One misconception that many high school students have is that the net of a cone is a triangle. Ra... more One misconception that many high school students have is that the net of a cone is a triangle. Rather than simply telling or drawing for them the correct net, an activity for them to explore and/or discover the net of a cone could be more helpful to (1) engage their interest, and (2) increase the probability that they will remember the information.
International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education
The integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in various ... more The integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in various fields of knowledge is needed to enhance the country’s economic development. STEM education is essential in developing technology towards the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) era. However, in many countries, especially in Indonesia, students are less interested in STEM subjects. This study aims to identify the differences and interactions of student interest in STEM based on parental education and gender. This study uses a quantitative method involving 150 secondary school students at Simanosor Julu, Medan, Indonesia. The results of data analysis based on the mean score indicated that there are differences in students’ interest in STEM-based on gender and parental education. The mean score of male students, based on parental education at the university level, is higher than female students. It is recommended that there are additional study more deeply the STEM interests of students base...
The formation of an academic field is evidenced by many factors, including the growth of relevant... more The formation of an academic field is evidenced by many factors, including the growth of relevant research articles and the increasing impact of highly cited publications. Building upon recent scoping reviews of journal publications in STEM education, this study aimed to provide a systematic review of high impact empirical studies in STEM education to gain insights into the development of STEM education research paradigms. Through a search of the Web of Science core database, we identified the top 100 most-cited empirical studies focusing on STEM education that were published in journals from 2000 to 2021 and examined them in terms of various aspects, including the journals where they were published, disciplinary content coverage, research topics and methods, and authorship’s nationality/region and profession. The results show that STEM education continues to gain more exposure and varied disciplinary content with an increasing number of high impact empirical studies published in jo...
The challenges posed by STEM education are highly complex and require the efforts of both formal ... more The challenges posed by STEM education are highly complex and require the efforts of both formal and informal educational approaches. Informal settings allow for greater flexibility for integrating across multiple STEM fields as well as allowing greater freedom for students to explore potential topics and skills within STEM. As such, informal STEM learning experiences not only develop students' interest in STEM but also influence their identity as STEM learners. In this paper we present and discusses a bridge design and construction project-based learning (PBL) activity that was conducted as part of a two-week STEM camp run by Aggie STEM at Texas A&M University. The PBL was designed around a real-world scenario that the students could tackle in a smaller scale as an initial prototype solution. An engineering design process was utilized throughout the activity and students had multiple objectives to meet. As the problem had no single solution, students could safely be creative in...
Handbook of Research on Online Pedagogical Models for Mathematics Teacher Education
The purpose of this chapter is to describe an online learning environment that has been used for ... more The purpose of this chapter is to describe an online learning environment that has been used for professional development with mathematics teachers and can be used for pre-service teacher education. The description of the Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate combination for the mathematics teacher education enables teachers to collaboratively engage in inquiry, reasoning and justification, and technology integration as participants. In addition, teachers can have opportunities to discuss various ways to incorporate these ideas more fully into their instructional practices.
where she has taught 10 different courses in mathematics and mathematics education. She has serve... more where she has taught 10 different courses in mathematics and mathematics education. She has served on several committees in the mathematics department, including course development for teacher education in mathematics. Her research agenda includes engineering calculus success, including high school preparation for college. Previously, she taught 8 additional courses at the college level and 13 different high school courses in mathematics and science. She has worked with teacher professional development for over 20 years, and served as mathematics curriculum coordinator for 7 years. She works with teachers from all corners of Texas with teacher quality grants, including a number of teachers in the juvenile justice schools.
This metasynthesis focused on STEM teaching and learning practices in middle and high school clas... more This metasynthesis focused on STEM teaching and learning practices in middle and high school classrooms and in informal settings. Research artifacts between 2005 and 2012 were examined. Fifty-eight unique artifacts were classified into four categories: reform-based teaching and learning, informal education, teacher factors, and technology use. Promising pedagogical reform-based practices included inquiry-based learning, engineering design, project-based learning, problem-based learning, and hands-on practices. The most common intervention identified was increasing teacher content knowledge. Even though STEM informal activities attempt to recruit underrepresented or low achieving students, the reality is that access to informal STEM activities is often based on students' expressed high interest, prior academic achievement, teacher recommendation, time and travel availability and flexibility, and overall levels of ambition or motivation. Positive outcomes, due to technology, appeared to covary with other factors such as teacher content knowledge, the presence of campus support, or active engagement within a learning community.
With the rapid increase in the number of scholarly publications on STEM education in recent years... more With the rapid increase in the number of scholarly publications on STEM education in recent years, reviews of the status and trends in STEM education research internationally support the development of the field. For this review, we conducted a systematic analysis of 798 articles in STEM education published between 2000 and the end of 2018 in 36 journals to get an overview about developments in STEM education scholarship. We examined those selected journal publications both quantitatively and qualitatively, including the number of articles published, journals in which the articles were published, authorship nationality, and research topic and methods over the years. The results show that research in STEM education is increasing in importance internationally and that the identity of STEM education journals is becoming clearer over time.
One misconception that many high school students have is that the net of a cone is a triangle. Ra... more One misconception that many high school students have is that the net of a cone is a triangle. Rather than simply telling or drawing for them the correct net, an activity for them to explore and/or discover the net of a cone could be more helpful to (1) engage their interest, and (2) increase the probability that they will remember the information.
International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education
The integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in various ... more The integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in various fields of knowledge is needed to enhance the country’s economic development. STEM education is essential in developing technology towards the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) era. However, in many countries, especially in Indonesia, students are less interested in STEM subjects. This study aims to identify the differences and interactions of student interest in STEM based on parental education and gender. This study uses a quantitative method involving 150 secondary school students at Simanosor Julu, Medan, Indonesia. The results of data analysis based on the mean score indicated that there are differences in students’ interest in STEM-based on gender and parental education. The mean score of male students, based on parental education at the university level, is higher than female students. It is recommended that there are additional study more deeply the STEM interests of students base...
The formation of an academic field is evidenced by many factors, including the growth of relevant... more The formation of an academic field is evidenced by many factors, including the growth of relevant research articles and the increasing impact of highly cited publications. Building upon recent scoping reviews of journal publications in STEM education, this study aimed to provide a systematic review of high impact empirical studies in STEM education to gain insights into the development of STEM education research paradigms. Through a search of the Web of Science core database, we identified the top 100 most-cited empirical studies focusing on STEM education that were published in journals from 2000 to 2021 and examined them in terms of various aspects, including the journals where they were published, disciplinary content coverage, research topics and methods, and authorship’s nationality/region and profession. The results show that STEM education continues to gain more exposure and varied disciplinary content with an increasing number of high impact empirical studies published in jo...
The challenges posed by STEM education are highly complex and require the efforts of both formal ... more The challenges posed by STEM education are highly complex and require the efforts of both formal and informal educational approaches. Informal settings allow for greater flexibility for integrating across multiple STEM fields as well as allowing greater freedom for students to explore potential topics and skills within STEM. As such, informal STEM learning experiences not only develop students' interest in STEM but also influence their identity as STEM learners. In this paper we present and discusses a bridge design and construction project-based learning (PBL) activity that was conducted as part of a two-week STEM camp run by Aggie STEM at Texas A&M University. The PBL was designed around a real-world scenario that the students could tackle in a smaller scale as an initial prototype solution. An engineering design process was utilized throughout the activity and students had multiple objectives to meet. As the problem had no single solution, students could safely be creative in...
Handbook of Research on Online Pedagogical Models for Mathematics Teacher Education
The purpose of this chapter is to describe an online learning environment that has been used for ... more The purpose of this chapter is to describe an online learning environment that has been used for professional development with mathematics teachers and can be used for pre-service teacher education. The description of the Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate combination for the mathematics teacher education enables teachers to collaboratively engage in inquiry, reasoning and justification, and technology integration as participants. In addition, teachers can have opportunities to discuss various ways to incorporate these ideas more fully into their instructional practices.
where she has taught 10 different courses in mathematics and mathematics education. She has serve... more where she has taught 10 different courses in mathematics and mathematics education. She has served on several committees in the mathematics department, including course development for teacher education in mathematics. Her research agenda includes engineering calculus success, including high school preparation for college. Previously, she taught 8 additional courses at the college level and 13 different high school courses in mathematics and science. She has worked with teacher professional development for over 20 years, and served as mathematics curriculum coordinator for 7 years. She works with teachers from all corners of Texas with teacher quality grants, including a number of teachers in the juvenile justice schools.
This metasynthesis focused on STEM teaching and learning practices in middle and high school clas... more This metasynthesis focused on STEM teaching and learning practices in middle and high school classrooms and in informal settings. Research artifacts between 2005 and 2012 were examined. Fifty-eight unique artifacts were classified into four categories: reform-based teaching and learning, informal education, teacher factors, and technology use. Promising pedagogical reform-based practices included inquiry-based learning, engineering design, project-based learning, problem-based learning, and hands-on practices. The most common intervention identified was increasing teacher content knowledge. Even though STEM informal activities attempt to recruit underrepresented or low achieving students, the reality is that access to informal STEM activities is often based on students' expressed high interest, prior academic achievement, teacher recommendation, time and travel availability and flexibility, and overall levels of ambition or motivation. Positive outcomes, due to technology, appeared to covary with other factors such as teacher content knowledge, the presence of campus support, or active engagement within a learning community.
With the rapid increase in the number of scholarly publications on STEM education in recent years... more With the rapid increase in the number of scholarly publications on STEM education in recent years, reviews of the status and trends in STEM education research internationally support the development of the field. For this review, we conducted a systematic analysis of 798 articles in STEM education published between 2000 and the end of 2018 in 36 journals to get an overview about developments in STEM education scholarship. We examined those selected journal publications both quantitatively and qualitatively, including the number of articles published, journals in which the articles were published, authorship nationality, and research topic and methods over the years. The results show that research in STEM education is increasing in importance internationally and that the identity of STEM education journals is becoming clearer over time.
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