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159 result(s) for 'Women in science' within International Journal of STEM Education

1. Toward narrowing the theory–practice gap: characterizing evidence from in-service biology teachers’ questions asked during an academic course

   The gap between theory and teachers’ practice is a barrier to education improvement. There is therefore an ongoing need to understand teachers’ thinking and find new ways to meaningfully relate theory and prac...

   Authors: Yael Furman Shaharabani and Anat Yarden

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:21

   Content type: Research Published on: 20 June 2019

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2. The importance of context: an exploration of factors influencing the adoption of student-centered teaching among chemistry, biology, and physics faculty

   Research at the secondary and postsecondary levels has clearly demonstrated the critical role that individual and contextual characteristics play in instructors’ decision to adopt educational innovations. Alth...

   Authors: Travis J Lund and Marilyne Stains

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:13

   Content type: Research Published on: 18 August 2015

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3. Pedagogical knowledge for active-learning instruction in large undergraduate biology courses: a large-scale qualitative investigation of instructor thinking

   Though active-learning instruction has the potential to positively impact the preparation and diversity of STEM graduates, not all instructors are able to achieve this potential. One important factor is the te...

   Authors: Anna Jo J. Auerbach and Tessa C. Andrews

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:19

   Content type: Research Published on: 12 April 2018

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4. Co-Measure: developing an assessment for student collaboration in STEAM activities

   The shortage of skilled workers choosing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers in the USA and worldwide has fueled a movement towards STEAM, in which the “A” addresses the arts and humaniti...

   Authors: Danielle Herro, Cassie Quigley, Jessica Andrews and Girlie Delacruz

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:26

   Content type: Short report Published on: 15 November 2017

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5. Four frames for systemic change in STEM departments

   This paper adapts the four-frame model of organizational change to the context of higher education. We offer the model as a tool for researchers and change agents who wish to study and enact systemic change wi...

   Authors: Daniel L. Reinholz and Naneh Apkarian

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:3

   Content type: Commentary Published on: 9 February 2018

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6. 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...

   Authors: Melanie LaForce, Elizabeth Noble, Heather King, Jeanne Century, Courtney Blackwell, Sandra Holt, Ahmed Ibrahim and Stephanie Loo

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:21

   Content type: Research Published on: 21 November 2016

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7. A method for analyzing instructors’ purposeful modifications to research-based instructional strategies

   Numerous studies in the literature describe the effectiveness of research-based instructional strategies (RBIS) in the postsecondary STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) context. Many of th...

   Authors: Erin Scanlon, Brian Zamarripa Roman, Elijah Ibadlit and Jacquelyn J. Chini

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:12

   Content type: Commentary Published on: 11 April 2019

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8. Get a room: the role of classroom space in sustained implementation of studio style instruction

   The characteristics of the classroom environment play an important role in shaping teaching practices and supporting research-based instructional strategies. One instructional strategy that has reimagined the ...

   Authors: Alexis V. Knaub, Kathleen T. Foote, Charles Henderson, Melissa Dancy and Robert J. Beichner

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:8

   Content type: Research Published on: 5 May 2016

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9. The effects of different versions of a gateway STEM course on student attitudes and beliefs

   Substantial research has been conducted focusing on student outcomes in mathematics courses in order to better understand the ways in which these outcomes depend on the underlying instructional methodologies f...

   Authors: Xiangming Wu, Jessica Deshler and Edgar Fuller

   Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:44

   Content type: Research Published on: 25 October 2018

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