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Technology and Engineering Education Teacher Characteristics: Analysis of a Decade of Institute of Education Sciences Nationally Representative Data
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Williams, Thomas O., Jr.; Ernst, Jeremy V. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2022
This study employed four waves of Institute of Education Sciences nationally representative data to investigate changes in K-12 technology and engineering education teachers in terms of demographics, qualifications, and service loads over time through the 2007-2008 and 2011-2012 Schools and Staffing Surveys and the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 National…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Engineering Education, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys
Aligning Technology Education Teaching with Brain Development
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Katsioloudis, Petros – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2015
This exploratory study was designed to determine if there is a level of alignment between technology education curriculum and theories of intellectual development. The researcher compared Epstein's Brain Growth Theory and Piaget's Status of Intellectual Development with technology education curriculum from Australia, England, and the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Elementary Education, Brain
NSF GK-12 Program Must Be Saved: What You Can Do to Help
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Raju, P. K.; Clayson, Ashley – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2011
According to reports earlier this year, the National Science Foundation is cutting the Graduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fellows in K-12 Education Program, more commonly known as the GK-12 Program, or simply GK-12. GK-12 places graduate students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields directly into K-12…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering, Communication Skills
Integrative Approaches among Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Subjects on Students' Learning: A Meta-Analysis
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Becker, Kurt Henry; Park, Kyungsuk – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2011
Within the literature there has been a call for the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Little research has been conducted to investigate the effects of integrative approaches among STEM subjects. The purpose of this study was to synthesize findings from existing research on the effects of…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Mathematics Achievement, Effect Size, Engineering
Gaming Research for Technology Education
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Clark, Aaron C.; Ernst, Jeremy – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2009
This study assesses the use of gaming to teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in public education. The intent of the investigation was to identify attitudes about gaming and its use in education, as well as the need to utilize gaming as a platform to serve as an integrator of STEM subject matter. Participants included…
Descriptors: Video Games, Technology Education, Public Education, High School Students
An Innovative Method to Teach Physics to 4-H Students
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Raju, P. K.; Sankar, Chetan S.; Cook, John A. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2004
The need to impart technological literacy to youth is vital for a state such as Alabama, since it has historically received relatively low levels of Federal research and development funding (EPSCOR). Thirty five counties in the state of Alabama have less than 10% of the general population with college degrees. As our society becomes more and more…
Descriptors: Physics, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Materials