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International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:14
Published on: 21 August 2017
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Assessing teacher education and professional development needs for the implementation of integrated approaches to STEM education
Given the growing interest in, and relevance of, integrated approaches to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, there is an urgent desire to understand the challenges and obstacle...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:13
Published on: 17 June 2017
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Factors contributing to students and instructors experiencing a lack of time in college calculus
Calculus is a foundational course for STEM-intending students yet has been shown to dissuade students from pursuing STEM degrees. In this report, we examine factors related to students and instructors reportin...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:12
Published on: 14 June 2017
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The effects of an afterschool STEM program on students’ motivation and engagement
One significant factor in facilitating students’ career intentions and persistence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields is targeting their interests and motivation before eighth g...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:11
Published on: 12 June 2017
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Integrating STEM in elementary classrooms using model-eliciting activities: responsive professional development for mathematics coaches and teachers
This research highlights a school-university collaboration to pilot a professional development framework for integrating STEM in K-6 mathematics classrooms in a mid-Atlantic suburban school division. Because m...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:10
Published on: 5 June 2017
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Trends in Texas high school student enrollment in mathematics, science, and CTE-STEM courses
In the context of Texas of the USA, House Bill 5 signifies a major policy shift requiring entering high school students starting in fall 2014 to choose an endorsement, like science, technology, engineering, an...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:9
Published on: 22 May 2017
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Faculty drivers and barriers: laying the groundwork for undergraduate STEM education reform in academic departments
Calls to improve student learning and increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) college and university graduates assert the need for widespread adoption of evidence-based instruc...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:8
Published on: 13 April 2017
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A model for understanding teachers’ intentions to remain in STEM education
This study examined the relationships of various teacher retention factors with the intentions of math and science teachers to remain in the profession. With data collected from the 2007–08 Schools and Staffin...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:7
Published on: 5 April 2017
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Women’s interest development and motivations to persist as college students in STEM: a mixed methods analysis of views and voices from a Hispanic-Serving Institution
The constructs of interest and motivation are often identified as factors that contribute to the persistence of undergraduate college women in physics, mathematics, engineering, engineering technology, and com...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:5
Published on: 30 March 2017
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Supporting integrated STEM in the elementary classroom: a professional development approach centered on an engineering design challenge
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is becoming more prevalent at the elementary level, and there has been a push to focus on the integration between the STEM disciplines. Resear...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:6
Published on: 27 March 2017
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Female senior secondary physics students’ engagement in science: a qualitative study of constructive influences
Prompted by fewer females compared to males enrolling in physics and advanced mathematics at both secondary and university levels, our research investigated the views and experiences of female students current...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:4
Published on: 24 March 2017
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How do undergraduate STEM mentors reflect upon their mentoring experiences in an outreach program engaging K-8 youth?
Many university students are becoming involved in mentoring programs, yet few studies describe the impact of mentoring on the mentor. Additionally, many studies report that students graduating from college are...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:3
Published on: 10 February 2017
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Characteristics of well-propagated teaching innovations in undergraduate STEM
The undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education community has developed a large number of innovative teaching strategies and materials, but the majority of these go unused ...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:2
Published on: 8 February 2017
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Examining study habits in undergraduate STEM courses from a situative perspective
A growing body of research in cognitive psychology and education research is illuminating which study strategies are effective for optimal learning, but little descriptive research focuses on how undergraduate...
International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:1
Published on: 1 February 2017
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The eight essential elements of inclusive STEM high schools
Inclusive STEM (traditionally known to stand for “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math”) high schools are emerging across the country as a mechanism for improving STEM education and getting more and dive...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:21
Published on: 21 November 2016
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Astrophotography, a portal for engaging non-STEM majors in science
We report the results of an undergraduate course in astrophotography designed to engage non-STEM majors in the natural sciences to train future amateur astronomers and citizen scientists. Over 200,000 students...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:20
Published on: 8 November 2016
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Teachers’ use of classroom assessment techniques in primary mathematics education—an explorative study with six Chinese teachers
This paper reports on the use of classroom assessment techniques (CATs) by primary school mathematics teachers in China. CATs are short, focused assessment activities that can reveal students’ understanding of...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:19
Published on: 5 November 2016
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Gender, interest, and prior experience shape opportunities to learn programming in robotics competitions
Robotics competitions are increasingly popular and potentially provide an on-ramp to computer science, which is currently highly gender imbalanced. However, within competitive robotics teams, student participa...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:18
Published on: 4 November 2016
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Beyond “group work”: an integrated approach to support collaboration in engineering education
Working effectively in a collaborative team is not only an outcome required by ABET but also one that scholars and practitioners recognize as necessary for being a successful professional engineer. Technology-...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:17
Published on: 12 October 2016
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Elementary content specialization: models, affordances, and constraints
This study investigates the models of elementary content specialization (ECS) in elementary mathematics and science and the affordances and constraints related to ECS—both generally and in relation to specific...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:16
Published on: 8 September 2016
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Promoting the asking of research questions in a high-school biotechnology inquiry-oriented program
Asking questions is an important scientific practice, and students around the world are expected to learn how to ask their own research questions while performing inquiry. In contrast to authentic scientific i...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:15
Published on: 6 September 2016
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Increasing STEM success: a near-peer mentoring program in the physical sciences
Mentoring supports professional success in a myriad of fields; in the physical sciences, mentoring increases the retention of diverse groups of students. While physics education has made progress in classifyin...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:14
Published on: 11 August 2016
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A framework for understanding the characteristics of complexity in biology
Understanding the functioning of natural systems is not easy, although there is general agreement that understanding complex systems is an important goal for science education. Defining what makes a natural sy...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:13
Published on: 9 August 2016
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My science class and expected career choices—a structural equation model of determinants involving Abu Dhabi high school students
This study is about Abu Dhabi high school students’ interest in science in different contexts. The survey was conducted in connection with the international project, the Relevance of Science Education (ROSE). ...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:12
Published on: 21 July 2016
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A conceptual framework for integrated STEM education
The global urgency to improve STEM education may be driven by environmental and social impacts of the twenty-first century which in turn jeopardizes global security and economic stability. The complexity of th...
International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:11
Published on: 19 July 2016
