Publications

2025

Yoon, S.A., Shim, J., Zhang, W., Leung, V., Nguyen, Z. (2025). Epistemic emotions and their triggering of further epistemic engagement in a socioscientific high school unit on bioinformatics and air quality. Symposium paper in the Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025. Helsinki, Finland: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2025.355776

Yang, Z., Yoon, S.A., Chinn, C., Hunkar, K., Hussain-Abidi, H., Noushad, N. (2025). Building student epistemic practices through curriculum design: An empirical study. Long paper in the Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025. Helsinki, Finland: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2025.161813

Noushad, N.F. Yoon, S.A., Chinn, C., Yang, Z., LeBovidge, C., Hunkar, K., Hussain-Abidi, H. (2025). The making of competent outsiders: Using epistemic practices of science to enhance student’s critical evaluation of misleading scientific explanations in classrooms. Short paper in the Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025. Helsinki, Finland: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2025.913852

2024

Yoon, S.A., Miller, K.M., Richman, T., Noushad, N., Zhang, W., Hageman, G., Yueqiao, L., & Cottone, A. (2024). Developing teachers’ disciplinary knowledge in the K-12 STEM integration field: A review of a decade of educational research. Review of Educational Research, 95(6), 1337–1378. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543241289566

*Shim, J, & Yoon, S.A. (2024). Improving STEM education through resource activation: A study of culturally relevant teaching for critical data literacy in a high school science classroom. Journal of Research in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 7, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.31756/jrsmte.311SI (Best paper award)

Yoon, S.A., Chinn, C., Richman, T., Noushad, N., Hussain-Abidi, H., Hunkar, K., & Yang, A. (2024). Instructional epistemic frames in professional development of high school biology teachers. Symposium paper in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024. Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.370767

Yoon, S.A. (2024). Developing teachers’ adaptive expertise for ambitious instruction and disciplinary learning. Symposium in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024. Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.370767

Yoon, S.A., Shim., J., Leung., V.Y., & Nguyen, Y. (2024). “OMG that’s crazy!” Examining the role of high school biology students’ epistemic emotions in data investigations of neighborhood air quality. Symposium paper in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024. Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.702524

Yang, Z., Yoon, S.A., Chinn, C., Cottone, A., Richman, T., Noushad, N., Hussaing-Abidi, H., & Hunkar, K. (2024). Examining teachers’ implementation of scientific epistemic practices curricula through an adaptive expertise lens: A case study. Long paper in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024. Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.431352

Noushad, N., Yoon, S.A., Chinn, C., Yang, Z. Hussain-Abidi, H., & Hunkar, H. (2024). “Scientists don’t know the truth; they tell you what they know to be true!: Shaping high school students understanding of how scientists establish trustworthy claims using epistemic practices. Long paper in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024. Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.513395

Aldemir, T., Shim, J., & Yoon, S.A. (2024). Teachers as co-thinkers and facilitators: Unpacking teacher-student dynamics in co-design partnerships. Symposium paper in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024. Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.752026

Aldemir, T., Shim, J., & Yoon, S.A. (2024). Empowering voices: Promoting equitable participation in student-inclusive co-design research-practice partnerships. Long paper in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024. Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.589952

Hussain-Abidi, H., Hunkar, H., Chinn, C., Yoon, S.A., Noushad, N., & Yang, Z. (2024). Using Apt-AIR to guide the design and analysis of a socio-scientific unit. Symposium paper in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024. Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.891203

2023

Yoon, S.A., Chinn, C., Noushad, N., Richman, T., Hussain-Abidi, H., Hunkar, K., Cottone, A., Katz, J., Mitkus, E., & Wendel, D. (2023) Seven design principles for teaching complex socioscientific issues: the design of a complex systems agent-based disease epidemic model and the application of epistemic practices in high school biology. Frontiers in Education 8(1210153). (16 pages) https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1210153

Chinn, C., Yoon, S.A., Hussain-Abidi, H., Hunkar, K., Noushad, N., Richman, T. (2023). Designing learning environments to promote good thinking in a post-truth world: An example from science education. European Journal of Education, 58(3), 407–421.

Miller, K.M., & Yoon, S.A. (2023). Teaching complexity in biology through agent-based simulations: The relationship between students’ knowledge of complex systems and modeling. Frontiers in Education, 8(1198307). (16 pages). https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1198307

Cottone, A. M., Yoon, S.A., Shim, J., Coulter, B., & Carman, S. (2023). Evaluating apt epistemic processes in support of data literacy in elementary school students. Instructional Science, 51, 1–37. https://awspntest.apa.org/doi/10.1007/s11251-022-09610-8

Diwadkar A.R., Yoon, S.A., Shim, J., Gonzalez, M., Urbanowicz, R., Himes. B.E. (2021). Integrating biomedical informatics training into existing high school curricula. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science, 2021, 190–199. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34457133/

Shim, J., & Yoon, S.A. (2023). Activating resources for incorporating culturally relevant teaching in STEM curricula. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.643529

Cottone, A., Yoon, S.A., Richman, T., Chinn, C., Hussain-Abidi, H., & Noushad, N. (2023). Examining the effects of teacher instructional approaches on shifting students’ experiences towards epistemic practices during scientific modeling. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.200377

Miller, K., & Yoon, S.A. (2023). Supporting high school science teachers in developing pedagogical content knowledge for data literacy. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023.Montreal, Canada: International Society of Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.694470

Aldemir, T., Yoon. S.A., Miller, K., & Shim, J. (2023). Teachers as co-designers: Forming equitable participation through the lens of relational trust. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023.Montreal, Canada: International Society of Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.875205

Noushad, N., Richman, T., Yoon, S.A., Hussain-Abidi, H., Cottone, A., & Chinn, C. (2023). The creation of an epistemically authentic learning environment: Making space for epistemic practices in high school science classrooms. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.849100

Hussain-Abidi, H., Hunkar, K., Chinn, C.A., Yoon, S.A., Cottone, A.C., Noushad, N.F., & Richman, T. (2023). Analyzing teacher epistemic moves in science classrooms. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023.Montreal, Canada: International Society of Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.977729

2022

Yoon, S., Chinn, C., Cottone, A., Richman, T., Noushad, N., & Hussain-Abidi, H. (2022). Forging pathways from computational complex systems models to current socioscientific issues through scientific epistemic practices. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://dx.doi.org/10.22318/icls2022.1699

Noushad, F.N., Cottone, A., Hussain-Abidi, H., Yoon, S., & Chinn, C. (2022). Epistemic Practices that Advance Learning of Complex Systems [Structured Poster Presentation]. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Yoon, S., Chinn, C., & Noushad, N. (2022). Frameworks and methodologies for epistemic growth in K-12 science classrooms to address post-truth discourse. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://dx.doi.org/10.22318/icls2022.1683

Hussain-Abidi, H., Chinn, C., Yoon, S., Cottone, A., Noushad, N., & Richman, T. (2022). Apt Epistemic Practices in a High School Science Classroom: A Contrastive Case Study. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2022.Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of Learning Sciences. https://dx.doi.org/10.22318/icls2022.751

Richman, T., Yoon, S., Miller, K., & Marei, A. (2022). Using social media to extend online professional development: Investigating teachers’ fulfillment of personal interest and self-efficacy on WhatsApp. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.dx.org/10.22318/cscl2022.43

Miller, K., Yoon, S. A., & Shim, J. (2022). Surfacing collective pedagogical content knowledge for data literacy: An exploratory study with high school science teachers. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of Learning Sciences. https://dx.doi.org/10.22318/icls2022.1037

Noushad, N. F., Shim, J., & Yoon, S. (2022). Navigating the conceptual and critical demands of data literacy in high school space using firsthand data. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of Learning Sciences. https://dx.doi.org/10.22318/icls2022.195

Shim, J., Noushad, N. F., & Yoon, S. (2022). Exploring pedagogical strategies for promoting student epistemic agency through the transfer of cognitive authority in an online science class. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.dx.org/10.22318/cscl2022.51

Cottone, A.M., Yoon, S.A., Chinn, C., Noushad, N., & Hussain-Abidi, H. (2022). High school science education in a “post-truth” society: Confronting confirmation bias with students and teachers. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://dx.doi.org/10.22318/icls2022.91

2021

Noushad, N., Shim, J., Yoon, S., & Cottone, A. (2021). Are community relevant PBL supports enough to promote epistemic agency? Exploring variation in epistemic pedagogical practices in science classrooms. Long paper presented to the Annual Conference of the International Society of the Learning Sciences. ***Nominated for best student paper. https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/7468

Richman, T., Yoon, S. A., Marei, A., Miller, K. (2021, June 7–11). Analyzing Peer Interaction as Asynchronous Online Professional Development Scales Up to Include More Teachers [Poster session]. International Society of the Learning Sciences 2021 Conference.

Miller, K., Yoon, S., Cottone, A., & Shim, J. (June 2021). Integrating data literacy into secondary school science: An exploratory study of a pilot professional development. Short paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Bochum, Germany (virtual). https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/7582

Shim, J., Yoon, S., Cottone, A., & Miller, K. (2021). Two exploratory case studies for teachers’ adaptive expertise in teaching Bioinformatics in high school science classroom. Poster presented online at the International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/7376