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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Stem Learning"”.
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Digital badges for STEM learning in secondary contexts: A mixed methods study
<p>The deficit in STEM skills is a matter of concern for national economies and a major focus for educational policy makers. The development of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) has resulted in a rapidly changing workforce of global scale. In addition, ICT have fostered the growth …
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Encouraging Underrepresented Minority Student Participation in the STEM Pipeline Through Authentic STEM Learning Experiences
… technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs among underrepresented minority (URM) groups at the collegiate level. However, K–12 institutions have an obligation to address the inequity also. To address the inequity that exists in STEM participation at the high school level, the …
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Exploring the journey of seven Black women: How supplemental STEM learning impacts pursuing STEM majors at a predominantly White institution
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Positive Influences and Educational Practices in the STEM Learning Ecosystem: An Asset-Based, Multi-Case Exploration of Non-Formal Youth Education in Senegal
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education for youth can lead to the development of skills to design technologies, innovate tools, optimize work processes, and solve problems to improve society. The public high schools in Senegal are reported to have a low enrollment of …
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STEM Education in the Elementary School Classroom
<p>There is a disparity in research conducted for STEM education across elementary, middle, high school, and college. STEM learning teaches students to ask questions, look at a problem through multiple lenses, work collaboratively with others, plan carefully, become flexible, embrace change, …
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Integrating the Arts and Sciences in the Museum Setting
… in America. As political leaders emphasize STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in schools, arts education is diminished to make room for STEM courses. Concerned about this phenomenon, many art educators are working to integrate the arts into STEM education through a …
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A Study Of Urban Principals’ Perceptions Of Technology Implementation And STEM Program Sustainability
<p>STEM careers are becoming more prominent in today’s workforce. The platform of today’s industries derives from science, technology, engineering, and math, the study of which ultimately provides students and stakeholders with the foundation to function in a globally diverse society. Due to the …
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Decoding STEM: The Impact of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Programming on English Language Learners
… technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are often considered to be gatekeeping school subjects. The language used in STEM education and traditional pedagogies which place emphasis on textbook learning can be challenging for students, especially those who are learning English at the …
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A study of the experience of female African-American seventh graders in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) afterschool program
… African-American girls toward an interest in STEM, to characterize and describe the context of an out-of-school STEM learning environment, explore the impact on the seventh- grade African-American girls who participated in the program as it relates to individual STEM identity, and identify …
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A Structural and Intersectional Analysis of High School Students’ STEM Career Development Using a Social Cognitive Career Theory Framework
<p>This research examined high school students’ STEM career development using a Social Cognitive Career Theory framework. Data used in this study were from High School Longitudinal Study of 2009. Intersectional approaches were employed to gain an in-depth understanding of student characteristics, …
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Teachers' Perceptions of an Inclusive STEM High School
… perceptions of a Title I suburban inclusive STEM high school (ISHS) in southeastern United States. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the barriers, challenges, and successes teachers encounter in an ISHS. The theoretical framework that informed this study draws on ten …
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Black STEM Educators' Understanding of the Power in Makerspaces
Background: Informal STEM learning environments, such as makerspaces, serve as access points to industry-aligned STEM education for Black Americans, ultimately positioning them to increase their earning potential and social mobility by pursuing STEM careers. Due to academic achievement gaps, …
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The Impact Of A K-8 STEM Program On Grades And Student Choice Of STEM And Advanced Mathematics And Science Coursework In High School
… Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning has been known to cultivate, excite, and promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills in students from an early age.</p> <p>This study explored the high school course selection of students who had participated in a compulsory …
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Educational Experiences of Latinas in Space Exploration: Achievement Motivation and Science Identity Development
… a leading role in understanding the solar system and the universe, a diverse and highly skilled STEM workforce is required. This qualitative study of the K-12 and higher education lived experiences of 30 Latinas who have earned STEM degrees and work in space exploration contributes to …
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Student persistence in STEM fields: school structures and student choices in Finland, Sweden and the United States
… technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, producing high level talent and increasing equity of access and engagement are prominent but sometimes conflicting policy directives. Yet, retention and persistence are important outcomes both for the production of elite talent and …
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An Identity-Oriented Systems Engineering Framework for Complex Sociotechnical Systems: A case study of Zero Robotics
… of society including socioeconomic, health system, political powers, education opportunities, etc. Technology however often entrenches or sustains the hierarchies and further strengthens these social inequalities. While there are many frameworks for studying complex systems, a framework with a …
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Perceptions of Technology/Engineering Education Influence on Integrated STEM Teaching and Learning
… and how they play into the integration of other STEM disciplines" (Moore, Glancy, Tank, Kersten, Smith, and Stohlmann, 2014). The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) has declared that technology and engineering within STEM education as delivered by the …
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Determinants of mobile learning acceptance among grade 12 learners, their parents and teachers in the rural King Cetshwayo District
… Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is faced with challenges, resulting in learners’ poor performance at the matriculation level, in South Africa. In trying to improve learners’ performance in STEM-related subjects in grade 12, the Department of Basic Education, and other …
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The impacts of a science-based videogame intervention on interest in stem for adolescent learners
… remain about interest and its relationship to learning. In particular, given the pervasiveness of technology in our daily lives, it is essential to understand how interest develops within these technology-enhanced environments. In this dissertation, I investigate the extent to which a digital …
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Towards the effective and responsible use of imperfect NLP-generated learning content in STEM education
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01