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Choosing STEM College Majors: Exploring the Role of Pre-College Engineering Courses
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Phelps, L. Allen; Camburn, Eric M.; Min, Sookweon – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2018
Despite the recent policy proclamations urging state and local educators to implement integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curricula, relatively little is known about the role and impact of pre-college engineering courses within these initiatives. When combined with appropriate mathematics and science courses, high…
Descriptors: College Students, Decision Making, Majors (Students), STEM Education
How Professional Development in Project Lead the Way: Changes High School STEM Teachers' Beliefs about Engineering Education
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Nathan, Mitchell J.; Atwood, Amy K.; Prevost, Amy; Phelps, L. Allen; Tran, Natalie A. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2011
This quasi-experimental study measured the impact of Project Lead the Way (PLTW) instruction and professional development training on the views and expectations regarding engineering learning, instruction and career success of nascent pre college engineering teachers. PLTW teachers' initial and changing views were compared to the views exhibited…
Descriptors: Professional Development, STEM Education, Engineering Education, Teacher Attitudes