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Selected Publications

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN REFFEREED JOURNALS

Jairam, D., Kiewra, K., & Kaufmann, D. (2011). How to study a matrix. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 37(2). <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0361476X11000464>.

Jairam, D., & Kiewra, K. (in press). Helping students soar to success on computers: An investigation of the SOAR study method. Journal of Educational Psychology.

Jairam, D., & Kiewra, K. (in press).  An investigation of the SOAR study method. Journal of Advanced Academics.    

Jairam, D., & Kiewra, K. (2009).  An investigation of the SOAR study method.  Journal of Advanced Academics, 20(4), 602-629.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

Jairam, D. (2010, April). Helping students soar to success on computers. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Jairam, D. (2009, November). How do students study on computers? Paper presented at the Northwestern Pennsylvania Psychological Association Conference, Erie, PA.

Jairam, D. (2008, October).  To protect and serve on a college campus: An ethnographic investigation.  Paper presented at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Columbus, OH.

Jairam, D., & Kiewra, K. (2008, March). The SOAR study method.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Jairam, D., & Kiewra, K. (2007, October).  An investigation of the SOAR study method.  Paper presented at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association Annual Conference, St. Louis MO. 

Jairam, D., & Zumbrunn, S., & Kiewra, K. (2007, October).  Developing volleyball talent: A qualitative investigation of volleyball stars.  Paper presented at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association Annual Conference, St. Louis MO. 

PytlikZillig, L.M., Doll, B., Bruning, R., Horn, C., Jairam, D., Kurien, S., Champion, A., Mills,   L., Smith, K., & LeClair, C.  (2007, June).  Capturing change in an inquiry-based professional development project. Paper presented at the Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C. 

FUNDED GRANTS

Inspiring Inquiry Project,  Research Team
Center for Instructional Innovation, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Funding Agency:  Institute for Educational Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

  • Investigated the effects of inquiry-based teaching on teacher self-efficacy and knowledge.

Developing Web-Based Case Studies,  Research Team
Center for Instructional Innovation, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Funding Agency:  Merrill/Prentice Hall Publishers

Created a web-based case study method of supplemental instruction.

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