TeachSIM Publications & Presentations

TeachSIM Publications

YEARAUTHORSTITLEPUBLICATIONCITATION + ARTICLE
2025Cohen, J., Yonas, A., & Wilson, K.Approximating teaching: A systematic review of the literature.Review of Educational ResearchClick to View Citation and Article
2025Wilson, K., Cohen, J., & Erickson, S.Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of Mixed Reality Simulations: Variations by Task, Support, and Mode of Delivery.AERA Open 11, 23328584251375064 Click to View Citation and Article
2025Cohen, J., Wong, V., Liu, Q., Wilson, K., Yonas, A., & Parten, H.Practice Does Not Make Perfect: Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Coaching Beginning Teachers.Journal of Educational Psychology, 117(7), 1137–1177Click to View Citation and Article
2025Yonas, A.“Are We Really Teaching Them How to Do Better?” Pre-Service Teachers Practice Teaching a Holocaust Survivor’s Testimony. The Social Studies 2025Click to View Citation and Article
2025Sebastian, R., Paulick, J., & Davis, C. Examining Teacher Candidates’ Responses to Parental Disclosures During Simulated Conferences and Home Visits.Action in Teacher Education, 1–18Click to View Citation and Article
2024Wilson, K. & Yonas, A. In Search of Deliberate Practice: Simulating Teaching in Three Teacher Education Programs.Teachers College Record 126(9), 47-89Click to View Citation and Article
2024Sebastian, R. & Paulick, J. “Build That Relationship”: Supporting Preservice Teachers’ Engagement with Families.School Community Journal, 34(2): 179-199Click to View Citation and Article
2024Cohen, J., Anglin, K., & Wiseman, E. Tailoring Teacher Supports: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Responses to Coaching and Self-Reflection. AERA Open, 10Click to View Citation and Article
2023Boguslav, A., & Cohen, J.Different Methods for Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Instruction: Why Measures Matter.Journal of Teacher Education, 75(2), 168-185Click to View Citation and Article
2023Cohen, J., Wong, V. C., Krishnamachari, A., & Erickson, S.Experimental Evidence on the Robustness of Coaching Supports in Teacher Education.Educational Researcher, 53(1), 19-35Click to View Citation and Article
2023Sebastian, R., Krishnamachari, A. & McCartney, A.Understanding Student Teachers’ Strengths and Areas of Need in Simulated Consultation Evening.Journal of Education for Teaching 50(3), 450-463Click to View Citation and Article
2023Sebastian, R., & Krishnamachari, A.Unlocking the Potential of Introduction to Teaching Courses through Simulations.Teaching and Teacher Education, 133Click to View Citation and Article
2021Demszky D., Liu J., Mancenido Z., Cohen J., Hill H., Jurafsky D., & Tatsunori H. Measuring Conversational Uptake: A Case Study on Student-Teacher Interactions.ArXiv:2106.03873Click to View Citation and Article
2021Anglin, K. L., Wong, V. C., & Boguslav, A. A Natural Language Processing Approach to Measuring Treatment Adherence and Consistency Using Semantic Similarity.AERA Open, 7Click to View Citation and Article
2021Wong, V. C., Anglin, K., & Steiner, P. M. Design-Based Approaches to Causal Replication Studies.Prevention Science 23, 723-738 Click to View Citation and Article
2020Cohen, J., Wong, V., Krishnamachari, A., & Berlin, R.Teacher Coaching in a Simulated Environment. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 42(2), 208- 231Click to View Citation and Article

TeachSIM Conference Presentations

YEARAUTHORSTITLEPRESENTED AT
2025Parten, H., Cohen, J., Hill, H., Kling, K.Investigating Fine-Tuned AI Avatars to Support Teacher Learning in Simulated Math Instruction.The 2025 Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Pittsburgh, PA
2025Cohen, J., Jones, N., Erickson, S., Suhr, M., Parten, H.Experimental Evidence About Modularizing Content in Teacher Education.The 2025 Annual Conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C.
2025Parten, H., Cohen, J., Kelcey, B.Understanding Heterogeneous Development Trajectories within a Practice-Based Learning Experience.The 2025 Annual Conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C.
2025Surh, M., Erickson, S., Kelcey, B., McLean, L., Cohen, J., Jones, N.New Methods for Formative Evaluation in Teacher Education: A Validity Argument for Using Performance Tasks. The 2025 Annual Conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Washington, D.C.
2025Parten, H., Waddell, K., Cohen, J., Gibbons, L.Modularizing Coherence: How PSTs Integrate Modularized Content in Elementary Mathematics Methods.The 2025 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
2025Wilson, K., Parten, H., Liu, Q., Cohen, J., & Bosch, E.Simulating Caregiver Conversations at Three Teacher Education Programs.The 2025 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
2024Wilson, K., Yonas, A. & Cohen, J.Into, Through and Beyond Approximations of Teaching Practice: A Systematic Review.The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2024Liu, Q. & Wong, V. Identifying and Estimating Sources of Effect Heterogeneity Through Integrated Conceptual Replication Designs.Invited symposium presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Baltimore, MD.
2024Pilger Suhr, M., McLean, L., & Jones, N.Exploring the Use of Performance Tasks as Formative Assessments of Pre-Service Teacher Instructional Skills Within Teacher Preparation Programs.The annual conference of the Teacher Education Division of The Council for Exceptional Children, Pittsburgh, PA.
2024Waddell K. & Parten, H. Unpacking Word Problems: Using Metacognitive Modeling to Support Student Sense Making.The annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Chicago, IL.
2024Pilger Suhr, M. Erickson, S., McLean, L., Cohen, J., & Jones, N.Examining the Validity of Performance Tasks for Measuring Pre-Service Educator Pedagogical Skills.Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
2024Erickson, S.Taking Arrows Seriously: Assessing Causality within Structural Equations with Latent Variables.The annual spring conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
2024Cohen, J. Causal Evidence to Support the Development of an Equitable and Effective Teacher Workforce.Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Education Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2024Cohen, J., Wong, V., Liu. P., Wilson, K., & Yonas, A. Practice Does Not Make Perfect: Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Coaching Beginning Teachers.The annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2024Wilson, K., Erickson, S., Cohen, J., & Liss, S.Socially Validating Technology Mediated Simulation Practice for Teacher Candidates.The annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2024Yonas, A.“Someone Else’s History:” Preservice Teachers Addressing and Avoiding Antisemitism When Teaching a Holocaust Survivor’s Testimony.The annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2024Wilson, K., & Yonas, A. When is Practice Deliberate? Comparing Novices’ Experiences in Mixed Reality Simulations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Gaylord, CO.
2023Wilson, K., & Yonas, A.What Can we Learn from Novices’ Experiences of Teaching Simulations in Teacher Education Programs?Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators, Richmond, VA.
2023Parten, H. & McLean, LUsing Mixed Reality Simulations to Support Teacher Candidates in Metacognitive Modeling the Unpacking of a Word Problem.Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington, DC.
2023Cohen, J., Wong, V., Liu. P., Wilson, K., & Yonas, A.Evaluation of Simulated Learning in Teacher Preparation Across Universities.Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Arlington, Va.
2023Cohen, J. & Parten, H.Evaluating a Curricular Model to Improve Preservice General Education Teachers’ Preparedness for Teaching Students with Disabilities.Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Arlington, Va.
2023Wilson, K. Making the most of practice: Comparing candidates’ experiences of learning across teacher preparation programs.Roundtable discussion presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
2023Cohen, J.Preparing General Education Teachers to Promote Justice and Equity for Students with Disabilities.Symposium at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
2023Sebastian, R. & Paulick, J. “You’re Both Humans”: Supporting Teachers’ Engagement with Families.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
2023Wilson, K. & Yonas, A.Teaching “Cartoon Characters” or “an Adult Human”: Comparing Novice Teachers’ Experiences in Mixed Reality Simulations.Paper presented at the international conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA.
2022Cohen, J.Supporting Students with Mathematics Disabilities and Difficulties in General Education Classrooms. Presentation at the Research Designs and Measurement for Teacher Education Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI.
2022Boguslav, A. & Cohen, J. Possibilities and Challenges Associated with Measuring Teaching Quality during Preservice Preparation.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
2022Sebastian, R. & Debajyoti, D. Leveraging Simulated Practice to Build Pre-Service Teachers’ Family Engagement Skills.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
2022Paulick, J., Sebastian, R., & Blain, C.Using Simulations to Prepare Teachers for Equitable Education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
2022Boguslav, A. & Cohen, J.Possibilities and challenges associated with measuring teaching quality during preservice preparation.Paper presented at the 2022 Annual meeting of the Association of Educational Finance and Policy, Denver, CO.
2022Cohen, J., Krishnamachari, A., & Wong, V.C. Using Multiple Research Designs to Conduct Systematic Replication of Results: An Example From Teacher Education.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, virtual.
2022Sebastian, R. The Chicken or the Egg: Comparing General and Special Education Teacher Candidates’ Responses to Student Behaviors.Paper presented at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Orlando, FL.
2022Cohen, J., & Jones, N.The Status Quo Isn’t Working: Forging New Paths in Educating Students with Disabilities in General Education.Presidential invited session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
2022Cohen, J. Simulations as a tool for preparing teachers to engage in equitable instruction.Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education) vice-presidential invited session at the 2022 Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
2021Krishnamachari, A., Cohen, J. & Wong, V.C. Using Multiple Research Designs to Conduct Systematic Replication of Results: An Example From Teacher Education.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, virtual.
2021Krishnamachari, A., Cohen, J. & Wong, V.C.Experimental Evidence on the Robustness of Coaching Supports in Teacher Education.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, virtual.
2021Cohen, J. Mixed Reality Simulations in Teacher Education: Experiments to Understand and Improve Teacher Quality.Presented to the Characterising Effective Teaching Conference, University of Bristol, Department of Economics, United Kingdom.
2021Cohen, J.Simulations in Teacher Education: Systematic Replication Research to Improve the Preparation of Teachers.Presentation at the Research Designs and Measurement for Teacher Education Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI.
2021Sebastian, R., & Cohen, J. Listening to Teacher Candidates: Pre-service Teachers’ Perspectives on Simulations in Teacher Education.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association.
2021Sebastian, R., & Datta, D.Scaling Teacher Candidates’ Family Engagement Training Through Simulations and Artificial Intelligence.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Learning Sciences, Bochum, Germany.
2021Nikseresht, F., Yan, R., Lew, R., Liu, Y., Sebastian, R., & Doryab, A. Detection of Implicit Racial Bias From Physiological Responses: A Measurement During IAT Test.Paper presented at the annual meeting of Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, New York, New York.
2020Cohen, J.Simulations as a Tool for Assessing and Supporting Teaching Quality.Presentation at the University College of London, Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom.
2020Cohen, J., Krishnamachari, A., & Wong, V.Understanding and Mitigating the Role of Racial Implicit Bias in Teacher Preparation.Paper presented at the fall research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, virtual.
2020Krishnamachari, A., Anglin, Kylie. & Wong, Vivian C.Using Multiple Research Designs to Conduct Systematic Replication of Results: An Example From Teacher Education.Paper presented at the spring meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Crystal City, Virginia
2019Wiseman, E. A., Cohen, J.Teacher Coaching in a Simulated Environment.Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Denver, CO.
2019Chung, R. H. Feedback by Preservice Teachers in Simulations: The Role of Knowledge and Beliefs.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, Athens, GA.
2019Cohen, J. Mixed Reality Simulations in Teacher Education: Experiments to Understand and Improve Teacher Quality.Presentation at the Boston University Wheelock School of Education, Boston, MA.
2019Cohen, J. Simulations as a Platform for Understanding and Improving Teaching.Invited keynote presented at the Simulations in Teacher Education conference at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Louisville, KY.
2019Cohen, J., Berlin, R., & Wiseman, E.The Effects of Coaching on Candidate Performance in the Simulator.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
2019Chung, R. H. & Cohen, J. Analyzing the Mechanisms That Influence the Relationship Between Teachers and Instructional Coaches. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
2019Cohen, J., Berlin, R., Krishnamachari, A., & Wong, V.Teacher Coaching in a Simulated Environment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Education Finance and Policy, Kansas City, MO.
2019Wiseman, E., Cohen, J., Wyckoff, J., & Sadowski, K. Teacher Coaching at Scale: Mechanisms and Outcomes.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, Kansas City, MO.
2019Berlin, R., & Cohen, J.Using Targeted Coaching Conversations to Support Teacher Improvement in Mixed-Reality Simulations.Poster presented at the National Science Foundation Simulations in Teacher Education Conference, Louisville, KY.
2019Cohen, J.Simulations as a Platform for Understanding and Improving Teaching.Invited keynote presented at the Simulations in Teacher Education conference at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Louisville, KY.
2018Cohen, J.Virtual Reality Simulations in Teacher Education: Experiments to Improve Teaching Quality.Presented at the Teaching & Learning Speaker Series at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.