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  1. Research has shown that active learning promotes student learning and increases retention rates of STEM undergraduates. Yet, instructors are reluctant to change their teaching approaches for several reasons, i...

    Authors: Sneha Tharayil, Maura Borrego, Michael Prince, Kevin A. Nguyen, Prateek Shekhar, Cynthia J. Finelli and Cynthia Waters
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:7
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  2. 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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  3. 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
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  5. Despite the evidence supporting the effectiveness of active learning in undergraduate STEM courses, the adoption of active learning has been slow. One barrier to adoption is instructors’ concerns about student...

    Authors: Kevin A. Nguyen, Maura Borrego, Cynthia J. Finelli, Matt DeMonbrun, Caroline Crockett, Sneha Tharayil, Prateek Shekhar, Cynthia Waters and Robyn Rosenberg
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:9
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  6. 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
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  7. Instructors provide different types of sensemaking opportunities when teaching the same biological phenomenon, making different resources available to students. The organization of sensemaking also differed with ...

    Authors: Fang Fang Zhao, Linh Chau and Anita Schuchardt
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:26
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  9. The Common Core Standards for Mathematics and Next Generation Science Standards were adopted by states with the goal of preparing students with knowledge and skills needed for college, careers, and citizenry. ...

    Authors: Amy Cassata and Elaine Allensworth
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:39
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:14

  10. 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
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. This systematic review identifies factors that prior studies have identified as supporting the academic success of Latinx transfer students, who matriculate at 2-year institutions with respect to earning a 4-y...

    Authors: Erica R. Winterer, Jeffrey E. Froyd, Maura Borrego, Julie P. Martin and Margaret Foster
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:34
    Content type: Review Published on:

  12. Early exposure to Computer Science (CS) and Computational Thinking (CT) for all is critical to broaden participation and promote equity in the field. But how does the introduction of CS and CT into primary sch...

    Authors: Laila El-Hamamsy, Barbara Bruno, Catherine Audrin, Morgane Chevalier, Sunny Avry, Jessica Dehler Zufferey and Francesco Mondada
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:60
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:63

  13. 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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  15. Increased emphasis on accountability in education reform and evidence-based practices underscores the need for research on the implementation of K-12 curricular innovations. However, detailed accounts of resea...

    Authors: Jessica Gale, Meltem Alemdar, Jeremy Lingle and Sunni Newton
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:5
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  16. One significant factor in facilitating students’ career intentions and persistence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields is targeting their interests and motivation before eighth g...

    Authors: Jessica R. Chittum, Brett D. Jones, Sehmuz Akalin and Ásta B. Schram
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:11
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  17. Evidence shows that students who are actively engaged with learning materials demonstrate greater learning gains than those who are passively engaged. Indeed, cognitive engagement is often cited as a critical ...

    Authors: Allyson Barlow, Shane Brown, Benjamin Lutz, Nicole Pitterson, Nathaniel Hunsu and Olusola Adesope
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:22
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  19. There have been increasing calls for integrating computational thinking and computing into school science, mathematics, and engineering classrooms. The learning ... included learning about both computational thin...

    Authors: Eli Tucker-Raymond, Gillian Puttick, Michael Cassidy, Casper Harteveld and Giovanni M. Troiano
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:41
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  20. Many studies have shown that ambitious, “student centered” approaches to STEM instruction benefit K-12 student learning. However, relatively little research has systematically investigated the learning process...

    Authors: Marguerite E. Walsh, Eben B. Witherspoon, Christian D. Schunn and Lindsay Clare Matsumura
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:9
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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. A strong, positive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) identity is a predictor of future career choice in a STEM field. In this commentary, major concepts are explored within and among fou...

    Authors: Lisa Martin-Hansen
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:53
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  25. Decades of research have examined what motivates students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, but STEM careers are a broad category encompassing hundreds of di...

    Authors: Emily Q. Rosenzweig and Xiao-Yin Chen
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:40
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  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. Mentorship has been well-established in the literature as fostering scientific identity and career pathways for underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fi...

    Authors: Kaitlyn Atkins, Bryan M. Dougan, Michelle S. Dromgold-Sermen, Hannah Potter, Viji Sathy and A. T. Panter
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:42
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  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. Most studies of teacher professional development (PD) do not rigorously test impact on teaching practice and student learning. This makes it difficult to define what is truly “effective.” The Science Teachers Lea...

    Authors: Kathleen J. Roth, Jody Bintz, Nicole I. Z. Wickler, Connie Hvidsten, Joseph Taylor, Paul M. Beardsley, Arlo Caine and Christopher D. Wilson
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2017 4:31
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  32. Over the past decade, the prevalence of anxiety has increased among college-aged students and college counseling centers have become increasingly concerned about the negative impact of anxiety on students. Whi...

    Authors: Katelyn M. Cooper, Virginia R. Downing and Sara E. Brownell
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:23
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  33. 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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  34. 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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  35. Students with disabilities are underrepresented in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses. Students with disabilities who engage in self-advocacy earn higher GPAs and ... m...

    Authors: Mariel A. Pfeifer, Eve Melanie Reiter, McKenna Hendrickson and Julie Dangremond Stanton
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2020 7:33
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  36. The use of visual representations (i.e., photographs, diagrams, models) has been part of science, and their use makes it possible for scientists to interact with and represent complex phenomena, not observable...

    Authors: Maria Evagorou, Sibel Erduran and Terhi Mäntylä
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2015 2:11
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. In this introduction for this Special Issue we discuss the need for the investigation of science identity with an emphasis on the environment. As such, we propose taking an interactionist approach; one that ex...

    Authors: Ann Y. Kim and Gale M. Sinatra
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:51
    Content type: Guest Editorial Published on:

  38. Design-based learning and makerspace programs have been shown to be effective in increasing student motivation for STEM learning. Since these programs have largely been implemented for middle school and older ...

    Authors: Vanessa W. Vongkulluksn, Ananya M. Matewos, Gale M. Sinatra and Julie A. Marsh
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2018 5:43
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  39. The motivational climate within a course has been shown to be an important predictor of students’ engagement and course ratings. Because little is known about how students’ perceptions of the motivational clim...

    Authors: Brett D. Jones, Margaret Ellis, Fei Gu and Hande Fenerci
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:65
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  40. There has been substantial research undertaken on the integration of computational thinking (CT) in K-12 mathematics education in recent years, particularly since 2018 when relevant systematic reviews were con...

    Authors: Huiyan Ye, Biyao Liang, Oi-Lam Ng and Ching Sing Chai
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:3
    Content type: Review Published on:

  41. Effectively facilitating teamwork experiences, particularly in the context of large-size courses, is difficult to implement. This study seeks to address the challenges of implementing effective teamwork experi...

    Authors: Alejandra J. Magana, Theodora Amuah, Sakhi Aggrawal and Devang A. Patel
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2023 10:57
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  43. 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
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  44. 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 ... this study,...

    Authors: Catherine C. Chase, Jenna Marks, Laura J. Malkiewich and Helena Connolly
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2019 6:14
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  45. Students’ positive perceptions of scientists or engineers have been reported to be positively related to their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career aspirations. However, other resear...

    Authors: Yu Chen, Winnie Wing Mui So, Jinxin Zhu and Stephen Wing Kai Chiu
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2024 11:1
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  47. Active learning supports student performance, but can be challenging to implement in large courses. The Learning Assistant (LA) Program is a growing intervention to support students in large active learning cl...

    Authors: Dania Hernandez, Gema Jacomino, Uma Swamy, Krista Donis and Sarah L. Eddy
    Citation: International Journal of STEM Education 2021 8:22
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  48. 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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  49. 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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