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Mathematics
Maria Teresa Lopez-Diaz, Marta Pena
Summary: This study aims to increase engineering students' motivation and involvement in mathematics through real-world applications.
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Cristina Lazzeroni, Sandra Malvezzi, Andrea Quadri
Summary: The paper discusses the importance of strengthening the connections between outreach activities of universities and research institutes and educational institutions, with a focus on a project teaching Particle Physics in primary schools. It highlights the need for scientific information dissemination to be tailored to the different age groups of target students.
Review
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Sarfraz Aslam, Atif Saleem, Teresa J. Kennedy, Tribhuwan Kumar, Khalida Parveen, Huma Akram, BaoHui Zhang
Summary: This study examines the current state of STEM education in Pakistan and identifies the research gaps in this field. The results show limited research, with a lack of focus on the engineering component of STEM education. The downward trend in STEM education research might be attributed to a lack of understanding among researchers about its importance. The study also provides recommendations for future research.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Arnon Hershkovitz, Ella Daniel, Yasmin Klein, Malka Shacham
Summary: Sense of success and self-efficacy are important factors in teachers' well-being and professional development, and can have a significant impact on student learning. This study in Israel examined the factors contributing to success in emergency remote teaching and self-efficacy for integrating technology in teaching. Findings highlighted the role of teaching experience with technology and emphasized the importance of emotional difficulties and taking a leading role in school. STEM and Language teachers had an advantage compared to Social Sciences and Humanities teachers.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Mathematics
Eabhnat Ni Fhloinn, Olivia Fitzmaurice
Summary: This paper explores the experiences of mathematics lecturers transitioning to emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that most mathematics lecturers had little prior experience teaching online, initially experiencing stress but also recognizing advantages such as flexibility. Teaching challenges mainly revolved around technical issues, student engagement, teaching methods, and the nature of mathematics itself.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Etienne Nzaramyimana, Odette Umugiraneza
Summary: This paper investigates how secondary school teachers in the Musanze district of Rwanda understand and integrate technology to teach mathematics, and explores the demographic factors associated with their use of technology. The results reveal variations in teachers' understanding and frequency of technology use, and significant associations with gender, level of education, and other factors. The study suggests the need for teacher training to enhance their use of technology in the classroom.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Pei-Yi Lin, Ching Sing Chai, Weifeng Di, Xingwei Wang
Summary: Engineering design is a core activity in STEM education. Teachers need to possess interdisciplinary communication capacities and epistemic fluency during the design process. This study found that teachers' interdisciplinary communication and epistemic fluency play essential roles in advancing their integrated STEM instruction.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Karmila Rafiqah M. Rafiq, Harwati Hashim, Melor Md Yunus
Summary: The emerging field of human-computer interaction (HCI) provides more opportunities for technology integration in language learning. This study explores the needs of STEM learners in creating an English language competency mobile module through qualitative research. The results cover the importance of learning English, learner problems, learning strategies, and readiness to use a mobile app.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maximilian Knogler, Andreas Hetmanek, Tina Seidel
Summary: This article provides evidence-based practice in education by summarizing and analyzing 41 meta-analyses. The findings demonstrate that context-specific teaching strategies are often more effective and highlight the need for high-quality evidence in secondary mathematics and science teaching.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alice Bertoletti, Mara Soncin, Marta Cannistra, Tommaso Agasisti
Summary: The Covid-19 pandemic led to the need for digital learning as the only form of schooling. Italy closed schools and provided general guidelines, but individual schools and teachers were autonomous in organizing their educational activities. The study aims to identify groups of teachers based on their use of digital tools during the pandemic and analyze differences in satisfaction and student performance. Findings show that one third of teachers resisted digital technologies and focused on asynchronous teaching, while those who used a wider range of digital instruments were more satisfied and associated with higher student performance in 2021.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Emeka H. Amalu, Michael Short, Perk Lin Chong, David J. Hughes, David S. Adebayo, Fideline Tchuenbou-Magaia, Petri Lahde, Marko Kukka, Olympia Polyzou, Theoni I. Oikonomou, Constantine Karytsas, Alemayehu Gebremedhin, Charmant Ossian, N. N. Ekere
Summary: This study discusses the mismatch between the skills needed in the European solar energy sector and the skills currently available, and proposes measures to increase the number of industry-ready graduates and reduce the skills gap.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Margery S. Sendze
Summary: This study examines the impact of off- and on-the-job forces at the race-gender intersection on the retention of Black women in STEM professions using job embeddedness theory. The findings suggest that welcoming environments, financial stability, the desire to serve communities, and opportunities for innovation, learning, and growth contribute to the embeddedness of Black women in STEM professions. Contrary to previous research, the study also highlights the high agency and confidence demonstrated by the respondents.
JOURNAL OF CAREER ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Jaime Bonnin Roca
Summary: This article discusses the challenges encountered while teaching technological forecasting to undergraduate students. The challenges are grouped into three categories: inherent uncertainty in the forecasting process, lack of appropriate learning materials, and methodological inconsistencies. The article explores how these challenges manifest in the classroom and discusses potential solutions. Additionally, actions that the forecasting community could undertake to improve both teaching and research in this field are also proposed.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Celeste Biever
Summary: Large language models imitate human conversations, but there is disagreement among scientists regarding their capacity for reasoning.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Juliana Fosua Gyasi, Lanqin Zheng, Yidan Zhou
Summary: This study reviewed 53 studies on STEM learning activities from 2011 to 2020, finding that most activities involved elementary students lasting 9 to 24 weeks, emphasizing mixed tasks and outcomes evaluation across STEM disciplines.
Article
Nursing
Amany Farag Hassan Mohamed, Isha DeCoito
Summary: This study explores nurses' and nursing students' knowledge and attitudes in caring for older adults and addresses the factors contributing to nurses' perspectives. The results reveal that most nurses possess neutral attitudes toward caring for older patients, and their knowledge ranges from average to above-average levels. Furthermore, the nursing curriculum has a positive impact on nurses' knowledge and attitudes.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Isha DeCoito
Summary: The commentary reflects on the inequalities present in science education by drawing on the author's experiences collaborating with CJSTME and referencing a UNESCO report.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mohammed Estaiteyeh, Isha DeCoito
Summary: This study explores the use of technology-enhanced differentiated instruction in teacher education courses, specifically through the development of digital video games (DVGs). The analysis shows that DVGs are effective tools for differentiating instruction and meeting the diverse needs of students.
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Mohammed Estaiteyeh, Isha DeCoito
Summary: Differentiated instruction is a teaching method that provides multiple learning possibilities based on students' backgrounds, readiness, interests, and profiles. This study explores STEM teacher candidates' preparation to implement differentiated instruction in a teacher education program in Canada. The course integrates differentiated instruction resources and training on equity, diversity, and inclusion. The study shows that the course empowers teacher candidates to integrate differentiated instruction principles and strategies in their coursework. These findings emphasize the importance of enhancing teachers' preparation to incorporate differentiated instruction in their practices.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Isha DeCoito, Philip Myszkal
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION
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