Dr. James P. Barufaldi is the Ruben E. Hinojosa Regents Professor and serves as Director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education at The University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as Principal Investigator of the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching. In 2003 Barufaldi was selected as a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at The University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in science education. Barufaldi's special areas of interests are curriculum design, instructional strategies, implementation, evaluation, and science teacher education. He is currently investigating the process of building successful collaboratives in the science education community and variables, which may contribute to high intensity, sustained collaboration.
Ph.D. in Honorary Degree, Science, Marietta College, 1989
Ph.D. in Science Education, University of Maryland, 1972
Curriculum design, teacher education, science education
Barufaldi, J. & Chang, C. (2012). Exploring the Impact of Prior Knowledge and Appropriate Feedback on Students Perceived Cognitive Load and Learning Outcomes: Animation-based earthquake instruction.. International Journal of Science Education, 34(10), 1555–1570.
Barufaldi, J., Sawadthaisong, N. & Chitaree, R. (2011). Demonstration of momentum and kinetic energy during an entire collision.. The Physics Teacher, 49(1), 59.
Barufaldi, J. & Cormas, P. (2011). The effective research-based characteristics of professional development of the National Science Foundations's GK-12 Program. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 22(3), 255–272. doi:10.1007/s10972-011-9228-1.
Barufaldi, James. & Brown, L. (2010). A System's Perspective for Professional Development in Science and Mathematics Education.. Collaboration in Education (pp. 102–109). New York: Routledge.
Barufaldi, J., Chang, C. & Yeh, T. (2010). The positive and negative effects of science content tests on student conceptual understanding.. International Journal of Science Education, 32(2), 265–282.
Barufaldi, J. & Oliveira, C. (2009). Aliens are us: An innovative course in astrobiology.. International Journal of Astrobiology.
Barufaldi, J., Chang, C., Lin, M. & Chen, Y. (2007). Assessing tenth-grade students' problem solving ability online in the area of Earth Science.. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 1971–1981.
Member, The University Academy of Distinguished Teaching Professors (2003)
Ruben E Hinojosa Regents Professorship in Education, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education (2001)
Fello, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1989)
