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 st
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EM Education in the Junior Secondary The State of Play
STEM Education in the Junior Secondary
Robyn Jorgensen • Kevin Larkin Editors
STEM Education in the Junior Secondary The State of Play
Editors Robyn Jorgensen University of Canberra Bruce, Aust Capital Terr, Australia
Kevin Larkin School of EPS Griffith University Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
ISBN 978-981-10-5447-1 ISBN 978-981-10-5448-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-5448-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948862 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Contents
1 Introduction�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 Kevin Larkin and Robyn Jorgensen 2 What Is Unique About Junior STEM?������������������������������������������������������ 5 Robyn Jorgensen and Kevin Larkin 3 STEM and Affect in Adolescence: A Cultural-Historical Approach �������������������������������������������������������������� 15 Wolff-Michael Roth 4 Supporting Students’ Productive Collaboration and Mathematics Learning in Online Environments ���������������������������� 37 Arthur B. Powell, Muteb M. Alqahtani, and Balvir Singh 5 Representation Construction: A Guided Inquiry Approach for Science Education�������������������������������������������������������������� 57 Peter Hubber, Russell Tytler, and Gail Chittleborough 6 Making STEM Curriculum Useful, Relevant, and Motivating for Students �������������������������������������������������������������������� 91 Léonie Rennie, Grady Venville, and John Wallace 7 Innovations in Teacher Preparati
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