Journal of STEM Education
Dec 23, 2015 Volume 16, Number 4
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Number of articles: 13
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Examining the Relationship of Scientific Reasoning with Physics Problem Solving
Carol Fabby, University of Cincinnati
Recent research suggests students with more formal reasoning patterns are more proficient learners. However, little research has been done to establish a relationship between scientific reasoning... More
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Teaching Steel Connections Using an Interactive Virtual Steel Sculpture
Saeed Moaveni, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Karen Chou, Northwestern University
Steel connections play important roles in the integrity of a structure, and many structural failures are attributed to connection failures. Connections are the glue that holds a structure together.... More
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Redesigned High Schools for Transformed STEM Learning: Performance Assessment Pilot Outcome
Jeremy Ernst, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Glennie, Research Triangle Institute
This performance assessment pilot study was a major research component of the overall National Science Foundation funded Redesigned High Schools for Transformed STEM Learning Project. Secondary... More
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STEM Learning Community: An Interdisciplinary Seminar for First- and Second-year College Science Majors
Jon Piper, Bethel College
To attract and retain more academically qualified students to science and mathematics, we developed a merit-based scholarship program for incoming students with STEM interests. Scholarship... More
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A case for the need of using scaffolding methods in teaching introductory, fundamental engineering mechanics classes
Peggy Boylan-Ashraf, Steven Freeman & Mack Shelley, Iowa State University
In the past ten years, engineering classrooms have seen an exponential growth in the use of technology, more than during any other previous decade. Unprecedented advancements, such as the advent of... More
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Implementation of a modular hands-on learning pedagogy: Student attitudes in a fluid mechanics and heat transfer course
Jacqueline Burgher, Washington State University
This study used a within-subjects experimental design to compare the effects of learning with lecture and hands-on desktop learning modules in a fluid mechanics and heat transfer class. The hands... More
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Gender Differences in Conceptualizations of STEM Career Interest: Complementary Perspectives from Data Mining, Multivariate Data Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling
Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas
Data gathered from 325 middle school students in four U.S. states indicate that both male (p < .0005, RSQ = .33) and female (p < .0005, RSQ = .36) career aspirations for being a scientist are... More
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Discovering the Needs Assessment of Qualified STEM Teachers for the High-Need Schools in South Texas
Jeong Yang, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Concerns are arising in the United States that a majority of secondary school students fail to achieve mathematics and science proficiency due to teachers who lack adequate knowledge of the... More
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