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A Design-Oriented STEM Activity for Students' Using and Improving Their Engineering Skills: The Balance Model with 3D Printer
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Sen, Ceylan; Ay, Zeynep Sonay; Kiray, Seyit Ahmet – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2020
This study involves the development and implementation of a STEM activity containing 3 D printer technology, which is commonly used in STEM education. Out of school STEM courses were organized with seven middle school students studying in the 7th grade and the activities in the course were carried out with a 3D printer. One of the activities in…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Middle School Students, STEM Education, Computer Peripherals
nStudy: A System for Researching Information Problem Solving
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Winne, Philip H.; Nesbit, John C.; Popowich, Fred – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2017
A bottleneck in gathering big data about learning is instrumentation designed to record data about processes students use to learn and information on which those processes operate. The software system nStudy fills this gap. nStudy is an extension to the Chrome web browser plus a server side database for logged trace data plus peripheral modules…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Research Methodology, Learning Processes, Computer Software
Teaching and Learning Design Thinking (DT): How Do Educators See DT Fitting into the Classroom?
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Hennessey, Eden; Mueller, Julie – Canadian Journal of Education, 2020
As a problem-solving approach, design thinking (DT) emphasizes iterative, user-focused designing. While DT is being readily adopted into education, little is known about how educators integrate DT across curricula. To address this question, we collaborated with a tech-ed industry partner and a focus group of experienced educators to assess…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Student Projects
Increasing High School Teachers Self-Efficacy for Integrated STEM Instruction through a Collaborative Community of Practice
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Kelley, Todd R.; Knowles, J. Geoffery; Holland, Jeffrey D.; Han, Jung – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Background: Teachers can have a significant impact on student interest and learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects and careers. Teacher self-efficacy can also significantly affect student learning. Researchers investigated the effects of teacher professional development and integrated STEM curriculum development on…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Communities of Practice, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (7th, London, United Kingdom, July 4-7, 2014)
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Stamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection