Over the past two decades, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
faculty have been striving to make their teaching practices more inclusive and welcoming to …

Students who speak English as a second language (ESL) are underserved and
underrepresented in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) …

Academic struggles played a role in the majority of students' decision to switch out of STEM.
They also undermined students' belief that they had made the right choice in pursuing a …

Background Decades of research have examined what motivates students to pursue careers
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, but STEM careers are …

Benefits of metacognition and active learning on student performance are well understood;
however, little is known about the effect of the “explicit teaching of metacognition” combined …

Community colleges educate nearly half of all students who complete postsecondary
degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. For …

In this chapter, we discuss the scholarly debate about the nature and consequences of
losses from STEM majors. We also offer a summary of findings from the original study …

Background Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) jobs are expected to make
up a significant portion of the US workforce. Unfortunately, the trend in retaining students in …

Many students transitioning from high school to college are faced with challenges of getting
acclimated to college life and managing their time and heavy course load that is cognitively …

Future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals are a key
part of dealing with disasters like that of the coronavirus disease of 2019, but the pandemic …