Publications of David Klahr
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1966 - 1980
1981 - 1985
1986 - 1990
Carver, S.M., & Klahr, D. (1986). Assessing children's LOGO debugging skills with a formal model. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2(4), 487-525. |
Schrager, J., & Klahr, D. (1986). Instructionless learning about a complex device. International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 25, 153-189. |
Cambridge , MA : MIT Press. |
Neches, R., Langley, P., & Klahr, D. (1987). Learning, Development, and Production Systems. In Klahr, D., Langley , P., & Neches , R. (Eds.), Production System Models of Learning and Development. Cambridge , MA : MIT Press. 1-53 |
In D. Klahr, P. Langley, & R. Neches (Eds.), Production system models of learning and development. Cambridge , MA : MIT Press. |
Klahr, D., & Carver, S.M. (1988). Cognitive objectives in a LOGO debugging curriculum: Instruction, Learning, and Transfer. Cognitive Psychology, 20, 362-404. |
Klahr, D., & Dunbar, K. (1988). Dual space search during scientific reasoning. Cognitive Science, 12(1), 1-48 |
Klahr, D. (1989). Information processing approaches. In R. Vasta (Ed.), Annals of Child Development (pp. 131-185). JAI Press, Inc. |
Klahr, D. (1989). A Sears catalog for the developmental psychologist. Review of Bisanz, J., Brainerd, C.J., & Kail, R. [Eds.], 'Formal methods in developmental psychology' New York : Springer-Verlag, 1987. Contemporary Psychology, 34(5), 460-462. |
Klahr, D. & Dunbar, K. (1989). Developmental differences in scientific discovery processes. In Klahr, D., & Kotovsky, K. (Eds.), Complex information processing: The impact of Herbert A. Simon. Hillsdale , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp. 109-143. |
Hillsdale , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. |
Klahr, D., Dunbar, K. & Fay, A.L. (1990). Designing good experiments to test `bad' hypotheses. In J. Shrager & P. Langley (Eds.), Computational models of discovery and theory formation . San Mateo , CA : Morgan-Kaufman. pp 355-402. |
1991 - 1995
1996 - 2000
2001 - 2005
2006 - present
In J. Rhoton & P. Shane (Eds.) Teaching Science in the 21stCentury. NSTA Press. |
Science Educator, 15, 1-12 |
Li, J., Klahr, D., & Jabbour, A. (2006). When the rubber meets the road: Putting research-based methods to test in urban classrooms. Proceedings of the seventh international conference of the learning sciences: Making a difference. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. |
Klahr, D. (2007). Evolution of Scientific Thinking: Comments on Geary's “Educating the Evolved Mind” In Carlson, J. & Levin, J. (Eds.) Psychological Perspectives on Contemporary Educational |
Klahr, D., Triona, L. M., & Williams, C. (2007). Hands On What? The Relative Effectiveness of Physical vs. Virtual Materials in an Engineering Design Project by Middle School Children. Journal of Research in Science |
Masnick, A. M., Klahr, D., & Morris, B. J. (2007). Separating signal from noise: Children's understanding of error and variability in experimental outcomes. In, Lovett & Shaw (Eds) Thinking With |
Triona, L. & Klahr, D. (2007). A New Framework for Understanding How Young Children Create External Representations for Puzzles and Problems. In E. Teubal, J. Dockrell., & L. Tolchinsky (Eds.), Notational Knowledge: Developmental and Historical Perspectives. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers |
Triona, L.M., & Klahr, D. (2007). Hands-On Science: Does it Matter What Students' Hands are on? The Science Education Review, 6(4) |
Chen, Z. & Klahr, D., (2008). Remote Transfer of Scientific Reasoning and Problem-Solving Strategies in Children. In R. V. Kail (Ed.) Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Vol. 36. (pp. 419 – 470) Amsterdam: Elsevier |
Klahr, D. & Carver, S. (2008). Scientific Thinking about Scientific Thinking. In Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Vol. 60, No. 4. (pp 137-151). Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
Strand-Cary, M. & Klahr, D. (2008). Developing Elementary Science Skills: Instructional Effectiveness and Path Independence. Cognitive Development, 23, 488–511. |
Davenport, J.L., Yaron, D., Klahr, D., &Koedinger, K. (2008). When do diagrams enhance learning? A framework for designing relevant representations. In the proceedings of the 2008 International |
Klahr, D., Triona, L., Strand-Cary, M., & Siler, S. (2008 |
Klahr, D. (2009) “To |
Newcombe, N.S., Ambady, N., Eccles, J., Gomez, L., Klahr, D., Linn, M., Miller, K., & Mix, K. (2009). Psychology’s role in mathematics and science education. American Psychologist. Vol 64(6), 538-550. |
Klahr, D. (2010) Coming Up for Air: But is it Oxygen or Phlogiston? A Response to Taber?s Review of Constructivist Instruction: Success or Failure? Education Review, 13(13). |
Siler, S., Klahr, D., Magaro, C., Willows, K. & Mowery, D. Conference Proceeding: Predictors of Transfer of Experimental Design Skills in Elementary and Middle School Children. Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 10th International Conference, |
Siler, S., Mowery, D., Magaro, C., Willows, K. & Klahr, D. Conference Proceeding: Comparison of a Computer-Based to Hands-On Lesson in Experimental Design. Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 10th International Conference, |
Klahr, D. & Chen, Z. (2011) Finding One's Place in Transfer Space. Child Development |
Klahr, D., Zimmerman, C. & Jirout, J. (2011). Educational Interventions to Advance Children’s Scientific Thinking. Science, 333(6045): 971-975. |
Klahr, D. (2012) Patterns, Rules, & Discoveries in Life and |
Siler, S, A., Klahr, D., & Price, N. (2012) Investigating the mechanisms of learning from a constrained preparation for future learning activity. Instructional Science, DOI: 10.1007/s11251-012-9224-7 |
Klahr, D. (2012) Beyond Piaget: a Perspective from Studies of Children’s Problem Solving Abilities. In A. Slater & P. Quinn (Eds.) Refreshing Developmental Psychology: Beyond |
Siler, S. & Klahr, D. (2012) Detecting, Classifying and Remediating Children’s Explicit and Implicit Misconceptions about Experimental Design. In Proctor, R. W., & Capaldi, E. J. (Eds.), Psychology of Science: Implicit and Explicit Processes. New York: Oxford University Press. |
Dunbar, K. & Klahr, D. (2012) Scientific thinking and reasoning. In, Keith Holyoak (Ed.) Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning. Oxford University Press |
Jirout, J. & Klahr, D. (2012) Children’s scientific curiosity: In search of an operational definition of an elusive concept. Developmental Review, Volume 32, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 125-160 |
Matlen, B, & Klahr, D. (May 2012)Sequential Effects of High and Low Instructional Guidance on Children's Acquisition and Transfer of Experimentation Skills. Instructional Science, DOI 10.1007/s11251-012-9248-z |
Klahr, D. (2012) Inquiry Science Rocks: Or Does It? Back Page, APS News. December 2012 (Volume 21, Number 11) |
Klahr, D., Matlen, B., & Jirout, J. (2012) Children as Scientific Thinkers. In Feist. G. J. & Gorman, M. E. (Eds.) Handbook of the Psychology of Science. Springer |
Siler, S., Klahr, D. & Matlen, B. (2013) Conceptual Change in Experimental Design: From Engineering Goal to Science Goals. In S. Vosniadau (Ed). Handbook of Research on Conceptual Change, 2nd Edition |
Klahr, D. (2013) What do we mean? On the importance of not abandoning scientific rigor when talking about science education. PNAS. August 20, 2013 (vol. 110, suppl. 3 | 14075–14080 |
Koedinger, K.R., Booth, J.L., & Klahr, D. (2013). Instructional complexity and |
Jodi L. Davenport, Gaea Leinhardt, James Greeno, Kenneth Koedinger, David Klahr, Michael Karabinos, and David J. Yaron (2014) . Journal of Chemical Education Article ASAP. Publication Date (Web): September 19, 2014 |
Deena Skolnick Weisberg, Audrey K. Kittredge, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and David Klahr, (2015) . Phi Delta Kappan May 2015 96: 8-13 |
Siler, S. A. & Klahr, D. (2016). Effects of terminological concreteness on middle-school students' learning of experimental design. Journal of Educational Psychology. 108(4), 547-562. |
Weisberg, D.S., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R.M., Kittredge, A.K., & Klahr, D. (2016). Guided Play: Principles and Practices. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25(3), 177-182. |
Chase, C. & Klahr, D. (2017). , Journal of Science Education and Technology, (), 1-15, DOI 10.1007/s10956-017-9700-6 |
Amy M. Masnick, David Klahr & Erica R. Knowles (2017) Data-Driven Belief Revision in Children and Adults, Journal of Cognition and Development, 18:1, 87-109, DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2016.1168824 |
Zimmerman, C. & Klahr, D. (2018 |
Klahr, D., Zimmerman, C., & Matlen, B. (2019). Improving Students’ Scientific Thinking. In J. Dunlosky & K. Rawson (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Cognition and Education. Cambridge University Press |
Klahr, D. & Siler, S. (2019) Teaching basic experimental design with an intelligent tutor. In Kuhl, P., Lim, S., Guerriero, S. & van Damme, D. Developing Minds in the Digital Age: Towards a Science of Learning for 21st Century Education, Educational Research and Innovation, OECD Publishing, Paris. |
David Klahr (2019) Learning Sciences Research and Pasteur’s Quadrant, Journal of the Learning Sciences, DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2019.1570517 |
Martella, A. M., Klahr, D., & Li, W. (2020, January 6). The Relative Effectiveness of Different Active Learning Implementations in Teaching Elementary School Students How to Design Simple Experiments. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication. |
Jirout, J. & Klahr, D. (2020) Questions – And Some Answers – About Young Children’s Questions, Journal of Cognition and Development, DOI: |