Student Workbook for Argument-driven Inquiry in Fourth-grade Science

Dr. Victor Sampson is an Associate Professor of STEM Education at the University of Texas in Austin. He is also the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Argument-Driven Inquiry. Dr. Sampson received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2007 and is an expert in STEM education, education theory and practice, educational research, and the development and research of new instructional models and materials. He also has expertise in the design and development of educational technology products. Victor Sampson has published 52 research articles and has written 11 books in the field of STEM education (citations: 5964, h-index: 33, i10-index: 52). While at Florida State University (2007-2014) and the University of Texas (2014-2021) he served as the PI or a Co-PI on 6 large research and development projects that were funded by either the NSF (4 projects, $5,030,826 in funding) or the IES (2 projects, $2,218,722 in funding). He has received several awards for his scholarship, including the 2008 National Association for Research in Science Teaching Outstanding Dissertation award and the 2012 National Association for Research in Science Teaching Early Career award.