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Book SynopsisSTEM Education 2.0 discusses the most recent research on important selected K-12 STEM topics by synthesizing previous research and offering new research questions. The contributions range from analysis of key STEM issues that have been studied for more than two decades to topics that have more recently became popular, such as maker space and robotics. In each chapter, nationally and internationally known STEM experts review key literature in the field, share findings of their own research with its implications for K-12 STEM education, and finally offer future research areas and questions in the respected area they have been studying. This volume provides diverse and leading voices in the future of STEM education and STEM education research.
Trade Review"This edited collection explores the current state of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, primarily in the US, covering the breadth of STEM education, including the often- overlooked areas of technology and engineering. Most chapters are written as reviews of previous research on key aspects of STEM education (e.g., diversity and inclusion, integrated learning, and project-based curricula) with some original research also included. The contributing authors represent a broad cross section of educational researchers working in this field, bringing a variety of expertise to the volume. Perhaps the greatest strength of the collection is each chapter's references to current literature. However, the book would have benefited from stronger editing to help connect each chapter to the overall theme rather than the somewhat scattershot approach of alternating between reviews and new research. This text's primary audiences are graduate students, researchers, and practitioners, who can use the individual chapters as reference points for situating current and future research projects. Advanced undergraduates wanting an entrée into the research areas mentioned will also benefit from this collection." - R. A. Kolvoord, James Madison University in CHOICE 57:11 (2020).
Table of ContentsForeword Joseph Krajcik Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors PART 1: Setting Stage for STEM Education: Updates on STEM Education 1 STEM Literacy: Where Are We Now? Maureen Cavalcanti and Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder 2 Getting to the Bottom of the Truth: STEM Shortage OR STEM Surplus? Cathrine Maiorca, Micah Stohlmann and Emily Dreissen 3 Underrepresentation of Women and Students of Color in STEM Dionne Cross Francis, Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, Kelli M. Paul and Adam V. Maltese 4 Teaching and Learning Integrated STEM: Using Andragogy to Foster an Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Age of Synthesis Louis S. Nadelson and Anne L. Seifert 5 National Reports on STEM Education: What Are the Implications for K-12? Sarah Bush PART 2: How to Provide Rigorous STEM Education: Means and Ways to Educate More STEM Literate STEM Professionals: PBL, Inclusive STEM Schools, and Informal STEM Learning Opportunities 6 The Role of Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning in Integrated STEM Education Alpaslan Sahin 7 Inclusive STEM Schools: Origins, Exemplars, and Promise Sharon J. Lynch 8 Inclusive STEM School Models: A Review of Characteristics & Impact Justin M. Bathon 9 Informal Learning in STEM Education Soledad Yao and Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder 10 Bringing out the “T” in STEM Education Bulent Dogan and Susie Gronseth PART 3: Bringing out the “E” in STEM in K-12 Settings 11 Engineering Education in K-12: A Look Back and Forth Christine Guy Schnittka 12 Classroom Assessment in the Service of Integrated STEM Education Reform Carol L. Stuessy and Luke C. Lyons 13 A Shared Language: Two Worlds Speaking to One Another through Making and Tinkering Activities Amber Simpson, Jackie Barnes and Adam V. Maltese 14 Educational Robotics as a Tool for Youth Leadership Development and STEM Engagement Kathleen Morgan, Bradley Barker, Gwen Nugent and Neal Grandgenett PART 4: Factors Affecting Students’ Choice of STEM Majors 15 Factors Affecting Students’ STEM Choice and Persistence: A Synthesis of Research and Findings from the Second Year of a Longitudinal High School STEM Tracking Study Adem Ekmekci, Alpaslan Sahin and Hersh Waxman 16 Reaching Youth with Science: A Look at Some Data on When Science Interest Develops and How it Might Be Sustained Robert H. Tai PART 5: Community Partnerships and Innovation to Improve K-12 Students’ 21st Century Skills 17 Crossing Borders and Stretching Boundaries: A Look at Community-Education Partnerships and Their Impact on K-12 STEM Education Brett Criswell, Theodore Hodgson, Carol Hanley and Kimberly Yates 18 What Skills Do 21st Century High School Graduates Need to Have to Be Successful in College and Life? Kristina Kaufman 19 An International View of STEM Education Brigid Freeman, Simon Marginson and Russell Tytler 20 Conclusions and Next Directions Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder and Alpaslan Sahin
