ERIC Number: EJ1371646
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-2468-1954
EISSN: EISSN-2468-4368
Integrated STEM Education: The Effects of a Long-Term Intervention on Students' Cognitive Performance
De Loof, Haydée; Boeve-de Pauw, Jelle; Van Petegem, Peter
European Journal of STEM Education, v7 n1 Article 13 2022
Integrated Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (iSTEM) education is a promising approach to attracting more qualified and better motivated students to STEM fields. In this study, we respond to one of the salient challenges facing integrated STEM educational research, namely investigating its educational impact. We developed a large-scale intervention where all STEM components are integrated and examined the impact this integrated STEM curriculum has had on cognitive performances regarding physics, mathematics, technological concepts, and integrated physics and mathematics. In total, 859 grade 9 students, distributed across 39 Flemish different schools, participated in a long-term study. The results of multilevel analyses show that iSTEM education had positive effects on cognitive performance in terms of mathematics knowledge and application and technological concepts. Also, differential intervention effects were found with regard to student characteristics. Since the impact was only apparent after two years, we stress the importance of a long-term integrated STEM approach.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 9, STEM Education, Integrated Curriculum, Intervention, Cognitive Processes, Mathematics Achievement, Technological Literacy, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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