AC 2012-4535: THE REALITY SHOW OF A HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN COURSE: OBSERVING DOCUMENTA- TION AND COMMUNICATION PATTERNS TO INFORM PEDAGOGY AND ASSESSMENT Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tamecia R. Jones is a doctoral student studying assessment in K-12 formal and informal spaces at the Purdue University School of Engineering Education. She has a B.S. in biomedical engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and a M.A. in learning, design, and technology from Stanford University. She is a certiﬁed middle school math and science teacher and has created STEM outreach programs for a variety of K-12 populations. Dr. Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Purzer has journal publications on instrument development, teacher professional develop- ment, and K-12 engineering education. Her research focuses on assessing constructs such as innovation, information literacy, and collaborative learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012