K-12 STEM education : breakthroughs in research and practice

Chapter 1. Developing a rResearch-informed teaching module for learning About electrical circuits at lower secondary school level: supporting personal learning about science and the nature of science --
Chapter 2. Developing an elementary engineering education program through problem-based wearable technologies activities --
Chapter 3. Promoting diversity and public school success in robotics competitions --
Chapter 4. She designs therefore she is?: evolving understandings of video game design --
Chapter 5. Investigating school mathematics performance and affect: a critique of research methods and instruments --
Chapter 6. An integral approach to active learning in mathematics --
Chapter 7. Semantics and pragmatics in mathematical events: a linguistics view --
Chapter 8. Mathematics teacher education and edTPA: complex assessing --
Chapter 9. Analyzing prospective mathematics teachers\' development of teaching practices in mathematics: a lesson study approach --
Chapter 10. Preparing teachers to implement technology: the CCMS experience --
Chapter 11. Teachers and mathematical modeling: what are the challenges? --
Chapter 12. Examining what elementary school teachers take away from mathematics professional development --
Chapter 13. The use of bideos in the training of math tachers: formative assessment in math teaching and learning --
Chapter 14. Transforming mathematics teaching through games and inquiry --
Chapter 15. Learner-interface interactions With mobile-assisted learning in mathematics: effects on and relationship With mathematics performance --
Chapter 16. The direct and indirect effects of computer uses on student success in math --
Chapter 17. The role of situational context in high school teachers use of graphing calculator in mathematics instruction --
Chapter 18. Early statistical reasoning: an exploratory study of primary school students\' use of a dynamic statistics software package for analyzing and interpreting data --
Chapter 19. The iPad: a mathematics classroom tool for implementing the Common Core state standards technology Vision --
Chapter 20. Local lotto: mathematics and mobile technology to study the lottery --
Chapter 21. Transformations of the concept of linear function in technological high schools --
Chapter 22. Effectiveness of GSP-aided instruction --
Chapter 23. Contextual influences on science teachers\' TPACK levels --
Chapter 24. Preservice teachers exploring the nature of science in simulated worlds --
Chapter 25. Building bridges: teachers leveraging game-based implicit science learning in physics classrooms --
Chapter 26. New literacy implementation: the impact of professional development on middle school student science learning --
Chapter 27. Exploring the use of social media to advance K12 science education --
Chapter 28. Using authentic earth data in the K-12 classroom --
Chapter 29. The use of tablet technology to support inquiry science for students incarcerated in juvenile justice settings --
Chapter 30. Case studies of scaffolded on-line inquiry in primary and secondary classrooms: technology and inquiry in a science context --
Chapter 31. Serious educational games (SEGs) and student learning and engagement with scientific concepts --
Chapter 32. Implementing virtual lab learning to high school --
Chapter 33. Learning about sustainability in a non-formal laboratory context for secondary level students: a module on climate change, the ozone hole, and summer smog --
Chapter 34. Understanding how images and attitudes toward scientists and science contribute to science identities: investigating how images drawn by elementary, middle, and high school students reflect their attitudes --
Chapter 35. Motivating inquiry-based learning through a combination of physical and virtual computer-based laboratory experiments in high school science --
Chapter 36. Showcasing the creative talents in science of the academically less-inclined students through a values-driven toy storytelling project --
Chapter 37. A theoretical and methodological approach to examine young learners\' cognitive engagement in science learning --
Chapter 38. The nature of third grade student experiences with concept maps to support learning of science concepts --
Chapter 39. Learning biology with situated learning in Mexican Zapoteca tele-secondary schools --
Chapter 40. Designing and implementing inclusive STEM activities for early childhood --
Chapter 41. Using digital resources to support STEM education --
Chapter 42. Technology-supported inquiry in STEM teacher education: from old challenges to new possibilities --
Chapter 43. The power of computational modeling and simulation for learning STEM content in middle and high schools --
Chapter 44. Using ICT in STEM education: a help or a hindrance to student learning? --
Chapter 45. Engaging students in conducting data analysis: the whole-class data advantage --
Chapter 46. The politics of video games in STEM education --
Chapter 47. An interdisciplinary exploration of the climate change issue and implications for teaching STEM through inquiry.