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Publications

Star, J.R., Smith, J., & Jansen, A. (in press). What do students notice as different between reform and traditional mathematics programs? Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.
Star, J.R., & Smith, J. (in press). An image of calculus reform: Students' experiences of Harvard calculus. Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education.
Smith, J., & Star, J.R. (in press). Expanding the notion of impact of Standards-based mathematics curricula. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.)
Star, J.R., & Hoffmann, A.J. (2005). Assessing the impact of Standards-based curricula: Investigating students' epistemological conceptions of mathematics. The Mathematics Educator, 15(2), 25-34. (PDF)
Star, J.R., Herbel-Eisenmann, B., & Smith, J.P., III. (2000). Algebraic concepts: What's really new in new curriculum? Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 5 (7), 446-451. (PDF)
Conference Proceedings
Smith, J., Herbel-Eisenmann, B., Breaux, G., Burdell, G., Jansen, A., Lewis, G., & Star, J.R. (2000). How do students adjust to fundamental changes in mathematics curricula? In M. Fernandez (Ed.), Proceedings of the twenty-second annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 127-132). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. ( PDF )

Star, J.R., Berk, D., Burdell, C., Hoffmann, A.J., Lazarovici, V., Lewis, G., & Smith, J. (2001). Students' reactions and adjustments to fundamental curricular changes: What are "mathematical transitions"? How can we study them? In R. Speiser, C. Maher, & C. Walter (Eds.), Proceedings of the twenty-third annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 117-128). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. ( PDF )

Star, J.R., & Hoffmann, A.J. (2002). Assessing students' conceptions of reform mathematics. In Mewborn, D., Sztajn, P., White, D., Wiegel, H., Bryant, R., & Nooney, K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1729-1732). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. ( PDF )

Conference Presentations
Smith, J.P., III, Star, J.R., & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. (2000, April). Studying mathematical transitions: How do students navigate fundamental changes in curriculum and pedagogy? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. ( PDF )

Star, J.R., & Smith, J. (2000, September). Understanding "reform" at the collegiate level: Exploring students' experiences in reform Calculus. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (ARUME), Chicago, Illinois. ( PDF )

Smith, J., Herbel-Eisenmann, B., Breaux, G., Burdell, G., Jansen, A., Lewis, G., & Star, J.R. (2000, October). How do students adjust to fundamental changes in mathematics curricula? Paper presented at the twenty-second annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), Tucson, Arizona. ( PDF )

Smith, J. & Berk, D. (2001, April). The Navigating Mathematical Transitions project: Background, conceptual frame, and methodology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington. ( PDF )
Smith, J. & Burdell, C. (2001, April). "The math is different, but I can deal": Studying students' experiences in a reform-based mathematics curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington. ( PDF )

Lewis, G., Lazarovici, V., & Smith, J. (2001, April). Meeting the demands of Calculus AND college life: The mathematical experiences of graduates of some reform-based high school programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington.
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Jansen, A. & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. (2001, April). Moving from a reform junior high to a traditional high school: Affective, academic, and adaptive mathematical transitions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington. ( PDF )

Star, J. (2001, April). "Reform" at the collegiate level: Examining students' experiences in Harvard Calculus. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington. ( PDF )

Berk, D., Burdell, C., Hoffmann, A.J., Lazarovici, V., Lewis, G., Smith, J., and Star, J.R. (2001, October). Students' reactions and adjustments to fundamental curricular changes: What are "mathematical transitions"? How can we study them? Paper presented at the twenty-third annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), Snowbird, Utah. ( PDF )

Smith, J., Star, J.R., & Hoffmann, A. (2002, April). Students' experiences moving between "traditional" and "reform" curricula: What are the implications for K-16 education? Paper presented at the Research PreSession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Las Vegas, Nevada. ( PDF )
Star, J.R., & Hoffmann, A.J. (2002, October). Assessing students' conceptions of reform mathematics. Paper presented at the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), Athens, Georgia. ( PDF )
Lewis, G.M., & Star, J.R. (2003, April). Moving between reform and traditional mathematics curricula: Patterns in students' mathematics achievement. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Star, J.R., Smith, J., & Hoffmann, A.J. (2004, April). Students' perceptions of difference between traditional and Standards-based mathematics curricula. Paper presented at the Research PreSession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Philadelphia. ( PDF )
Lewis, G.M., & Star, J.R. (2004, April). Students' approaches to learning mathematics in Standards-based curricula. Paper presented at the Research PreSession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Philadelphia. ( PDF )
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