STEM Integration in K-12 Education Status, Prospects, and an Agenda for Research

• Main Authors: Honey, Margaret A., Pearson, Greg, Schweingruber, Heidi, National Academy of Engineering. Committee on Integrated STEM Education, National Research Council (U.S.)
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C National Academies Press 05.03.2014; The National Academies Press
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Educational Research; Educational Strategies; Elementary School Students; Engineering; Engineering > Study and teaching > United States; Guidelines; Integrated Curriculum; Interdisciplinary approach in education; Interdisciplinary approach in education > United States; Mathematics; Mathematics > Study and teaching > United States; Outcomes of Education; Science; Science > Study and teaching > United States; Secondary School Students; STEM Education; Student Interests; Study and teaching; Teaching Methods; Technology; Technology > Study and teaching > United States; United States
• ISBN: 9780309297967; 0309297966
• DOI: 10.17226/18612

STEM Integration in K-12 Education examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This report identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM education, both in formal and after- and out-of-school settings. The report reviews the evidence for the impact of integrated approaches on various student outcomes, and it proposes a set of priority research questions to advance the understanding of integrated STEM education. STEM Integration in K-12 Education proposes a framework to provide a common perspective and vocabulary for researchers, practitioners, and others to identify, discuss, and investigate specific integrated STEM initiatives within the K-12 education system of the United States. STEM Integration in K-12 Education makes recommendations for designers of integrated STEM experiences, assessment developers, and researchers to design and document effective integrated STEM education. This report will help to further their work and improve the chances that some forms of integrated STEM education will make a positive difference in student learning and interest and other valued outcomes.