David F. Jackson, Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Ed.D., University of Michigan
E-mail - djackson@uga.edu
Department
of Mathematics and Science Education
Aderhold Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Office Phone: (706) 542-4637
Fax: (706) 542-1212
Ed. D., 1990, Science
Education and Educational Technology, School of Education, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Dissertation: Semi-automated data analysis using sequence comparison
algorithms: Computer-assisted problem solving with graphs, Prof. Carl
F. Berger, Chair.
A. B.,
1982, Geological Sciences, Cum Laude in General Studies, Harvard
University,
Cambridge, MA.
Experience
Associate Professor,
1996-present. Assistant Professor, 1990- 1996.
Science Education Department, University of Georgia, Athens.
Research interests:
Microcomputer and telecommunications technology in science teaching and
learning
Middle school science teacher education and curriculum development
History and philosophy of science as related to science education
Teaching Assistant,
1987- 1989.
Profs. David Angus, Carl Berger, Frederick Goodman, Valerie Lee, and
Samuel Meisels,
School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Teaching Assistant, 1987- 1990.
Computer Applications Program
Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, Michigan
Research Assistant,
1986- 1990.
Prof. Carl Berger, School of Education and Office of Instructional Technology,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Middle School Teacher,
1982-1983.
grades 5 & 6, science and social studies, Breck School, Minneapolis,
MN.
Research Assistant,
1979- 1981.
Prof. Stephen Jay
Gould, Department of Invertebrate Paleontology, Museum of Comparative
Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Undergraduate Research
Fellow, 1979.
Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, New
York, NY.
Tutor, 1977- 1980.
Harvard-Roxbury Schools Program, Roxbury High School, Boston, MA.
All subjects, primarily Mathematics and English.
Honors
and Awards
Journal of Research
in Science Teaching Award,
National Association for Research in Science
Teaching, 1996.
Gustav Ohaus Award
for Innovations in Science Teaching (College Level), National Science
Teachers Association, 1996.
Practical Applications
Award, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, 1991.
Most
Recent Refereed Publications and Manuscripts
Jackson, D. F. (1998).
Making the most of limited computer technology with at-risk middle
school students. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Jackson, D. F.
(1998). In the spirit of natural history: The non-experimental sciences
as a
referent for research in science education. Manuscript submitted
for publication.
Meadows, L., Doster,
E. C., & Jackson, D. F. (in press). Managing the conflict between
evolution and religion. The American Biology Teacher.
Doster, E. C.,
Jackson, D. F., & Smith, D. W. (1997). Modeling pedagogical content
knowledge
in physical science for prospective middle school teachers: Problems
and possibilities. Teacher Education Quarterly, 24(4), 51-65.
Jackson, D. F.
(1997). Case studies of microcomputer and interactive video simulations
in middle
school earth science teaching. Journal of Science Education and Technology,
6, 127-141.
Jackson, D. F.,
Bourdeau, G., Sampson, A., & Hagen, T. J. (1997). Internet resources
for
middle school science: Golden opportunity or silicon snake oil? Journal
of Science Education
and Technology, 6, 49-57.
Jackson, D. F.
(1996). Equity issues in the use of computer and telecommunications
technologies
in science teaching. Illinois Science Teachers' Association Spectrum,
22(4), 10-12.
Jackson, D. F.,
Doster, E. C., Meadows, L., & Wood, T. (1995). Hearts and minds in the
science classroom: The education of a confirmed evolutionist. Journal
of Research in Science
Teaching, 32, 585-611.
Jackson, D. F.,
Doster, E. C., Tippins, D. J., & Rutledge, M. L. (1994). Implementing
"real
science" through microcomputers and telecommunications in project-based
elementary
classrooms. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 3, 17-26.
Jackson, D. F.,
Edwards, B. J., & Berger, C. F. (1993). Teaching the design and interpretation
of graphs through computer-assisted graphical data analysis. Journal
of Research in Science
Teaching, 30, 483-501.
Jackson, D. F.,
Edwards, B. J., & Berger, C. F. (1993). The design of software tools
for
meaningful learning by experience: Flexibility and feedback. Journal
of Educational Computing
Research, 9, 247-277.
Most
Recent Major Conference Presentations and Other Publications
Jackson, D. F.,
Mewborn, D. S., & Wieseman, K. R. (1998, April). Issues in the development
of an approach to gender equity in middle school science teacher education.
Paper accepted
for presentation at the annual conference of the National Association
for Research in Science
Teaching, San Diego.
Clark, S. A., &
Jackson, D. F. (1998, April). Laboratory technology and student motivation
in
a conceptual physics classroom: A year-long case study. Paper accepted
for presentation
at the annual conference of the National Association for Research in
Science Teaching,
San Diego.
Jackson, D. F.,
Padilla, M. J., & Wieseman, K. R. (1998, January). "Tryday" - Bringing
the
classroom teacher into middle school science methods instruction: Variations
on a theme.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education
of Teachers in Science,
Minneapolis.
Jackson, D. F.
(1997, April). The Internet as a science resource for rural middle
schools: A
critical evaluation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Science
Teachers Association, New Orleans.
Jackson, D. F.,
Meadows, L., & Doster, E. C. (1997, April). Talking about evolution
so
fundamentalist students will listen.i Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National
Science Teachers Association, New Orleans.
Doster, E. C.,
Jackson, D. F., & Oliver, J. S. (1997, March). Moving toward a richer
understanding of students' interactions with dissection: Implications
from an interpretive
study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association
for Research in
Science Teaching, Oak Brook, IL.
Jackson, D., Baird,
W., & Peters, J. (1997, January). "Technological Literacy" for science
teachers: Toward a theoretical grounding that holds up in practice.
Interactive panel
discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education
of Teachers in
Science, Cincinnati, OH.
Tippins, D., Nichols,
S., Staver, J., Abell, S., & Jackson, D. (1997, January). Thinking
like a
teacher: A conversation on considering the professional development
of science teacher
educators within a climate of reform. Interactive panel discussion
presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Education of Teachers in Science, Cincinnati,
OH.
Jackson, D. F.
(1996). Equity issues in the use of computer and telecommunications
technologies
in science teaching. Illinois Science Teachers' Association Spectrum,
22(4), 10-12.
Veal, W. R., Jackson,
D. F., Finnegan, B., Tippins, D. J., & Crockett, D. (1995). Alternative
and supplemental definitions of "technology:" Science educators' answers
to "So what?" In F.
Finley, D. Allchin, D. Rhees, & S. Fifield (Eds.), Proceedings of
the Third International
Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science and Science Teaching
(pp. 1238-
1248). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota.