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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. 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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  3. Small-group discussions are well established as an effective pedagogical tool to promote student learning in STEM classrooms. However, there are a variety of factors that influence how and to what extent K-12 ...

    Authors: Carla M. Firetto, Emily Starrett and Michelle E. Jordan
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:50
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  4. Recent research has demonstrated the importance of entrepreneurship education programs (EEPs) in the professional development of engineering students. Numerous universities have adopted various forms of EEPs w...

    Authors: Prateek Shekhar and Aileen Huang-Saad
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:40
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  5. Studying science identity has been useful for understanding students’ continuation in science-related education and career paths. Yet knowledge and theory related to science identity among students on the path...

    Authors: Mariel A. Pfeifer, C. J. Zajic, Jared M. Isaacs, Olivia A. Erickson and Erin L. Dolan
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2024 11:19
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  6. 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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  7. STEM minority participation programs have been widely implemented in higher education with the goal of diversifying the global STEM workforce. Informed by research highlighting the potential of targeted explor...

    Authors: Yiyun “Kate” Fan, Amanda Barany and Aroutis Foster
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:22
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  8. We investigate the factors that shape teachers’ implementation of a school STEM reform—the creation of a high-school makerspace. Educational reformers have increasing interest in making and makerspaces in scho...

    Authors: Brian E. Gravel and Cassidy Puckett
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:7
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  9. Digital media are pervasive in the lives of young people and provide opportunities for them to learn about STEM. Multiple theories argue that the STEM media environment may shape how youth see a STEM career in...

    Authors: Chen Chen, Stephanie Hardjo, Gerhard Sonnert, Jiaojiao Hui and Philip M. Sadler
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:56
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  10. 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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  13. While laboratory practices have traditionally been conducted in-person, online asynchronous laboratory learning has been growing in popularity due to increased enrollments and the recent pandemic, creating opp...

    Authors: Drew Rosen and Angela M. Kelly
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:34
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  15. Calculus is a foundational course for STEM-intending students yet has been shown to dissuade students from pursuing STEM degrees. In this report, we examine factors related to students and instructors reportin...

    Authors: Jessica Ellis Hagman, Estrella Johnson and Bailey K. Fosdick
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:12
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  16. The ability to navigate obstacles and embrace iteration following failure is a hallmark of a scientific disposition and is hypothesized to increase students’ persistence in science, technology, engineering, an...

    Authors: Meredith A. Henry, Shayla Shorter, Louise K. Charkoudian, Jennifer M. Heemstra, Benjamin Le and Lisa A. Corwin
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:43
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  17. Undergraduate research experiences are becoming essential for pursuing future opportunities in science, but little has been done to identify what factors predict which students get to participate in research a...

    Authors: Katelyn M. Cooper, Jacqueline M. Cala and Sara E. Brownell
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:6
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  18. In this study, we reviewed publications in the International Journal of STEM Education from 2014 to 2021 to gain a glimpse of STEM education research trends in terms of authorship and topics. We analyzed publicat...

    Authors: Yeping Li and Yu Xiao
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2022 9:62
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  19. Despite the recent emphasis on technology and engineering in early childhood education, the importance of teaching relevant concepts in early education has been underappreciated in South Korea. This study exam...

    Authors: Jihyun Sung, Ji Young Lee and Hui Young Chun
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:26
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  20. 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

  21. Local and national initiatives to improve the learning experiences of students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses have been on-going for a couple of decades with a hei...

    Authors: Robert Erdmann, Kathryn Miller and Marilyne Stains
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:7
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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. Robotics competitions are increasingly popular and potentially provide an on-ramp to computer science, which is currently highly gender imbalanced. However, within competitive robotics teams, student participa...

    Authors: Eben B. Witherspoon, Christian D. Schunn, Ross M. Higashi and Emily C. Baehr
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2016 3:18
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  25. 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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  26. 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
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  27. Prompted by fewer females compared to males enrolling in physics and advanced mathematics at both secondary and university levels, our research investigated the views and experiences of female students current...

    Authors: Mary C. Oliver, Amanda Woods-McConney, Dorit Maor and Andrew McConney
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:4
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  28. With widespread adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in the USA (US), research is needed on how secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers conceptualize the...

    Authors: Kimberly B. Christian, Angela M. Kelly and Mónica F. Bugallo
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:21
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  29. Strong consensus exists on the need to expand participation of URM doctoral students in STEM fields, to increase their retention, reduce their average time to degree, and provide these students with the prepar...

    Authors: Rosana G. Moreira, Karen Butler-Purry, Adrienne Carter-Sowell, Shannon Walton, Isah V. Juranek, Linda Challoo, Gloria Regisford, Richard Coffin and Angela Spaulding
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:34
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  30. 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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  31. 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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  32. A sample of 1448 students in grades 7 and 9 was drawn from public schools in Atlantic Canada to explore students’ knowledge of science and mathematics requirements for science, technology, engineering, and mat...

    Authors: Karen A. Blotnicky, Tamara Franz-Odendaal, Frederick French and Phillip Joy
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:22
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  34. State afterschool networks across the US are engaged in system-building efforts to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-focused afterschool programming. This study examined ...

    Authors: Patricia J. Allen, Rong Chang, Britt K. Gorrall, Luke Waggenspack, Eriko Fukuda, Todd D. Little and Gil G. Noam
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:37
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  35. 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
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  36. 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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  38. 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
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  40. 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
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  41. Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have been proposed as means to increase the retention and engagement of minority—and more specifically Hispanic—college students in science, technology, engineering, a...

    Authors: Laura Rodríguez Amaya, Tania Betancourt, Kristina Henry Collins, Orlando Hinojosa and Carlos Corona
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:9
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  42. Scientific literacy development is widely emphasized as the overarching goal of science education. It encompasses development of understanding of the nature of science as well as knowledge, attitudes, and valu...

    Authors: Jacquie L. Bay, Mark H. Vickers, Helen A. Mora, Deborah M. Sloboda and Susan M. Morton
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:15
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  43. Studies continually show benefits of active learning in college classrooms, yet it is difficult to get faculty to adopt these methods. Particularly challenging is the final step of the instructional change pro...

    Authors: Charles N. Hayward and Sandra L. Laursen
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:28
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  44. The University of Maine Stormwater Management and Research Team (SMART) program began in 2014 with the goal of creating a diverse science-technology-engineering-math (STEM) pathway with community water researc...

    Authors: Mohamad Musavi, Wilhelm A. Friess, Cary James and Jennifer C. Isherwood
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:2
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  45. Informal learning environments increase students’ interest in STEM (e.g., Mohr‐Schroeder et al. School Sci Math 114: 291–301, 2014) and increase the chances a student will pursue a STEM career (Kitchen et al. ...

    Authors: Thomas Roberts, Christa Jackson, Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder, Sarah B. Bush, Cathrine Maiorca, Maureen Cavalcanti, D. Craig Schroeder, Ashley Delaney, Lydia Putnam and Chaise Cremeans
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:35
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  46. A faculty development program was implemented over four years at a 4-year regional comprehensive university and two partnering community colleges. This project was focused on improving student learning in intr...

    Authors: Emily Borda, Emily Schumacher, Daniel Hanley, Edward Geary, Shannon Warren, Cassidy Ipsen and Lauren Stredicke
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:4
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  47. 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
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  48. 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
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  49. 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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  50. 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:
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