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  1. In the US, bioscience programs now often have more women than men who earn degrees at all levels. Despite this, evidence still exists for gender inequity in bioscience and medical fields. For example, women wi...

    Authors: Alysa Malespina and Chandralekha Singh
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:13
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  2. Women and students of color are widely underrepresented in most STEM fields. In order to investigate this underrepresentation, we interviewed 201 college seniors, primarily women and people of color, who eithe...

    Authors: Katherine Rainey, Melissa Dancy, Roslyn Mickelson, Elizabeth Stearns and Stephanie Moller
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:10
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  3. Identity provides a useful conceptual lens for understanding educational inequalities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In this paper, we examine how paying attention to physical and ...

    Authors: Spela Godec, Uma Patel, Louise Archer and Emily Dawson
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:51
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  4. 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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  5. The higher education literature is replete with deficit-based studies of first-generation college students. By thinking of students’ social relationships as embedded assets, our research adds to an anti-defici...

    Authors: Julie P. Martin, Shannon K. Stefl, Lindsey W. Cain and Aubrie L. Pfirman
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:37
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  7. There has been a growing interest in characterizing factors influencing teaching decisions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructors in order to address the slow uptake of evidenc...

    Authors: Annika R. Kraft, Emily L. Atieh, Lu Shi and Marilyne Stains
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2024 11:18
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  9. Boredom during learning activities has the potential of impeding attention, motivation, learning and eventually achievement. Yet, research focusing on its possible antecedents seems to have received less atten...

    Authors: Margaret Ekatushabe, Diana Kwarikunda, Charles M. Muwonge, Joseph Ssenyonga and Ulrich Schiefele
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:8
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  10. During the middle school years, students frequently show significant declines in motivation toward school in general and mathematics in particular. One way in which researchers have sought to spark students’ i...

    Authors: Jon R Star, Jason A Chen, Megan W Taylor, Kelley Durkin, Chris Dede and Theodore Chao
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2014 1:7
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  11. 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
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  12. Women and under-represented minority (URM) students continue to be under-represented in STEM and earn the lowest proportion of undergraduate engineering degrees. We employed a mixed methods research approach g...

    Authors: Hesborn Wao, Gladis Kersaint, Chrystal A. S. Smith, Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, Ellen Puccia, John Skvoretz, Julie P. Martin, Reginald Lee and George MacDonald
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:25
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  13. Learning assistants (LAs) increase accessibility to instructor–student interactions in large STEM lecture classes. In this research, we used the Formative Assessment Enactment Model developed for K-12 science ...

    Authors: Carina M. L. Carlos, Nicolette M. Maggiore, Vesal Dini and Ira Caspari-Gnann
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:38
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  14. While there have been numerous calls to increase the participation of people with disabilities in STEM, many postsecondary institutions are not equipped to support students with disabilities. We examined the a...

    Authors: Erin Scanlon, Zachary W. Taylor, John Raible, Jacob Bates and Jacquelyn J. Chini
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:25
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  15. Expanding opportunities to experience engaging STEM educational programs is an important pathway to increasing students’ interest and competencies in STEM and, ultimately, motivation to pursue STEM careers. Af...

    Authors: Lindley McDavid, Loran Carleton Parker, Weiling Li, Ann Bessenbacher, Anthony Randolph, Alka Harriger and Brad Harriger
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:28
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  16. 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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  17. Despite increasing awareness of the importance of promoting the social responsibility of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals, few intervention programs have been developed to...

    Authors: Yohan Hwang, Yeonjoo Ko, Sungok Serena Shim, Seung-Yong Ok and Hyunju Lee
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:11
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  18. Women and people of color continue to be underrepresented in many STEM fields and careers. Many studies have linked societal biases against the mathematical abilities of women and people of color to this under...

    Authors: Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ian Thacker and Joseph R. Cimpian
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:31
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  19. 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
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  20. The newly formed discipline of engineering education is addressing the need to (a) enhance STEM education for precollege students and (b) identify optimum ways to introduce engineering content starting, perhap...

    Authors: Aikaterini Bagiati, So Yoon Yoon, Demetra Evangelou, Alejandra Magana, Garene Kaloustian and Jiabin Zhu
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:1
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  22. Prior research reported that motivational beliefs that individuals attach to specific tasks predict continuing interest and persistence in the task. A motivational approach may be particularly useful for under...

    Authors: Gaye D. Ceyhan and John W. Tillotson
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:54
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  24. This commentary focuses on the difference between a theory of change and change theory, as it relates to systemic change projects in STEM higher education. A theory of change is project-specific and related to...

    Authors: Daniel L. Reinholz and Tessa C. Andrews
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:2
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  25. A redesigned curriculum for teaching engineering graphics was adopted in an introductory mechanical engineering course. The rollout of this curriculum was staggered, allowing for comparisons of student percept...

    Authors: Sunni Newton, Meltem Alemdar, Ethan Hilton, Julie Linsey and Katherine Fu
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:29
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  26. The purpose of this study was to conduct a content analysis of research on technology use for teaching mathematics to students with disabilities. We applied word networks and structural topic modeling of 488 s...

    Authors: Mikyung Shin, Min Wook Ok, Sam Choo, Gahangir Hossain, Diane P. Bryant and Eunyoung Kang
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:23
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. In the midst of digital transformation, schools are transforming their classrooms as they prepare students for a world increasingly automated by new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). During...

    Authors: Joonhyeong Park, Tang Wee Teo, Arnold Teo, Jina Chang, Jun Song Huang and Sengmeng Koo
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:61
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  29. A considerable body of evidence demonstrates that active, student-centered instructional practices are more effective than lecture-based, transmissionist approaches in improving undergraduate STEM learning. De...

    Authors: Melody McConnell, Lisa Montplaisir and Erika G Offerdahl
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:53
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  30. Teacher efficacy is one of the most influential components for effective instruction, highlighting the importance of providing preservice teachers (PSTs) with opportunities to learn how to teach engineering du...

    Authors: Rebekah Hammack, Ibrahim H. Yeter, Christina Pavlovich and Tugba Boz
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2024 11:4
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of STEM Education 2024 11:16

  31. Using games in education has the potential to increase students’ motivation and engagement in the learning process, gathering long-lasting practical knowledge. Expanding interest in implementing a game-based a...

    Authors: Maja Videnovik, Tone Vold, Linda Kiønig, Ana Madevska Bogdanova and Vladimir Trajkovik
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:54
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. Many innovative teaching strategies have been developed under the assumption that documenting successful student learning outcomes at the development site is enough to spread the innovation successfully to sec...

    Authors: Kathleen T Foote, Xaver Neumeyer, Charles Henderson, Melissa H Dancy and Robert J Beichner
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2014 1:10
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  34. Spatial skills and mathematical ability have been repeatedly identified as critical for achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Previous studies have identified correlations be...

    Authors: Kinnari Atit, Jason R. Power, Norma Veurink, David H. Uttal, Sheryl Sorby, Grace Panther, Camille Msall, Logan Fiorella and Martha Carr
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:38
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  35. 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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  36. Students’ academic self-efficacy maximizes likelihood for success and retention, yet prior research suggests that historically underrepresented (minoritized) undergraduate students in higher education and in c...

    Authors: Jessica Sperling, Menna Mburi, Megan Gray, Lorrie Schmid and Ann Saterbak
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2024 11:8
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  37. Representational competence is commonly considered a prerequisite for the acquisition of conceptual knowledge, yet little exploration has been undertaken into the relation between these two constructs. Using a...

    Authors: Peter A. Edelsbrunner, Sarah Malone, Sarah I. Hofer, Stefan Küchemann, Jochen Kuhn, Roman Schmid, Kristin Altmeyer, Roland Brünken and Andreas Lichtenberger
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:44
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  38. This study presents the development of three research tools of scientific creativity. Our aim is to evaluate the development of student creativity while students write digital stories. Three models are linked ...

    Authors: Zacharoula Smyrnaiou, Eleni Georgakopoulou and Sofoklis Sotiriou
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:25
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  39. Authors: Yeping Li, Jorja L. Kimball, Ronald Ulseth, Rebecca A. Bates, Maura Borrego, Sandra B. Nite, Julie P. Martin, Charles R. Henderson, Renée S. Cole, Suzanne M. Ruder, Juliette Lantz, Rachel L. Kajfez, Emily Dringenberg, David A. Delaine and Cara Froyd
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:71
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  40. The expanded use of online and blended learning programs in K-12 STEM education has led researchers to propose design principles for effective e-learning systems. Much of this research has focused on the impac...

    Authors: Kevin Mulqueeny, Victor Kostyuk, Ryan S. Baker and Jaclyn Ocumpaugh
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:15
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  41. 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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  42. 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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  43. Change leaders (faculty, administrators, and/or external stakeholders) need to develop relational expertise, recognizing the perspectives of others, to enable emergent, systemic change. We describe how change lea...

    Authors: Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Ann Sitomer, Jana Bouwma-Gearhart and Milo Koretsky
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:17
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  44. Students from historically excluded groups face many pedagogical, societal, and institutional barriers that lead to disproportionately lower levels of entering and higher levels of attrition from Science, Tech...

    Authors: Christine M. Ambrosino and Malia Ana J. Rivera
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:70
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  46. Adoption and use of effective, research-based instructional strategies (RBISs) for STEM education is less widespread than hoped. To promote further use of RBISs, the propagation paradigm suggests that develope...

    Authors: Edward Price, Alexandra C. Lau, Fred Goldberg, Chandra Turpen, P. Sean Smith, Melissa Dancy and Steve Robinson
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:17
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  47. The growing necessity of providing better education, notably through the development of Adaptive Learning Systems (ALSs), leveraged the study of several psychological constructs to accurately characterize lear...

    Authors: Samuel Gomes, Luis Costa, Carlos Martinho, João Dias, Geraldo Xexéo and Ana Moura Santos
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:21
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  48. Numerous studies show that active and engaging classrooms help students learn and persist in college, but adoption of new teaching practices has been slow. Professional development programs encourage instructo...

    Authors: Timothy J. Weston, Sandra L. Laursen and Charles N. Hayward
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:24
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  49. The extent to which students view their intelligence as improvable (i.e., their “mindset”) influences students’ thoughts, behaviors, and ultimately their academic success. Thus, understanding the development o...

    Authors: Lisa B. Limeri, Nathan T. Carter, Jun Choe, Hannah G. Harper, Hannah R. Martin, Annaleigh Benton and Erin L. Dolan
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:35
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  50. 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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