Selected Publications

2010

Brophy, S., Magana, A, and Strahan, A. (in review). Lectures and simulations to improve learners’ conceptual understanding. Submitted to Advances in Engineering Education. Revisions submitted August 2010.

Brophy, S. P.* and Li, S. (2010). A framework for using graphical representations as assessment of engineering thinking. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY.

Valenkar, Y. and Brophy, S.P., Okustsu, M. and DeLaurentis, D. (2010). Team based negotiation of ideas on design decision making performance. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY.

2009

Magana, A. and Brophy, S. (2009). Are Simulation Tools Developed and Used by Experts Appropriate Experimentation Tools for Educational Contexts? Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education, Austin Texas

Velankar, Y, Brophy, S., Okustsu, M and DeLaurentis (2009). Serious Gaming for Aerospace Engineering Design: Exploring Learning Potential and Students' Readiness. Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education, Austin Texas.

2008

Brophy, S. (2008). Situating Complex Systems as Preparation for Future Innovation. 2008 Research in Engineering Education Symposium. Davos, Switzerland.

Brophy. S., Klein, S., Portsmore, M. and Rogers, C. (2008). Advancing engineering in P-12 classrooms. Submitted to the Journal of Engineering Education.

Klimeck, G., McLennan, M., Brophy, S., Adams, G. and Lundstrom, M. (2008). nanoHUB.org: Advancing Education and Research in Nanotechnology, Computing in Science & Engineering. 10 (5).

Berry, B., Brophy, S. P., Banks, K.M., Sharvelle, S. E., and Oakes, W.C. (2008) Developing professional competencies through challenge to project experiences. International Journal of Engineering Education.

Magana, A. and Brophy, S.P (2008) Scaffolding students’ conceptions of proportional size and scale cognition with analogies and metaphors. Annual Conference of Engineering Education, Pittsburg, PA.

Magana, A. and Brophy, S.P (2008) Professors’ Instructional Approach and students’ Perceptions of nanoHUB Simulations as Learning Tools. Annual Conference of Engineering Education, Pittsburg, PA.

Magana, A, Brophy, S, and Newby, T. (2008). Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of Web-Based Interactive Media: Three Different Tools, One Learning Goal. 2009 Annual Conference for Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Orlando, Florida.

Brophy, S. P. and Mann, G. (2008). Teachers’ noticing engineering in everyday objects and processes. Annual Conference of Engineering Education, Pittsburg, PA.

Brophy, S. P, (2008) Priming discovery in lecture through challenge-based instruction. Annual Conference of Engineering Education, Pittsburg, PA.

2007

Berry, B., Brophy, S. P., Banks, K.M., Sharvelle, S. E., and Oakes, W.C. (2007) Achieving graduate competencies through authentic design experience in a wastewater treatment course. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education 2007 Annual Conference.

Birol, G. McKenna, A. G. Smith, T. D., Giorgio, T. D. and Brophy, S. (2007) Development of challenge-based educational modules in biotechnology domain. International Journal of Engineering Education, 23(1), pp171-183

Brophy, S. P. and Evangelou, D. E. (2007). Precursors to Engineering Thinking. Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education, HI.

Brophy, S. P. and Velankar, Y. (2006). WIP: Cataloging Instructional Design Patterns that Facilitate Generative Learning. Proceedings of the 2006 Frontiers In Engineering Conference, San Diago CA.

Rayne, K, Martin, T, Brophy, S., Kemp., N.J., Hart, J.D. and Diller, K. (2007) The development of adaptive expertise in biomedical engineering ethics. Journal of Engineering Education. 95(2) p 165-173

2006

Crawford, V. and Brophy, S.P. (2006). Adaptive expertise: Theory, methods, findings, and emerging issues. Symposium Report.

Roselli, R. J., and Brophy, S. P. (2006). Effectiveness of challenge-based instruction in biomechanics. Journal of Engineering Education. 95 (4). pp 311-324

Roselli, R. J., and Brophy, S. P. (2006). Experiences with formative assessment in engineering classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education. 95 (4). pp 325-333

Roselli, R. J., Howard, L., and Brophy, S.P. (2006) Integration of formative assessment into online engineering assignments. Computers in Education Journal 16(4).

Walker, J. M, Brophy, S. P., Hodge, L., and Bransford, J. D. (2006). Establishing Experiences to Develop Wisdom of Professional Practice. Special Issue in New Directions in Education.

Pre - 2005

Bransford, J. D., Brophy, S. P., & Williams, S.M. (2000). When Computer Technologies Meet the Learning Sciences: Issues & Opportunities. Applied Developmental Psychology, 21(1). p 59-84

Brophy, S. P. (2003) Constructing Shareable Learning Materials in Bioengineering Education. IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Magazine. 22(4), pp 66-70.

Harris, T. H., Bransford, J. D., and Brophy, S. P. (2002) Roles for learning sciences and learning technologies in biomedical engineering: A review of recent advances. Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 4, pp 29-48 http://www.vanth.org/docs/Harris_001.pdf

Roselli RJ. and Brophy SP. (2003) Redesigning a biomechanics course using challenge-based instruction IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Magazine. 22(4), pp 66-70.

Schwartz, D. L, Brophy, S., Lin, X. & Bransford, J. D. (1999) Software for managing complex learning: Examples from an educational psychology course. Educational Technology Research and Development. 47(2). p 39-60

Walker, JMT, Cordray, DS, King, PH, and Brophy, S. P. (2006). Design scenarios as an assessment of adaptive expertise. International Journal of Engineering Education. 22(1). P 1-7.