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Integrated Stem Learning Activity: Effect On Student Engagement And Learning, Leslie Deitrich Sauder
Integrated Stem Learning Activity: Effect On Student Engagement And Learning, Leslie Deitrich Sauder
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Student engagement in math and science courses decreases starting in middle school and continues throughout high school (Museus et al., 2011). This lack of engagement results in students taking only the required math and science coursework and not advanced coursework that would help prepare them for future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Integrated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning activities may be used to promote student engagement and learning. This experimental design study was conducted with students in grades 3-5 in one rural mid-sized school district in the upper mid-west. Student engagement was analyzed using a …