Annotated Bibliography of Essential STEM-Education Research Articles

Looking for ideas to trigger your innovation and course planning?  We’ve collected an assortment of research articles for you to browse, categorized either by disciplinary area or by instructional topic or method.  In each of the files linked from the lists below, you will find a list of articles with complete citation and abstract.

DISCIPLINES

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Earth Science
• Engineering
• General Science
• Mathematics
• Miscellaneous
• Physics

TOPICS

• Assessment and Evaluation
• Classroom Response Systems (Clickers), Peer Instruction
• In-Class/Online Discussion
• Informal Science Education and K-12 School Education
• Laboratory Instruction, Laboratory Projects
• Large Introductory Classes
• Misconceptions
• Scientific Literacy, Reading and Writing, Comprehension and Argument
• Student Diversity
• Student Motivation and Attitudes
• Student Retention
• Teaching Strategies and Practices
• Undergraduate Involvement in Faculty Research
• Upper Level University Classrooms