UNDERSTANDING CURRENT PRACTICES OF INTEGRATED STEM EDUCATION IN K-12 SCIENCE CLASSROOMS

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This study examined current practices in integrated STEM education using a new classroom observation protocol designed specifically for K-12 science and engineering classrooms. Our work examined protocol scores from over 2，000 video-recorded classroom observations to better understand how integrated STEM is being implemented in various classroom settings， including different science domain focus and grade levels. Findings revealed that integrated STEM lessons with a focus on physical science content included more integrated STEM instructional practices at higher levels compared to earth and life science lessons. Further， scores from elementary classroom observations indicate that more integrated STEM practices are used at higher levels compared to middle and high school classroom observations.