Janelle M. Bailey

Janelle M. Bailey

  • College of Education and Human Development

    Teaching and Learning

    Associate Professor

Office Location

Ritter 249

Phone

215-204-5195

Biography

Dr. Janelle M. Bailey is an associate professor of science education in the Department of Teaching and Learning. Her research focuses on astronomy education and teacher development. This work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA, and has been published in journals such as Science Education and Astronomy Education Review. She teaches courses for science teachers at all levels, as well as research design and methods, including mixed methods, for doctoral students. Dr. Bailey is a past president of the American Association of Physics Teachers and serves as an editorial board member or reviewer for several journals. Dr. Bailey earned her PhD in teaching and teacher education (astronomy education emphasis) from the University of Arizona; an MEd in science education from the University of Georgia; and a BA in astrophysics from Agnes Scott College.

Research Interests

  • Science Education
  • Teacher Education/Development
  • Faculty Development

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

EPSY 8627

Introduction to Research Design and Methods

Graduate

EPSY 8825

Advanced Data Analysis

Graduate

MGSE 2189

Classroom Interactions

Undergraduate

MGSE 3405

Teaching and Learning Science in the Middle Grades

Undergraduate

MGSE 5146

Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Through Project Based Instruction

Graduate

MGSE 5405

Teaching Science in the Middle Grades

Graduate

EDUC 8504

Problem Solving and Reasoning in STEM Education

Graduate

Selected Publications

  • McLaughlin, J.A. & Bailey, J.M. (2022). Students need more practice with spatial thinking in geoscience education: a systematic review of the literature. STUDIES in SCIENCE EDUCATION. doi: 10.1080/03057267.2022.2029305

  • Lombardi, D., Shipley, T.F., Bailey, J.M., Bretones, P.S., Prather, E.E., Ballen, C.J., Knight, J.K., Smith, M.K., Stowe, R.L., Cooper, M.M., Prince, M., Atit, K., Uttal, D.H., LaDue, N.D., McNeal, P.M., Ryker, K., John, K.S., Kraft, K.J.v.d.H., & Docktor, J.L. (2021). The Curious Construct of Active Learning. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 22(1), pp. 8-43. doi: 10.1177/1529100620973974

  • Bailey, J.M., Jamani, S., Klavon, T.G., Jaffe, J., & Mohan, S. (2021). Climate crisis learning through scaffolded instructional tools. Educational and Developmental Psychologist. doi: 10.1080/20590776.2021.1997065

  • Vieyra, R.E., Bailey, J.M., Lopez, R.E., & McAuliffe, C. (2020). Integration of Earth and space science contexts for teaching physics. Physics Education, 55(5). doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ab9f92

  • Lombardi, D. & Bailey, J.M. (2020). Science strategy interventions. In Handbook of Strategies and Strategic Processing (pp. 177-194). doi: 10.4324/9780429423635-11

  • Dobaria, A.S., Bailey, J.M., & Coble, K. (2020). Impacts of a course-based undergraduate research experience in introductory astronomy using robotic telescopes. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL, 4, pp. 2395-2396.

  • Chung-Parsons, R. & Bailey, J.M. (2019). The hierarchical (not fluid) nature of preservice secondary science teachers’ perceptions of their science teacher identity. Teaching and Teacher Education, 78, pp. 39-48. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2018.11.007

  • Lombardi, D., Bailey, J.M., Bickel, E.S., & Burrell, S. (2018). Scaffolding scientific thinking: Students’ evaluations and judgments during Earth science knowledge construction. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 54, pp. 184-198. doi: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.06.008

  • Coble, K., Conlon, M., & Bailey, J.M. (2018). Investigating undergraduate students' ideas about the curvature of the Universe. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 14(1). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.14.010144

  • Bailey, J.M. & Plummer, J.D. (2018). Editorial: Focused Collection: Astronomy Education Research. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 14(1). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.14.010004

  • Bailey, J.M. (2018). 2018 AAPT Award Citations at the Winter Meeting, San Diego, CA. American Journal of Physics, 86(3), pp. 165-168. doi: 10.1119/1.5023385

  • Lombardi, D., Bickel, E.S., Bailey, J.M., & Burrell, S. (2018). High school students’ evaluations, plausibility (re) appraisals, and knowledge about topics in Earth science. Science Education, 102(1), pp. 153-177. doi: 10.1002/sce.21315

  • Maher, P.A., Bailey, J.M., & Tucka, A.M. (2018). Teaching Process Skills to Pre-Engineers using Situated Learning-A Case Study. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy, 8(5), pp. 121-147. doi: 10.3991/ijep.v8i5.9036