ERIC Number: EJ1489580
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Publication Date: 2025
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A Meta-Analysis of STEM Integration on Student Academic Achievement
Shuqi Zhou1; Zehua Dong2; Hui Hui Wang3; Ming Ming Chiu4
Research in Science Education, v55 n5 p1273-1302 2025
This meta-analysis examined whether learning outcomes differ (a) for STEM integration versus traditional instruction and (b) across STEM integration implementations. Based on 79 effect sizes from 40 studies of 15,577 students, those learning via STEM integration outperformed other students on academic achievement tests (g = 0.661; 95% CI [0.548, 0.774]). The effect sizes of STEM integration on achievement were largest for context integration, smaller for content integration, and smallest for tool integration. They were largest for inquiry-based learning, and progressively smaller for problem-based learning, designed-based learning, and project-based learning. They were largest for STEM subject achievement, and progressively smaller for science achievement, math achievement, and engineering achievement. They were larger for collectivist countries than for individualistic countries. Engineering design skills and grade level were not significant moderators. These results can inform integrated STEM instructional design and improve student learning.
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, STEM Education, Academic Achievement, Effect Size, Problem Based Learning, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Engineering Education, Collectivism, Individualism, Instructional Design, Integrated Curriculum
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Author Affiliations: 1Donghua University, College of Foreign Languages, Shanghai, China; 2Hangzhou Normal University, Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou, China; 3Purdue University, College of Agriculture & College of Education, West Lafayette, USA; 4The Education University of Hong Kong, Special Education and Counseling, Analytics\Assessment Research Centre, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

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