Patricia M. HellerPatricia M. HellerAssociate Professor Department of Curriculum
and Instruction
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
helle002@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Ph.D. Science Education, University of Michigan, 1977
M.S. Physics, University of Washington, 1969
B.S. Physics (chemistry minor), University of Washington, 1966
1986 - Present Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Minnesota -- developed and taught an integrated physical science and science methods course for preservice and inservice elementary and secondary school teachers
1982 - 1985 Lecturer, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota -- developed and taught physics courses for junior high and high school physics teachers
1979 - 1982 Lecturer, College of Education, University of Minnesota -- developed and taught science methods courses for preservice and inservice elementary and junior high school teachers
1974 - 1975 Science Teacher (grades 2-7), Dixon Elementary School, Detroit, Michigan
1973 - 1976 Instructor, Physics Department, University of Michigan-- developed and taught a one semester physics course for preservice and inservice elementary school teachers
1969 - 1973 Instructor, Physics Department, University of Washington -- assisted in the development and instruction of a two-year physical science course for preservice elementary school teachers (with A. Arons)
1995 - 1996 Co-principal Investigator with Fred Goldberg and Gayle Kirwan, NSF Grant "Using Computer Technology to Develop Constructivist-Oriented Classroom Environments, subcontract with San Diego State University.
1993 - 1996 Co-principal Investigator with Ken Heller, DOE Fund for the Improve-ment of Post-secondary Education Grant, "Breaking the Circle: A Teaching Apprentice-ship Program for Physics Graduate Students," School of Physics and Astronomy and Depart. of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota.
1988 - 1990 Co-principal Investigator with Fred Finley, NSF Grant "Model for Improving the Preservice and Inservice Science Education of Elementary Teachers," College of Education, University of Minnesota.
1985 - 1986 Project Director, High School Chemistry Course for the PLATO/WICAT Computer System, WICAT Systems, Education Division, Provo, Utah.
1984 - 1985 Senior Project Associate, NSF Grant "The Role of Rational Number Concepts in the Development of Proportional Reasoning Skills," (Project Director, T. Post), College of Education, University of Minnesota.
1983 - 1984 Principal Investigator, Minnesota Survey of Science Education, Minnesota State Department of Education.
1982 - 1984 Co-Author with Andrew Ahlgren, Practical Data Analysis with SPSS, twelve videotapes published and distributed by the University of Minnesota and Deltak, Inc., 1984.
1980 - 1982 Senior Project Associate, NSF Grant "Out-of-School Science for Middle School Children and Their Parents," (Project Director, E. Gennaro) College of Education, University of Minnesota.
Huffman, D & Heller, P. (1995). What Does the Force Concept Inventory Actually Measure? The Physics Teacher, 33, 138-143.
Finley, F., Lawrenz, F., & Heller, P. (1992), Review of research in science education, Science Education, 76(3), entire journal.
Heller, P. & Finley, F. (1992). Variable uses of alternative conceptions: A case study in current electricity, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 29(3), 259-275 Heller, P., Keith, R. & Anderson, S. (1992). Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Part 1: Group versus individual problem solving, American Journal of Physics, 60(7), 627-636.
Heller, P. & Hollabaugh, M. (1992). Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Part 2: Designing problems and structuring groups, American Journal of Physics, 60(7), 637-644. Scott, L. & Heller, P. (1991). Team work works! Strategies for integrating women and minorities into the physical sciences, The Science Teacher, 58(1): 24-28.
Heller, P., Post, T., Behr, M., & Lesh, R. (1990). Qualitative and numerical reasoning about fractions and rates by seventh- and eighth-grade students, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 21(5): 388-402.
Heller, P., Ahlgren, A., Post, T., Behr, M. and Lesh, R. (1989). Proportional reasoning: The effect of two context variables, rate type and problem setting, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 26(3): 205-220.
Lippert, R., Heller, P., Jones, R. and Hobbie, R., (1988). An evaluation of classroom teaching practices one year after a workshop for high school physics teachers, American Journal of Physics, 56(6): 505 -509.
Heller, P., Hobbie, R., and Jones R. (1986). A summer program for high school physics teachers, American Journal of Physics, 54(12): 1074 - 1079.
Jim Minstrell, Sharon Bendall, Joe Faletti, Bob Morse, Jennifer Hickman, Paul Hickman, Karen Olson, Linda Scott.
Tom Foster, Jennifer Blue, Mark Hollabaugh, Ron Keith, Dave Targon, Renate Lippert.