ben-Moshe, 2007

Graduated with distinction: Summa cum laude

Thesis: Segal-Ben Moshe, O. (2007). Developing Fourth-Grade Students' Statistical Reasoning about Distribution with TinkerPlots Software. University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in English).

Michael Konja, 2008

Graduated with distinction: Gained the dean's list for graduate studies

Thesis: Konja Michael (2008). Characterization of Collaborative Learning Processes in Wiki-based Environments in Higher Education. University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in English).

Michael published two papers in national conference proceedings

Einat Gil, 2008

Graduated with distinction: Summa cum laude

Thesis: Gil, E. (2009). Developing Informal Inferential Reasoning amongst Young Children in Research-based Learning Environment . University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in English).

Gil, E. (2007). Design considerations of research-based learning environment intended to develop six graders’ informal inferential reasoning. Poster presented at the Fifth International Research Forum on Statistical Reasoning, Thinking, and Literacy (SRTL-5), University of Warwick, UK, 11-17 August, 2007. Coventry: University of Warwick.

Ben-Zvi, D., Gil, E., & Apel, N. (2007).What is hidden beyond the data? Helping young students to reason and argue about some wider universe.In D. Pratt & J. Ainley (Eds.), Reasoning about Informal Inferential Statistical Reasoning: A collection of current research studies. Proceedings of the Fifth International Research Forum on Statistical Reasoning, Thinking, and Literacy (SRTL-5), University of Warwick, UK, August, 2007.

Einat continued to Ph.D. studies. She published three papers in international conference proceedings, two papers in national conference proceedings, one chapter, one chapter in a University report and four textbooks; Presented in two international workshops, one international conference and one local conference.

Naomi Apel, 2008

Graduated with distinction: Summa cum laude

Thesis: Apel, N. (2009). The Role of Directed and Spontaneous Questions in the Development of Statistical Reasoning in Primary school. University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in English).

Naomi published a chapter, two papers in international conference proceedings, and a paper in national conference proceedings.

Yael Nissim, 2010

Thesis: Science Teachers’ Perception of Their Roles and Their Teaching Strategies while Integrating ICT Technologies . University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in English).

Co-supervised with Dr. Miri Barak

Yael published two papers in peer-reviewed journals and a paper in national conference proceedings.

Dalia Ofdenbrach Yunker, 2011

Thesis: Ofdenbrach Yunker, D. (2011). Structuring, Sharing and Reusing Asynchronous Collaborative Pedagogy. University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Due 2009. University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in English).

Co-supervised with Prof. Miky Ronen

Ruth Gofer, 2012

Graduated with distinction: Summa cum laude

Thesis: Gofer, R. (2012). Metacognitive Thinking in Reflective Writing: Metacognitive Aspects of Writing Personal-Reflective Diaries in a Wiki-Based Collaborative Learning Environment Among Junior High School Students. University of Haifa: Faculty of Education. Unpublished Thesis [Hebrew]. (Abstract in English).

Keren Aridor-Berger, 2013

Graduated with distinction: Summa cum laude

Thesis: The role of the relationship between the data sphere and the context sphere in developing informal inferential reasoning among young students

Keren Published a paper in a peer-reviewed journal, three papers in international conference proceedings and presented in an international workshop.

Tali Ben-Arush, 2013

The role of TinkerPlots in developing students' informal inferential reasoning

Proposal approved: June 2012

Oren Ben-Aharon

Design and evaluation of a socio-constructivist learning environment for the learning of usability

Proposal approved:

Jacqueline Basil-Shachar

The Emergence of Norms in a Technology-Enhanced Learning Community

Proposal approved: 2014

Atar Ron

Learning EDA in primary school

Proposal approved: