Improving K-12 STEM Education Outcomes through Technological Integration

✍ Scribed by David A. Falvo (editor)

Publisher: IGI Global
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 528
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The application of technology in classroom settings has equipped educators with innovative tools and techniques for effective teaching practice. Integrating digital technologies at the elementary and secondary levels helps to enrich the students learning experience and maximize competency in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Improving K-12 STEM Education Outcomes through Technological Integration focuses on current research surrounding the effectiveness, performance, and benefits of incorporating various technological tools within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classrooms. Focusing on evidence-based approaches and current educational innovations, this book is an essential reference source for teachers, teacher educators, and professionals interested in how emerging technologies are benefiting teaching and/or learning efficacy.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Book Series
Editorial Advisory Board
Table of Contents
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgment
Section 1: Teaching and Learning in STEM
Chapter 1: Using Technology to Enhance Science Literacy, Mathematics Literacy, or Technology Literacy
Chapter 2: Media Literacy as a Pathway to Bridge the Digital and STEM Divides
Chapter 3: Sounding Out Science
Chapter 4: Promoting English Language Acquisition in Secondary Mathematics through Dialogic Integration of Instructional Technology
Chapter 5: Examining the Levels of Reasoning Used by Urban Elementary Black Girls Engaging in Technology-Enhanced Inquiry
Chapter 6: Motivating Inquiry-Based Learning Through a Combination of Physical and Virtual Computer-Based Laboratory Experiments in High School Science
Chapter 7: The Power of Computational Modeling and Simulation for Learning STEM Content in Middle and High Schools
Chapter 8: Visualizing Condensation
Section 2: Real-World Contexts for STEM
Chapter 9: STEM Learning in Middle Grades by Technology-Mediated Integration of Science and Mathematics
Chapter 10: A Qualitative Study of Teachers' Understanding of Sustainability
Chapter 11: Coupling Geospatial and Computer Modeling Technologies to Engage High School Students in Learning Urban Ecology
Chapter 12: Using Technology to Rethink the Intersection of Statistics Education and Social Justice
Chapter 13: Using Authentic Earth Data in the K-12 Classroom
Section 3: Educational Technologies for Use in STEM
Chapter 14: Exploring Physics and Technology
Chapter 15: Computer Programming in Elementary and Middle School
Chapter 16: Technology's Role in Supporting Elementary Preservice Teachers as They Teach
Chapter 17: Technology-Assisted Formative Assessment
Chapter 18: Using Reason Racer to Support Argumentation in Middle School Science Instruction
Compilation of References
About the Contributors
Index

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