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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  11. 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
    Content type: Review Published on:

  12. 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

  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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

  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. 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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  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. 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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  33. In this cross-national study, Spanish, Finnish, and Swedish middle and high school students’ procedural flexibility was examined, with the specific intent of determining whether and how students’ equation-solv...

    Authors: Jon R. Star, Dimitri Tuomela, Nuria Joglar-Prieto, Peter Hästö, Riikka Palkki, Miguel Á. Abánades, Johanna Pejlare, R. H. Jiang, Lijia Li and Ru-De Liu
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:4
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  34. Research on teaching and learning for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects has increased, and has demonstrated the importance of integrating interdisciplinary knowledge and skills....

    Authors: Chih-Jung Ku, Ying-Shao Hsu, Mei-Chen Chang and Kuen-Yi Lin
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:3
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  35. Abundant research conducted in many countries has underlined the critical role of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in developing human capital in fields important to a nation’s global c...

    Authors: Fatma Kayan-Fadlelmula, Abdellatif Sellami, Nada Abdelkader and Salman Umer
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:2
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  36. In this paper, we investigate the predictors for enrollment and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs in higher education. We develop a sequential logit model in which st...

    Authors: Melvin Vooren, Carla Haelermans, Wim Groot and Henriette Maassen van den Brink
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:1
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  37. Is exposing students to role models an effective tool for diversifying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)? So far, the evidence for this claim is mixed. Here, we set out to identify syste...

    Authors: Jessica R. Gladstone and Andrei Cimpian
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:59
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  38. The International Journal of STEM Education went through seven publication cycle years from August 2014 to July 2021. The journal’s performance has consistently reflected the rapid development in STEM education r...

    Authors: Yeping Li
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:58
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  39. Two critical challenges in science education are how to engage students in the practices of science and how to develop and sustain interest. The goal of this study was to examine the extent to which high schoo...

    Authors: Bobby Habig and Preeti Gupta
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:57
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    The Publisher Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:5

  40. Innovation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields in the U.S. is threatened by a lack of diversity. Social identity threat research finds messages in the academic environment devalue women...

    Authors: Sheri L. Clark, Christina Dyar, Elizabeth M. Inman, Nina Maung and Bonita London
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:56
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  41. The Learning Assistant (LA) model with its subsequent support and training has evidenced significant gains for undergraduate STEM learning and persistence, especially in high-stakes courses like Calculus. Yet,...

    Authors: R. L. Hite, G. Childers, J. Gottlieb, R. Velasco, L. Johnson, G. B. Williams, K. Griffith and J. Dwyer
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:55
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  42. Unplugged programming is proved to be an effective means to foster the learner-centered programming learning. In addition to the final tests, learners’ programming knowledge, skills, and capacities are primari...

    Authors: Dan Sun, Fan Ouyang, Yan Li and Caifeng Zhu
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:54
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  44. Motivation is critical for supporting persistence and achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In this study, we focus on the assessment of mathematics motivation am...

    Authors: Logan Fiorella, So Yoon Yoon, Kinnari Atit, Jason R. Power, Grace Panther, Sheryl Sorby, David H. Uttal and Norma Veurink
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:52
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  45. Teacher emotions are sometimes underplayed in the research field of teaching and teacher education. Also, teachers often undergo transformations in their professional identities during education reforms. Howev...

    Authors: Haozhe Jiang, Ke Wang, Xiaoqin Wang, Xiaohui Lei and Ziyi Huang
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:51
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  46. A substantial monetary investment supports STEM doctoral students in the United States (U.S.) through a variety of funding mechanisms (e.g., fellowships, research, and teaching assistantships). However, we hav...

    Authors: Dustin Grote, Anita Patrick, Chelsea Lyles, David Knight, Maura Borrego and Abdulrahman Alsharif
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:50
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  47. The first day of class helps students learn about what to expect from their instructors and courses. Messaging used by instructors, which varies in content and approach on the first day, shapes classroom socia...

    Authors: Clara L. Meaders, Lillian G. Senn, Brian A. Couch, A. Kelly Lane, Marilyne Stains, MacKenzie R. Stetzer, Erin Vinson and Michelle K. Smith
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:49
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  48. Teaching engineering at a high school level has been a subject of substantial concern during recent curriculum reforms. Many countries are increasingly including engineering-focused subjects in their technolog...

    Authors: Kuang-Chao Yu, Pai-Hsing Wu, Kuen-Yi Lin, Szu-Chun Fan, Sy-Yi Tzeng and Chih-Jung Ku
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:48
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  49. Seminal reports, based on recommendations by educators, scientists, and in collaboration with students, have called for undergraduate curricula to engage students in some of the same practices as scientists—on...

    Authors: Rashmi Shivni, Christina Cline, Morgan Newport, Shupei Yuan and Heather E. Bergan-Roller
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:47
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  50. To address some challenges that the large lecture-focused courses have faced in higher education, the flipped classroom model was implemented in mechanical engineering. The purpose of the study was to investig...

    Authors: Hyun Jin Cho, Kejie Zhao, Cho Rong Lee, Debra Runshe and Chuck Krousgrill
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:46
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