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Identifying Key Components of Teaching and Learning in a STEM School
Author(s) -
Morrison Judith,
Roth McDuffie Amy,
French Brian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
school science and mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1949-8594
pISSN - 0036-6803
DOI - 10.1111/ssm.12126
Subject(s) - mathematics education , cooperative learning , key (lock) , psychology , test (biology) , teaching method , pedagogy , teaching and learning center , computer science , paleontology , biology , computer security
This study was conducted at an innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics high school, providing a rich contextual description of the teaching and learning at the school, specifically focusing on problem solving and inquiry approaches, and students' motivation, social interactions, and collaborative work. Data were collected through interviews with teachers and students, classroom observations, school meetings, school design and planning efforts, student surveys, and student standardized test scores. We saw that the teaching and learning at the school were typically inquiry and problem based and that student motivation, collaboration, and social interactions were strong due to the environment of inquiry and problem‐based teaching and learning.