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Mong, Christopher J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In order to improve STEM education, as well as incorporate 21st century skills, teacher education programs are in the process of finding better ways to address these areas (Trilling & Fadel, 2009). New teachers entering the workforce are prepared mostly to teach content the way they were taught (Alger, 2009; Eick & Reed, 2002; Goodnough…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Professional Development, Program Implementation, Intention
Diederich, Kirsten Bakke – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In response to the declining number of students in the United States entering into the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines, there has been an attempt to retain student interest in the sciences through the implementation of more active learning in the classroom. Active learning is defined as any instructional method that…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Lecture Method, Problem Based Learning, Case Method (Teaching Technique)