Educating engaged and competent students for STEM

Subtitle:effects of integrated STEM education

Over the past few decades, growing concern has been reported about young people’s reluctance to participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).Students’ lack of interest in pursuing a STEM study or career is problematic because STEM-schooled professionals are essential to safeguarding and developing human well-being, economic growth, and sustainability. This phenomenon has given rise to the development of educational approaches all over the globe that aim to motivate students to choose a STEM study or profession. One of the potential promising approaches that could be employed is integrated STEM (iSTEM). iSTEM aims to merge the fields of the different STEM areas into a single curricular project that emphasizes concepts and their application across the four disciplines. This dissertation provides insight into students’ relationships with STEM and investigates the effectiveness of an iSTEM educational approach. More specifically, its effects on cognitive and affective student outcomes are examined. As such, this book answers some pressing questions regarding iSTEM education, and provides valuable contributions for research and practice.

ISBN:978-94-6380-342-7

Publication year:2019

Keywords:Doctoral thesis

Accessibility:Open