Publications

Journal Papers

Aslan, U., Horn, M., & Wilensky, U. (2024). Why are some students “not into” computational thinking activities embedded within high school science units? Key takeaways from a microethnographic discourse analysis study. Science Education, 108, 929–956. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21850

Akpinar, Y., & Aslan, U. (2015). Supporting Children’s Learning of Probability Through Video Game Programming. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 53(2), 228–259. https://doi.org/10.1177/0735633115598492

Journal Papers under review

Aslan, U., Dabholkar, S., Woods, P., Noel, I. & Wilensky, U. (in prep). An exploration of the evolutionary pathway(s) from isogamy to anisogamy with a spatially explicit agent-based model.

Book Chapters

Aslan, U., Dabholkar, S., & Wilensky, U. (2017). Developing Multi-agent-based Thought Experiments: A Case Study on the Evolution of Gamete Dimorphism. In J. A. Rodriguez-Aguilar, & G. Sukthankar (Eds.), Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - AAMAS 2017 Workshops, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 51-65). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71682-4_4

Conference Papers

Peer-Reviewed

Aslan, U., Wu, S., Horn, M., & Wilensky, U. (2021). Connecting the “chemistry triplet” through co-designing computational models with teachers: a case study on calorimetry. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2021 Annual Meeting. https://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository-Viewer/ID/1686353.

Aslan, U., LaGrassa, N., Horn, M., & Wilensky, U. (2020). Phenomenological programming: A novel approach to designing domain specific programming environments for science learning. In Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2020 (pp. 299-310). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3392063.3394428.

Aslan, U., LaGrassa, N., Horn, M., & Wilensky, U. (2020). Putting the Taxonomy into Practice: Investigating Students’ Learning of Chemistry with Integrated Computational Thinking Activities. Paper accepted to American Education Research Association (AERA) 2020 Annual Meeting (meeting cancelled due to Covid-19). https://ccl.northwestern.edu/2020/AslanLaGrassaHornWilensky-AERA2020-final.pdf.

Aslan, U., LaGrassa, N., Horn, M. S., & Wilensky, U. (2020). Code-first learning environments for science education: a design experiment on kinetic molecular theory. In Proceedings of the Constructionism Conference, Constructionism 2020 (pp. 206-219). https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10203594-code-first-learning-environments-science-education-design-experiment-kinetic-molecular-theory.

Kelter, J. Z., Peel, A., Bain, C., Anton, G., Dabholkar, S., Aslan, U., Horn, M., & Wilensky, U. (2020). Seeds of (r)Evolution: Constructionist Co-Design with High School Science Teachers. In Proceedings of the Constructionism Conference, Constructionism 2020 (pp. 497-505). https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10199199-seeds-evolution-constructionism-co-design-high-school-science-teachers.

Aslan, U., Anton, G., Horn, M., & Wilensky, U. (2019). Bringing Powerful Ideas to Middle School Students’ Lives Through Agent-Based Modeling. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2019 Annual Meeting. Aslan, U., & Wilensky, U. (2018). Agent-based Construction (a-b-c) interviews: A generative case study. In Proceedings of the Constructionism Conference, Constructionism 2018 (pp. 125-137). https://ccl.northwestern.edu/2019/aslanaera19.pdf.

Aslan U., Dabholkar S., Wilensky U. (2018) Developing Multi-agent-based Thought Experiments: A Case Study on the Evolution of Gamete Dimorphism. Selected as runner-up for the best paper in the Multi-Agent Based Simulation Workshop XVIII. MABS 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10798. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91587-6_4.

Aslan, U., & Wilensky, U. (2016). Restructuration in Practice: Challenging a Pop-Culture Evolutionary Theory through Agent Based Modeling. In Proceedings of the Constructionism Conference, Constructionism 2016 (pp. 230-238). http://ccl.northwestern.edu/2016/Aslan-Wilensky2016.pdf.

Refereed Abstracts

Aslan, U., & Wilensky, U. (2021, September 15-17). Constructing the NetLogo Anisogamy Model. Paper presented at the First International Workshop on Agentization: Rendering Conventional Models with Agent-Based Computing. Held virtually through George Mason University.

Aslan, U., & Wilensky, U. (2016, June 5-7). Old Tricks Revisited: Studying Probabilistic Reasoning through Incorporating Computer Modeling into Piagetian Research. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society. Chicago, IL, United States.

Aslan, U. (2012, July 25-28). Fostering Students’ Learning of Mathematics Through Creative Computing. Paper presented at the Scratch@MIT 2012 Conference. Cambridge, MA, United States.

Other publications

Web-based publications

Aslan, U., & Wilensky, U. (2021). Beginner’s Interactive NetLogo Dictionary (BIND). Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/bind/.

Aslan, U., & Wilensky, U. (2021). Introduction to NetTangoWeb Builder: A tutorial on building domain-blocks-based computational modeling environments. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. https://ccl.northwestern.edu/nettangoweb/tutorial/.

Computational models

Aslan, U., Namowicz, C., Levites, L., & Wilensky, U. (2021). NetLogo Calorimetry Sandbox Model. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/Calorimetry.

Aslan, U., Horn, M., & Wilensky, U. (2019). NetTangoWeb Gas Particle Sandbox Model. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/rp/phenomenological-programming/micro-sandbox.html

Aslan, U., Dabholkar, S., Woods, P., & Wilensky, U. (2016). NetLogo Anisogamy Model. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/Anisogamy.

Curricular units – Principal Designer

Aslan, U., LaGrassa, N., Horn, M., Wilensky, U. (2019). Ideal Gas Laws - Connected Chemistry 2019. [curricular unit]. Evanston, IL: Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. https://ct-stem.northwestern.edu/curriculum/preview/565/. (Based on Wilensky, U., Levy, S. & Novak, M. (2005, 2009). Connected Chemistry Model-based Curriculum 3.0.).

Aslan, A., Estberg, M., Lachmy, R., & Wilensky, U. (2017). Particulate Nature of Matter. [curricular unit]. Evanston, IL: Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. http://ct-stem.northwestern.edu/curriculum/preview/198/. (Based on Wilensky, U., Brady, C., Holbert, N.R., & Soylu, F. (2012). MSIM Particulate nature of matter unit (PNOM). http://ccl.northwestern.edu/rp/modelsim/index.shtml).

Curricular units – Co-designed with in-practice teachers

Namowicz, C., Lindeman, K., Aslan, U., Wilensky, U. (2020). Kinetic Molecular Theory. [curricular unit]. Evanston, IL: Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. https://ct-stem.northwestern.edu/curriculum/preview/2620/pem_code/56S6DY3ERPUAFH8XWDRS . (Based on Aslan et al. (2019) Ideal Gas Laws - Connected Chemistry 2019 unit).

Namowicz, C., Aslan, U., Wilensky, U. (2020). Energy in Chemical Reactions. [curricular unit]. Evanston, IL: Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. https://ct-stem.northwestern.edu/curriculum/preview/1678/.

Levites, L., Aslan, U., Wilensky, U. (2019). Climate Change in the Great Lakes. [curricular unit]. Evanston, IL: Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. https://ct-stem.northwestern.edu/curriculum/preview/1808/.