Preservice teachers’ experiences of STEM integration: challenges and implications for integrated STEM teacher preparation

• Published in: International journal of technology and design education Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 493 - 512
• Main Authors: Ryu, Minjung, Mentzer, Nathan, Knobloch, Neil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.05.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Barriers; Constraint modelling; Cultural Background; Education; Educational Change; Educational Practices; Educational Technology; Interdisciplinary Approach; Interdisciplinary subjects; Learning and Instruction; Learning Processes; Lesson Plans; Mathematics education; Methods Courses; Preservice Teachers; Qualitative analysis; Role Models; Science Education; Secondary School Teachers; STEM Education; Student Attitudes; Students; Teacher education; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Technical education; Technology education; Interdisciplinary technology education; K-12 education; STEM integration; Teacher Education

In the United States, recent STEM education reform initiatives call for teaching STEM subjects through integration of multiple related subjects. In response to this call, an integrated STEM education methods course was developed for secondary preservice teachers in STEM disciplines. At the conclusio...