Recent criticisms of large‐scale summative assessments have claimed that the assessments
are biased against historically excluded groups because of the assessments' lack of cultural …

This special issue aims to sketch the present state of maker learning research, reveal
possible tensions, and present future possibilities to articulate principles for learning through …

To increase participation of students of color in science graduate programs, research has
focused on illuminating student experiences to inform ways to improve them. In biology …

A major concern in engineering education involves ensuring that youth belonging to
minoritized groups have equitable access to engineering career pathways. Related …

Background Computational approaches in STEM foster creative extrapolations of ideas that
extend the bounds of human perception, processing, and sense-making. Inviting teachers to …

Elementary engineering, as an emergent or “contentious” practice, is fertile ground for
cultural analysis. Contentious practice (Holland, D., & Lave, J.(2001). History in person …

Purpose: The presented study was conducted to unpack high school students' motivational
influences in engineering/computer science project-based learning (PjBL), using the …

Socially engaged engineering provides for student learning of the design, analysis, and
practices of engineering as well as the ways that engineering is situated in sociocultural …

Background Engineering's introduction into K–12 classrooms has been purported to support
meaningful and inclusive learning environments. However, teachers must contend with …

ABSTRACT A critical strand of educational research examines how people, and youth in
particular, make adaptations to overcome unexpected and non-routine problems. In this …