STEM Education in the Junior Secondary : The State of Play

"This book brings together a collection of internationally renowned authors in the STEM field to share innovations in the teaching of STEM. It focuses on the junior secondary years of education (students aged 11-15), since this is the age range in which students choose whether or not to formally opt out of STEM education. It is here that the book makes a significant contribution to the field by integrating the STEM area and focusing on the junior years of schooling. While developing this book, the editors drew on two main premises: Firstly, STEM is seen as the integrated study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in a coherent learning paradigm that is based on real-world applications. Secondly, it is important to integrate digital technologies into STEM education beyond the superficial use of ICTs seen in many schools. The book also addresses the challenges within STEM education - many of which are long-standing. To this end, it includes chapters o n marginalised and diverse communities, ensuring that a broad range of perspectives on STEM education is included." -- OhioLink Front Matter ....Pages i-vi Introduction (Kevin Larkin, Robyn Jorgensen)....Pages 1-3 What Is Unique About Junior STEM? (Robyn Jorgensen, Kevin Larkin)....Pages 5-14 STEM and Affect in Adolescence: A Cultural-Historical Approach (Wolff-Michael Roth)....Pages 15-36 Supporting Students’ Productive Collaboration and Mathematics Learning in Online Environments (Arthur B. Powell, Muteb M. Alqahtani, Balvir Singh)....Pages 37-56 Representation Construction: A Guided Inquiry Approach for Science Education (Peter Hubber, Russell Tytler, Gail Chittleborough)....Pages 57-89 Making STEM Curriculum Useful, Relevant, and Motivating for Students (Léonie Rennie, Grady Venville, John Wallace)....Pages 91-109 Innovations in Teacher Preparation for STEM: The Value of the Theory-Practice Nexus (Robyn Jorgensen, Kim Alden)....Pages 111-132 Successful Students – STEM Program: Teacher Learning Through a Multifaceted Vision for STEM Education (Linda Hobbs, John Cripps Clark, Barry Plant)....Pages 133-168 The Importance of Diagrams, Graphics and Other Visual Representations in STEM Teaching (Peter Gates)....Pages 169-196 Digital Technologies and Junior Secondary: Learning with and About Digital Technologies (Glenn Finger)....Pages 197-219 STEM Education in the Brazilian Context: An Ethnomathematical Perspective (Milton Rosa, Daniel Clark Orey)....Pages 221-247 Enlivening STEM Education Through School-Community Partnerships (Russell Tytler, David Symington, Gaye Williams, Peta White)....Pages 249-272 Inserting Critical Mathematics into STEM Education (Mark Wolfmeyer, John Lupinacci, Nataly Chesky)....Pages 273-294