The gender gap in higher STEM studies: A systematic literature review

S Verdugo-Castro, A García-Holgado… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The development of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) requires
more qualified professionals in these fields. However, gender segregation in higher …

Processing fluency in education: How metacognitive feelings shape learning, belief formation, and affect

R Reber, R Greifeneder - Educational Psychologist, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Processing fluency—the experienced ease with which a mental operation is performed—
has attracted little attention in educational psychology, despite its relevance. The present …

The reality of STEM education, design and technology teachers' perceptions: A phenomenographic study

D Bell - International journal of technology and design …, 2016 - Springer
The supply of highly qualified scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians is
perceived by governments globally as being vital in securing economic prosperity, but …

Enhancing students' interest in science and understandings of STEM careers: the role of career-based scenarios

I Drymiotou, CP Constantinou… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Theoretically framed within Social Cognitive Career Theory emphasising on the
construct of situational interest, this study explores the impact of career-based scenarios, as …

The construction of physics as a quintessentially masculine subject: Young people's perceptions of gender issues in access to physics

B Francis, L Archer, J Moote, J DeWitt, E MacLeod… - Sex Roles, 2017 - Springer
The present article investigates explanations for gendered trends in Physics and
Engineering access, reporting findings from a large-scale study funded by the UK Economic …

[BOOK][B] Virtual reality in curriculum and pedagogy: Evidence from secondary classrooms

E Southgate - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Virtual Reality in Curriculum and Pedagogy explores the instructional, ethical, practical, and
technical issues related to the integration of immersive virtual reality (VR) in school …

Personalized education to increase interest

R Reber, EA Canning… - Current directions in …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
A long-standing ideal of school education has been to connect instruction to a student's life
outside school in order to render subject matter interesting. New technologies enable …

Revisiting why students drop CS1

A Petersen, M Craig, J Campbell… - Proceedings of the 16th …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
This paper describes a qualitative study of the factors that contribute to a student's decision
to withdraw from CS1. Individual interviews were held with 18 students in a majors-focused …

Student factors influencing STEM subject choice in year 12: A structural equation model using PISA/LSAY data

D Jeffries, DD Curtis, LN Conner - International Journal of Science and …, 2020 - Springer
This study investigates factors that influenced the science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) subject enrolment decisions of Year 12 students in Australia. Structural …

Robotics and early-years STEM education: The botSTEM framework and activities

IM Greca Dufranc, E García Terceño… - European Journal of …, 2020 - diva-portal.org
ABSTRACT botSTEM is an ERASMUS+ project aiming to raise the utilisation of inquiry-
based collaborative learning and robots-enhanced education. The project outputs are …