Engineering in Pre-College Settings: Synthesizing Research, Policy, and Practices

CONTENTS

PART I. Current State of Engineering Education Research and Practice

The Rising Profile of STEM Literacy Through National Standards and Assessments

Cary Sneider and Şenay Purzer

K–12 Engineering: The Missing Core Discipline

Ioannis Miaoulis

Implementation and Integration of Engineering in K–12 STEM Education

Tamara J. Moore, Micah S. Stohlmann, Hui-Hui Wang, Kristina M. Tank, Aran W. Glancy, and Gillian H. Roehrig

Engineering in Elementary Schools

Cathy P. Lachapelle and Christine M. Cunningham

Engineering Education in the Middle Grades

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh and Christine G. Schnittka

Designing Engineering Experiences to Engage All Students

Christine M. Cunningham and Cathy P. Lachapelle

PART II. Research Studies with Teachers and Students

Embedding Elementary School Science Instruction in Engineering Design Problem Solving

Kristen Wendell, Amber Kendall, Merredith Portsmore, Christopher G. Wright, Linda Jarvin, and Chris Rogers

Teachers’ Concerns in Implementing Engineering into Elementary Classrooms and the Impact of Teacher Professional Development

Jeongmin Lee and Johannes Strobel

Bridges and Barriers to Constructing Conceptual Cohesion Across Modalities and Temporalities: Challenges of STEM Integration in the Pre-College Engineering Classroom

Candace A. Walkington, Mitchell J. Nathan, Matthew Wolfgram, Martha W. Alibali, and Rachaya Srisurichan

High School Pre-Engineering Curricula: Assessing Teacher Beliefs, Intended Curriculum, and Enacted Instruction

Amy C. Prevost, Mitchell J. Nathan, and L. Allen Phelps

PART III. Reviews and Synthesis of Research in Teacher Education

In-Service Teacher Professional Development in Engineering Education: Early Years

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux

High School Teacher Professional Development in Engineering: Research and Practice

Jenny L. Daugherty and Rodney L. Custer

Engineering in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Steve O’Brien, John Karsnitz, Suriza Van Der Sandt, Laura Bottomley, and Elizabeth Parry

PART IV. Assessing Design, Creativity, and Interest in Engineering

Assessing Design

Ming-Chien Hsu, Monica E. Cardella, and Şenay Purzer

Creativity Assessment: A Necessary Criterion in K–12 Engineering Education

Assessing Engineering Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors for Research and Program Evaluation Purposes

Monica E. Cardella, Noah Salzman, Şenay Purzer, and Johannes Strobel

PART V. Engineering Beyond the Classroom

Engineering at Home

Brianna Dorie and Monica E. Cardella

Engineering Learning in Museums: Current Trends and Future Directions

Gina N. Svarovsky

P–12 Robotics Competitions: Building More than Just Robots—Building 21st-Century Thinking Skills

Anita G. Welch and Douglas Huffman

Engineering Kids’ Lives: The Art of Delivering Messages

Nancy Linde, Marisa Wolsky, and Tamecia Jones

PART VI. The Future of Pre-College Engineering Education

Monica E. Cardella, Şenay Purzer, and Johannes Strobel