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  1. Teaching-focused faculty positions have grown in popularity in higher education and provide novel opportunities to transform undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Th...

    Authors: Ashley N. Harlow, Natascha T. Buswell, Stanley M. Lo and Brian K. Sato
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:54
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  2. Change strategies may leverage interpersonal relationships and conversations to spread teaching innovations among science faculty. Knowledge sharing refers to the process by which individuals transfer informat...

    Authors: A. Kelly Lane, Brittnee Earl, Stephanie Feola, Jennifer E. Lewis, Jacob D. McAlpin, Karl Mertens, Susan E. Shadle, John Skvoretz, John P. Ziker, Marilyne Stains, Brian A. Couch and Luanna B. Prevost
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:53
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  3. Although pollinators play an integral role in human well-being, their continued global decline reflects the need to provide and evaluate general pollinator knowledge to promote their conservation. Enhancing le...

    Authors: P. Citlally Jimenez, Doug Golick, Brian A. Couch and Jenny M. Dauer
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:52
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  4. The analogy of the leaky pipeline has been used to describe STEM education, with lower student diversity from compulsory to post-compulsory education and beyond. Although extensive research has explored the vi...

    Authors: Billy Wong, Yuan-Li Tiffany Chiu, Órla Meadhbh Murray and Jo Horsburgh
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:51
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  6. The University of California system has a novel tenure-track education-focused faculty position called Lecturer with Security of Employment (working titles: Teaching Professor or Professor of Teaching). We foc...

    Authors: Kameryn Denaro, Petra Kranzfelder, Melinda T. Owens, Brian Sato, Austin L. Zuckerman, Rebecca A. Hardesty, Adriana Signorini, Andrea Aebersold, Mayank Verma and Stanley M. Lo
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:49
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  7. Many institutional and departmentally focused change efforts have sought to improve teaching in STEM through the promotion of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs). Even with these efforts, EBIPs have...

    Authors: Jacob D. McAlpin, John P. Ziker, John Skvoretz, Brian A. Couch, Brittnee Earl, Stephanie Feola, A. Kelly Lane, Karl Mertens, Luanna B. Prevost, Susan E. Shadle, Marilyne Stains and Jennifer E. Lewis
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:48
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  8. In many countries and regions, such as the United States, Europe and China, a trend has emerged in which students’ enthusiasm for STEM is declining. This decline may be related to students’ lack of science sel...

    Authors: Xinyang Hu, Yanxia Jiang and Hualin Bi
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:47
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  9. To increase teachers’ capacity to implement high-quality instructional materials with fidelity in their classrooms through a video-based professional learning cycle, the Analyzing Instruction in Mathematics Us...

    Authors: John Lawson Russell, Joseph DiNapoli and Eileen Murray
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:46
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  10. Instructor scaffolding is proved to be an effective means to improve collaborative learning quality, but empirical research indicates discrepancies about the effect of instructor scaffoldings on collaborative ...

    Authors: Fan Ouyang, Xinyu Dai and Si Chen
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:45
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  11. Quectures are flipped lectures with embedded ‘quecture questions’, which employ metacognitive reflection as an active learning intervention. Quecture questions are students’ own questions, identified and const...

    Authors: Heather A. McQueen and Nick Colegrave
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:44
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  12. As K-12 STEM education moves toward the integrated application of mathematics and science concepts in collaborative and complex real-world problem solving, there is a commensurate need to redefine what it mean...

    Authors: Terrie M. Galanti and Nancy Holincheck
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:43
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  13. Previous literature has examined the relationship between high school students’ postsecondary STEM major choices and their prior interest and perceived ability in mathematics. Yet, we have limited understandin...

    Authors: Teng Zhao and Lara Perez-Felkner
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:42
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  14. Applied Calculus courses serve hundreds of thousands of undergraduates as quantitative preparation and gatekeepers across diverse fields of study. The current study investigated how motivational factors are as...

    Authors: Cong Wang, Hyun Jin Cho, Benjamin Wiles, Jennifer D. Moss, Emily M. Bonem, Qian Li, Yaheng Lu and Chantal Levesque-Bristol
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:41
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  15. Science identity is widely regarded as a key predictor of students’ persistence in STEM fields, while the brain drain in STEM fields is an urgent issue for countries to address. Based on previous studies, it i...

    Authors: Xipei Guo, Xuemin Hao, Wenbo Deng, Xin Ji, Shuoqi Xiang and Weiping Hu
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:40
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  16. There is inconclusive evidence on the ability of scientific research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to scale-up from one context to another and ultimately become institut...

    Authors: Norma López, Demetri L. Morgan, Quortne R. Hutchings and Kendrick Davis
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:39
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  17. Implementing research-based teaching practices has been repeatedly cited as an important factor for student success in university mathematics courses. Many research-based practices increase the amount of stu...

    Authors: Kristen Vroom, Jessica Gehrtz, Naneh Apkarian, Tenchita Alzaga Elizondo, Brittney Ellis and Jessica Hagman
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:38
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  18. The underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is well documented in developed countries, and yet public discussion of gender disparities in STEM in China i...

    Authors: Randolph C. H. Chan
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:37
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  19. Even though student-centered instruction leads to positive student outcomes, direct instruction methods are still prevalent. Multiple barriers prevent faculty from further adopting evidence-based student-cente...

    Authors: Sreyasi Biswas, Rocio Benabentos, Eric Brewe, Geoff Potvin, Julian Edward, Marcy Kravec and Laird Kramer
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:36
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  20. This study proposes a learning cycle and a comprehensive research framework that integrates Bloom’s taxonomy: the cognitive domain (cognitive load), affective domain (attitude and motivation) and psychomotor d...

    Authors: Chih-Hung Wu, Chih-Hsing Liu and Yueh-Min Huang
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:35
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  21. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) influence almost every aspect of our daily lives. However, despite the high demand for STEM occupational talent, the STEM pipeline continues leaking, wi...

    Authors: Mary Elizabeth Lockhart, Oi-Man Kwok, Myeongsun Yoon and Raymond Wong
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:34
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  22. Functional thinking is characterized as a specific way of thinking in relationships, dependencies, and changes. Hence, beyond mathematics, it is also crucial for other (STEM) disciplines as well as for everyda...

    Authors: Ute Sproesser, Markus Vogel, Tobias Dörfler and Andreas Eichler
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:33
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  23. The growing understanding of the oppressive inequities that exist in postsecondary education has led to an increasing need for culturally relevant pedagogy. Researchers have found evidence that beliefs about t...

    Authors: Mollee Shultz, Jayson Nissen, Eleanor Close and Ben Van Dusen
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:32
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  25. Billions of dollars are spent annually on grant-funded STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education programs. These programs help students stay on track toward STEM careers when standard ...

    Authors: Robert J. Ruhf, Cody T. Williams, Megan Zelinsky and Lyssa Wilson Becho
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:30
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  26. Developing pre-service educators’ content and pedagogical knowledge is critical for providing high-quality instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Specifically, ped...

    Authors: Tyler S. Love and Andrew J. Hughes
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:29
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  29. Many researchers have explored the impact of digital games on learning effects in different STEM subjects. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to examine the effect of digital game-based STEM education on the...

    Authors: Liang-Hui Wang, Bing Chen, Gwo-Jen Hwang, Jue-Qi Guan and Yun-Qing Wang
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:26
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  30. Authors: Cristine Donham, Hillary A. Barron, Jourjina Subih Alkhouri, Maya Changaran Kumarath, Wesley Alejandro, Erik Menke and Petra Kranzfelder
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:25
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    The original article was published in International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:19

  31. The Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument A (STEBI-A; Riggs & Enochs, 1990 in Science Education, 74(6), 625-637) has been the dominant measurement tool of in-service science teacher self-efficacy and out...

    Authors: Alana Unfried, Arif Rachmatullah, Alonzo Alexander and Eric Wiebe
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:24
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  32. Given the relatively low graduation and retention rate in undergraduate engineering programs in the United States, the factors that influence student success outcomes need to be examined. However, limited rese...

    Authors: Xi Wang, Minhao Dai and Robin Mathis
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:23
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  33. There is overwhelming evidence that evidence-based teaching improves student performance; however, traditional lecture predominates in STEM courses. To provide support as faculty transform their lecture-based ...

    Authors: Mallory A. Jackson, Sungmin Moon, Jennifer H. Doherty and Mary Pat Wenderoth
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:22
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  35. Repeated calls to diversify the population of students earning undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields have noted the greater diversity of community college stu...

    Authors: DeeDee Allen, Melissa Dancy, Elizabeth Stearns, Roslyn Mickelson and Martha Bottia
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:20
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  36. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many universities moved to emergency remote teaching (ERT). This allowed institutions to continue their instruction despite not being in person. However, ERT is not without conseq...

    Authors: Cristine Donham, Hillary A. Barron, Jourjina Subih Alkhouri, Maya Changaran Kumarath, Wesley Alejandro, Erik Menke and Petra Kranzfelder
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:19
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:25

  37. STEM instructors who leverage student thinking can positively influence student outcomes and build their own teaching expertise. Leveraging student thinking involves using the substance of student thinking to ...

    Authors: Jessica Gehrtz, Molly Brantner and Tessa C. Andrews
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:18
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  38. As technology moves rapidly forward and our world becomes more interconnected, we are seeing increases in the complexity and challenge associated with scientific problems. More than ever before, scientists wil...

    Authors: Meredith A. Henry, Shayla Shorter, Louise K. Charkoudian, Jennifer M. Heemstra, Benjamin Le and Lisa A. Corwin
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:17
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  39. In recent years, research on online learning platforms has exploded in quantity. More and more researchers are using these platforms to conduct A/B tests on the impact of different designs, and multiple scient...

    Authors: Ryan S. Baker, Nidhi Nasiar, Weiyi Gong and Chelsea Porter
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:16
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  40. Active learning used in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses has been shown to improve student outcomes. Nevertheless, traditional lecture-orientated approaches endure in these cour...

    Authors: Brandon J. Yik, Jeffrey R. Raker, Naneh Apkarian, Marilyne Stains, Charles Henderson, Melissa H. Dancy and Estrella Johnson
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:15
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  41. The recommendation from national documents and reports to promote inquiry-related science activities has not been supported by recent studies, which have found the overall frequency of inquiry activities to be...

    Authors: Hsin-Hui Wang, Zuway-R Hong, Hsiao-Ching She, Thomas J. Smith, Jill Fielding and Huann-shyang Lin
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:14
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  42. This study presents the findings from a systematic review of literature (1990–2020) of mathematics and science transition from primary to secondary education. The purpose of this review was to explore factors ...

    Authors: Tandeep Kaur, Eilish McLoughlin and Paul Grimes
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:13
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  43. Capturing measures of students’ attitudes toward science has long been a focus within the field of science education. The resulting interest has led to the development of many instruments over the years. There...

    Authors: Robert H. Tai, Ji Hoon Ryoo, Angela Skeeles-Worley, Katherine P. Dabney, John T. Almarode and Adam V. Maltese
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:12
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  44. Across the globe, there have been significant reforms to improve STEM education at all levels. A significant part of this has been teacher reform. While the responses and resilience of STEM teachers to educati...

    Authors: Pauline Mary Ross, E. Scanes, P. Poronnik, H. Coates and W. Locke
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:11
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  45. Designed in 2012 with a first implementation in 2013, NE STEM 4U is a professional development program for post-secondary students/undergraduates, and serves as a source of outreach, content knowledge generati...

    Authors: Nikolaus Stevenson, Amie S. Sommers, Neal Grandgenett, William Tapprich, Julia McQuillan, Michelle Phillips, Rachael Jensen and Christine Cutucache
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:10
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  46. The Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) is widely used in online teaching and learning, especially in STEM education. However, educational research on using Moodle is scattered throughout the literature. T...

    Authors: Sithara H. P. W. Gamage, Jennifer R. Ayres and Monica B. Behrend
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:9
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  47. The expectancy-value theory that constitutes the theoretical background of this study on motivation provides a strong framework for cognitive development, as it includes most of the beliefs, values, and goal v...

    Authors: İlbilge Dökme, Arif Açıksöz and Zeynep Koyunlu Ünlü
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:8
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  48. Women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions. Even the most promising female students’ interest in STEM subjects often decreases during secondary school. U...

    Authors: Linlin Luo, Heidrun Stoeger and Rena F. Subotnik
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:7
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