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  1. Many undergraduate students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields lack experience in collaborative thinking, limiting their effectiveness as they enter careers in academic...

    Authors: Kendra H. Oliver, Jonathan D. Ehrman and Christina C. Marasco
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:36
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising tool for enhancing practical skills of students in science and engineering education. However, the effectiveness of VR in this context remains unclear due to inc...

    Authors: Chuanwen Yang, Jinying Zhang, Yongbin Hu, Xianmin Yang, Meitan Chen, Mengyue Shan and Li Li
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2024 11:28
    Content type: Review Published on:

  3. 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
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. Scientific ideas are often expressed as mathematical equations. Understanding the ideas contained within these equations requires making sense of both the embedded mathematics knowledge and scientific knowledg...

    Authors: FangFang Zhao and Anita Schuchardt
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:10
    Content type: Review Published on:

  5. 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
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. In STEM-innovation implementation processes, PD curriculum materials are designed to support facilitators in conducting professional development. However, little is known about the facilitators’ practices in a...

    Authors: Nikola Leufer, Susanne Prediger, Peter Mahns and Ulrich Kortenkamp
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:24
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Although advising relationships are key for doctoral student success, little research has addressed how they form. Understanding the formation of advising relationships can help contextualize their later devel...

    Authors: Mayra S. Artiles, David B. Knight and Holly M. Matusovich
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:6
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. Programming a computer is an increasingly valuable skill, but dropout and failure rates in introductory programming courses are regularly as high as 50%. Like many fields, programming requires students to lear...

    Authors: Lauren E. Margulieux, Briana B. Morrison and Adrienne Decker
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:19
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. This special issue brings together four effective video-based professional development programs—two in mathematics and two in science—that use classroom videos as the centerpiece of their efforts and have “sca...

    Authors: Miray Tekkumru-Kisa and Mary Kay Stein
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:27
    Content type: Guest Editorial Published on:

  12. There are different teaching methods and learning content in the academic field of mathematics between school and university. Many students fail in their studies when the proportion of mathematics is high. Add...

    Authors: Steffen Wild and Christoph Neef
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:32
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. The National Science Foundation Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (RIEF) program aims to increase research capacity in the field by providing funding for technical engineering faculty to learn to co...

    Authors: Julie P. Martin, Deepthi E. Suresh and Paul A. Jensen
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2024 11:13
    Content type: Research Published on:

  14. Research suggests that the South African school curriculum, including subjects such as Life Sciences, may be failing to address students’ socio-scientific challenges such as HIV/AIDS. This could be due to the ...

    Authors: Lindelani Mnguni
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:25
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. Calls for science education reform have been made for decades in the USA. The recent call to produce one million new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates over 10 years highlights the nee...

    Authors: A. K. Lane, J. Skvoretz, J. P. Ziker, B. A. Couch, B. Earl, J. E. Lewis, J. D. McAlpin, L. B. Prevost, S. E. Shadle and M. Stains
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:28
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. A key question in K-12 STEM education is how best to guide students as they engage in exploratory learning activities so that students develop transferable knowledge. We investigated this question in a study o...

    Authors: Catherine C. Chase, Jenna Marks, Laura J. Malkiewich and Helena Connolly
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:14
    Content type: Research Published on:

  17. Concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) are identities that can be kept hidden or invisible and that carry negative stereotypes. Depression is one of the most common CSIs among undergraduates. However, to ou...

    Authors: Katelyn M. Cooper, Logan E. Gin and Sara E. Brownell
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:27
    Content type: Research Published on:

  18. The success of the learning assistant (LA) model has largely been attributed to LA facilitation of active learning tasks. A deeper understanding of how LAs facilitate these tasks would inform LA training and s...

    Authors: Amreen Nasim Thompson, Robert M. Talbot, Leanne Doughty, Hannah Huvard, Paul Le, Laurel Hartley and Jeffrey Boyer
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:1
    Content type: Research Published on:

  19. The articles in this volume reflect the continued popularity of video in professional development and raise important questions about how to situate video productively in varied contexts. Together, they highli...

    Authors: Elizabeth A. van Es and Miriam Gamoran Sherin
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:32
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  20. This paper reports on a study examining teachers’ perceptions of students they observed in an animated episode and who were engaged in the work of making conjectures in a geometry classroom. We examined eight ...

    Authors: Wendy R Aaron and Patricio G Herbst
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:10
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. Design and science inquiry are intertwined during engineering practice. In this study, we examined the relationship between design behaviors and scientific explanations. Data on student design processes were c...

    Authors: Şenay Purzer, Molly Hathaway Goldstein, Robin S Adams, Charles Xie and Saeid Nourian
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:9
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. Valid assessment of the understanding of Newton’s mechanics is highly relevant to both physics classrooms and research. Several tests have been developed. What remains missing, however, is an efficient and fai...

    Authors: Sarah I. Hofer, Ralph Schumacher and Herbert Rubin
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:18
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. The process of problem solving is difficult for students; thus, mathematics educators have made multiple attempts to seek ways of making this process more accessible to learners. The purpose of this study was ...

    Authors: Andrzej Sokolowski, Yeping Li and Victor Willson
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:8
    Content type: Research Published on:

  25. In the US, there is significant interest from policy boards and funding agencies to change students’ experiences in undergraduate mathematics classes. Even with these reform initiatives, researchers continue t...

    Authors: Estrella Johnson, Rachel Keller, Valerie Peterson and Timothy Fukawa-Connelly
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:23
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. Many students solving quantitative problems in science struggle to apply mathematical instruction they have received to novel problems. The few students who succeed often draw on both their mathematical unders...

    Authors: Fang Fang Zhao, Linh Chau and Anita Schuchardt
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:26
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. Coding has become an integral part of STEM education. However, novice learners face difficulties in processing codes within embedded structures (also termed nested structures). This study aimed to investigate ...

    Authors: Xiaoxin Hao, Zhiyi Xu, Mingyue Guo, Yuzheng Hu and Fengji Geng
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:42
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Being an effective team member is one of the key twenty-first century skills and a fundamental proficiency required for jobs and work settings in an increasingly global economy. Collaborative problem-solving i...

    Authors: Muhsin Menekse, Senay Purzer and Damji Heo
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  29. This paper contributes to current discussions about supporting prospective teachers (PSTs) in developing skills of noticing students’ mathematical thinking. We draw attention to PSTs’ initial noticing skills (...

    Authors: Marta T. Magiera and Vecihi S. Zambak
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  30. Successful outcomes of the Learning Assistant (LA) model include increased learning outcomes in STEM gateway courses and increased persistence to graduation among LAs and the students they serve. While there a...

    Authors: Laken M. Top, Sarah A. Schoonraad and Valerie K. Otero
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:1
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. Engagement with particle-level simulations can help students visualize the motion and interactions of gas particles, thus helping them develop a more scientifically accurate mental model. Such engagement outsi...

    Authors: Brianna L. Martinez, Ryan D. Sweeder, Jessica R. VandenPlas and Deborah G. Herrington
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. Fractions continue to pose a critical challenge for students and their teachers alike. Mathematics education research indicates that the challenge with fractions may stem from the limitations of part-whole con...

    Authors: Jesse L. M. Wilkins and Anderson Norton
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:27
    Content type: Research Published on:

  34. Educational robotics (ER) is increasingly used in classrooms to implement activities aimed at fostering the development of students’ computational thinking (CT) skills. Though previous works have proposed diff...

    Authors: Morgane Chevalier, Christian Giang, Alberto Piatti and Francesco Mondada
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:39
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. There is a critical need for evidence-based metacognition instruction models with an ease of implementation. Three issues involved in advancing the implementation and assessment of metacognitive interventions ...

    Authors: Sonja Gamby and Christopher F. Bauer
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:61
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. Incorporating research-based instructional strategies (RBISs) into college classrooms is essential for improving learning outcomes. However, the rate of implementation of new strategies is quite low. The devel...

    Authors: Adriana Corrales, Fred Goldberg, Edward Price and Chandra Turpen
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:21
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. 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
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. This article reports on an analysis of errors that were displayed by students who studied mathematics in Chemical Engineering in derivatives of mostly trigonometric functions. The poor performance of these stu...

    Authors: Sibawu Witness Siyepu
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:16
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  43. This study describes how teachers’ nature of science (NOS) views changed throughout an innovative Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program that provided sustained support throughout the process in a c...

    Authors: Eda Erdas Kartal, William W. Cobern, Nihal Dogan, Serhat Irez, Gultekin Cakmakci and Yalcin Yalaki
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:30
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. STEM educational reform encourages a transition from instructor-centered passive learning environments to student-centered, active learning environments. Instructors adopting these changes incorporate research...

    Authors: Michael A. Pelch and David A. McConnell
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. While there has been increasing recognition of the importance of attending to students’ views about what counts as knowing and learning a STEM field, surveys that measure these “epistemological” beliefs are of...

    Authors: Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Jessica R. Hoehn, Andrew Elby, Noah D. Finkelstein and Ayush Gupta
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:31
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. 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-...

    Authors: Rose M. Marra, Linsey Steege, Chia-Lin Tsai and Nai-En Tang
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:17
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. In a science classroom, students do not simply learn scientific ways of doing, knowing, and reasoning unless they find ways of appropriating scientific discourse. In the Next Generation Science Standards, majo...

    Authors: Soon C. Lee and Karen E. Irving
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  49. This auto-ethnographic study describes research conducted in a science teacher education program at a state university in Turkey, where I had taught the ‘laboratory applications’ course for the four previous y...

    Authors: Deniz Saribas and Gaye Defne Ceyhan
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:7
    Content type: Research Published on:
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