Improving K-12 STEM Education Outcomes through Technological Integration

530 Pages·2016·11.976 MB·English

by  Michael J. Urban, David A. Falvo

Improving K-12 STEM
Education Outcomes
through Technological
Integration
Michael J. Urban
Bemidji State University, USA
David A. Falvo
Walden University, USA
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K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series
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Names: Urban, Michael J., 1977- editor of compilation. | Falvo, David A.,
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Title: Improving K-12 STEM education outcomes through technological
integration / Michael J. Urban and David A. Falvo, editors.
Description: Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, [2016] | Includes
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Identifiers: LCCN 2015037582| ISBN 9781466696167 (hardcover) | ISBN
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Subjects: LCSH: Science--Study and teaching--Technological innovations. |
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Editorial Advisory Board
PorterCoggins,Bemidji State University, USA
AmyEguchi,Bloomfield College, USA
ThomasGarvin,Murrieta Mesa High School, USA
KimberlyGomez,University of California – Los Angeles, USA
LemanGul,University of Sydney, Australia
LindaHirsch,New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
PeiyiLin,Columbia University,USA
RichieMoalosi,University of Botswana, Botswana
RoxannePickle,Bemidji State University, USA
AlfredoPina,Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
ElizabethPourciau,Martha Vinyard Elementary School,USA
JerrySuits,University of Northern Colorado, USA
MarrionUsselman,Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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List of Reviewers
SevilAkaygun,Bogasici University, Turkey
DanielleBoyd-Harlow,University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
GayleBuck,Indiana University, USA
IshaDeCoito,Western University, Canada
AnneGatling,Merrimack College, USA
ClementGomes,Columbia University, USA
TraceyGoodson-Espy,Appalachian State University, USA
ResaKelly,San Jose State University, USA
MeghanMarrero,Mercy College, USA
MahnazMoallem,University of North Carolina – Wilmington, USA
BethenayReichen,University at Albany, USA
LoraineSnead,YSC Academy, USA
NiwatSrisawasdi,Khon Kaen University, Thailand
KarenWoodruff,U.S. Satellite Laboratory, USA

Table of Contents
Foreword...........................................................................................................................................xviii
Preface.................................................................................................................................................xix
Acknowledgment............................................................................................................................xxviii
Section 1
Teaching and Learning in STEM
Chapter 1
UsingTechnologytoEnhanceScienceLiteracy,MathematicsLiteracy,orTechnologyLiteracy:
FocusingonIntegratedSTEMConceptsinaDigitalGame...................................................................1
Isha DeCoito, Western University, Canada
Tasha Richardson, University of Toronto, Canada
Chapter 2
MediaLiteracyasaPathwaytoBridgetheDigitalandSTEMDivides:InterestDrivenMedia
ProjectsforTeachersintheTrenches...................................................................................................23
Lesley K. Smith, University of Colorado, USA
Juliette N. Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts, USA
Anne U. Gold, University of Colorado, USA
David J. Oonk, University of Colorado, USA
Deb Morrison, Broomfield Heights Middle School, USA
Chapter 3
SoundingOutScience:UsingAssistiveTechnologyforStudentswithLearningDifferencesin
MiddleSchoolScienceClasses............................................................................................................44
Clement Vashkar Gomes, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
Felicia Moore Mensah, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA



Chapter 4
PromotingEnglishLanguageAcquisitioninSecondaryMathematicsthroughDialogicIntegration
ofInstructionalTechnology..................................................................................................................68
Bethany Reichen, State University of New York at Albany, USA
Alandeom W. Oliveira, State University of New York at Albany, USA
Gretchen Oliver, State University of New York at Albany, USA
Autumn Joy Florencio-Wain, State University of New York at Albany, USA
Chapter 5
ExaminingtheLevelsofReasoningUsedbyUrbanElementaryBlackGirlsEngagingin
Technology-EnhancedInquiry..............................................................................................................86
Gayle A. Buck, Indiana University, USA
Nicole Beeman-Cadwallader, Project Lead the Way, USA
Amy Trauth-Nare, University of Delaware, USA
Chapter 6
MotivatingInquiry-BasedLearningThroughaCombinationofPhysicalandVirtualComputer-
BasedLaboratoryExperimentsinHighSchoolScience....................................................................108
Niwat Srisawasdi, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Chapter 7
ThePowerofComputationalModelingandSimulationforLearningSTEMContentinMiddle
andHighSchools................................................................................................................................135
Mahnaz Moallem, University of North Carolina – Wilmington, USA
Shelby P. Morge, University of North Carolina – Wilmington, USA
Sridhar Narayan, University of North Carolina – Wilmington, USA
Gene A. Tagliarini, University of North Carolina – Wilmington, USA
Chapter 8
VisualizingCondensation:IntegratingAnimation-DevelopingTechnologyinChemistryClasses...172
Sevil Akaygun, Bogazici University, Turkey
Section 2
Real-World Contexts for STEM
Chapter 9
STEMLearninginMiddleGradesbyTechnology-MediatedIntegrationofScienceand
Mathematics:ResultsofProjectSMILE............................................................................................187
Pradeep Maxwell Dass, Northern Arizona University, USA
John T. Spagnolo, Appalachian State University, USA

Chapter 10
AQualitativeStudyofTeachers’UnderstandingofSustainability:EducationforSustainable
Development(ESD),DimensionsofSustainability,EnvironmentalProtection.................................206
Hsiaowei Cristina Chang, San Jose State University, USA
Resa Marie Kelly, San Jose State University, USA
Ellen P. Metzger, San Jose State University, USA
Chapter 11
CouplingGeospatialandComputerModelingTechnologiestoEngageHighSchoolStudentsin
LearningUrbanEcology.....................................................................................................................235
Dennis J. DeBay, University of Colorado – Denver, USA
Amie Patchen, Boston College, USA
Anne C. Vera Cruz, Boston College, USA
Paul E. Madden, Boston College, USA
Yang Xu, Boston College, USA
Meredith Houle, San Diego State University, USA
Michael Barnett, Boston College, USA
Chapter 12
UsingTechnologytoRethinktheIntersectionofStatisticsEducationandSocialJustice.................259
Lisa L. Poling, Appalachian State University, USA
Nirmala Naresh, Miami University, USA
Tracy J. Goodson-Espy, Appalachian State University, USA
Chapter 13
UsingAuthenticEarthDataintheK-12Classroom...........................................................................281
Meghan E. Marrero, Mercy College, USA
Amanda M. Gunning, Mercy College, USA
Karen Woodruff, U.S. Satellite Laboratory, USA
Section 3
Educational Technologies for Use in STEM
Chapter 14
ExploringPhysicsandTechnology:AStudyinTeachingKinematicstoStudent-Athletes...............311
Loraine Snead, YSC Academy, USA
Yushaneen Simms, YSC Academy, USA

Chapter 15
ComputerProgramminginElementaryandMiddleSchool:ConnectionsacrossContent................337
Danielle Boyd Harlow, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
Hilary Dwyer, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
Alexandria K. Hansen, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
Charlotte Hill, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
Ashley Iveland, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
Anne E. Leak, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
Diana M. Franklin, University of Chicago, USA
Chapter 16
Technology’sRoleinSupportingElementaryPreserviceTeachersasTheyTeach:AnUrban
STEMAfterschoolEnrichmentProgram............................................................................................362
Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College, USA
Chapter 17
Technology-AssistedFormativeAssessment......................................................................................380
Karen E. Irving, The Ohio State University, USA
Chapter 18
UsingReasonRacertoSupportArgumentationinMiddleSchoolScienceInstruction....................399
Marilyn Ault, University of Kansas, USA
Jana Craig-Hare, University of Kansas, USA
James D. Ellis, University of Kansas, USA
Janis Bulgren, University of Kansas, USA
Isa Kretschmer, Independent Researcher, USA
Bruce B. Frey, University of Kansas, USA
Compilation of References...............................................................................................................432
About the Contributors....................................................................................................................485
Index...................................................................................................................................................495