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Integrated STEM Learning in an Idea-centered Knowledge-building Environment

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Huang-Yao Hong
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Pei-Yi Lin *
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Bodong Chen
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Nanxi Chen
DOI:10.1007/s40299-018-0409-ydelete
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STEM learning is an integrated approach to improving learners' problem-solving capacity and 21st-century skills by engaging them in systematic investigationthat requiresinterdisciplinary knowledge. This study aimed to examine whether the design of an innovative knowledge-building environment facilitates STEM learning. Participants were university students engaging in in-depth group projects to design a piece of living-technology product. Data were obtained from student groups' online discussion of their STEM projects. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses of student groups' knowledge-building activities, including fostering a strong sense of community, working productively with ideas, and assuming higher-level agency, provided evidence of students' deep engagement in the design of their STEM projects. Recommendations for the design of effective STEM learning environments are offered.
Keywords:
STEM learning
Knowledge building
Learning environment
Collaboration
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Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
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National Chengchi University
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