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Nicole Shechtman

Research Analyst III

Nikki Shechtman's projects all embody a vision of helping middle school students from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds gain greater access to conceptually rich mathematics. With a foundation in experimental psychology, her focus in these projects is on research methodology, working on all stages of the design cycle, from construction of research questions and appropriate design, to development and validation of instruments, to gathering of large, complex data sets, to analyses that answer the research questions.

Her two major projects are (1) the Scaling Up SimCalc project, a randomized field experiment for which she leads the assessment development, experimental design, data collection infrastructure, and data analyses; and (2) the Bridging Project, a professional development design experiment for which she leads the research strand. Please follow the links below to learn more about these projects.

Education 

• Ph.D., Psychology, Stanford University, 2002
• B.S., Cognitive Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1997

Professional Experience 

• Research Scientist, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (2002-present)
• Research Intern, Agilent Labs, Palo Alto, CA (2001-2002)
• Public Educator, Shyness Institute, Palo Alto, CA (1999-2000)
• Research Assistant, Moss Rehabilitation Center, Philadelphia, PA (1997)

Research Areas at CTL

Learning Environments
Teacher Learning
Technology Development

Current Projects at CTL

• SimCalc
• SunBay Digital Mathematics (Staff)

Past Projects at CTL

• Bridging Professional Development (Leader) ended 2009
• Wireless Handhelds for Improving Reflection on Learning (WHIRL) ended 2004

Publications

• Roschelle, J., Tatar, D., Shechtman, N., & Knudsen, J. (2008). The role of scaling up research in designing for and evaluating robustness. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 68(2).
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• Penuel, W.R., Roschelle, J. & Shechtman, N. (2007). Designing formative assessment software with teachers: An analysis of the co-design process. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2, 1, 51-74.
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• Roschelle, J., Tatar, D., Shechtman, N., Hegedus, S., Hopkins, B., Knudsen, J., & Dunn, M. (2007). Extending the SimCalc approach to grade 8 mathematics (SimCalc Technical Report 02). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
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• Roschelle, J., Tatar, D., Shechtman, N., Hegedus, S., Hopkins, B., Knudsen, J., & Stroter, A. (2007). Can a technology-enhanced curriculum improve student learning of important mathematics? (SimCalc Technical Report 01). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
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• Roschelle,J., Tatar, D. , Shechtman, N., Hegedus, S., Hopkins, B., Knudsen, J., Stroter, A. (2007). Can a Technology-enhanced Curriculum Improve Student Learning of Important Mathematics? (SimCalc Technical Report 1). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
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• Shechtman, N. and Horowitz, L. M. (2006). Interpersonal and non-interpersonal interactions, interpersonal motives, and the effects of frustrated motives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32(8), 1126-1139.
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• Shechtman, N., & Horowitz, L. M. (2006). Interacting with people versus computers: A motivational model of interpersonal processes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 32(8), 1126-1139
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• Shechtman, N., Roschelle, J., Haertel, G., Knudsen, J., & Vahey, P. (2006). Measuring middle school teachers’ mathematical knowledge of teaching rate and proportionality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
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• Shechtman, N., Roschelle, J., Haertel, G., Knudsen, J., & Tatar, D. (2005). Measuring student learning gains in conceptual mathematics when scaling a technological intervention for middle school mathematics. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.
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• Penuel, W.R., Roschelle, J., Crawford, V., Shechtman, N. & Abrahamson, L. (2004). Workshop report: Advancing research on the transformative potential of interactive pedagogies and classroom networks. Menlo Park: SRI International.
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• Roschelle, J., Tatar, D. G., Knudsen, J., Kaput, J. J., Hopkins, B., Shectman, N. (2004, April). Scaling up restructuring knowing: From design experiments to experimental design. Panel presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
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• Shechtman, N., Chung, M., & Roschelle, J. (2004). Supporting Member Collaboration in the Math Tools Digital Library: A Formative User Study. D-Lib Magazine, Volume 10 Number 2, February 2004.
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• Shechtman, N., & Horowitz, L. M. (2003). Media inequality in conversation: How people behave differently when interacting with computers and people. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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