Evolución y tendencias actuales en la educación en ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM): un análisis retrospectivo y bibliométrico
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Educación en ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM) Aprendizaje transdisciplinar Análisis bibliométrico Prácticas educativas Integración disciplinaria Adaptación educativa

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Sokolova, E. V., Blaginin, V. A., & Shatrova, A. Y. (2025). Evolution and Current Trends in STEM Education: A Retrospective and Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Hypermedia & Technology-Enhanced Learning, 3(1), 90–107. https://doi.org/10.58536/j-hytel.169
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Este estudio explora la evolución de la educación en STEM, trazando sus orígenes históricos a través de las tendencias y los retos contemporáneos. La investigación tiene como objetivo abordar la necesidad de una comprensión integral de las tendencias y orientaciones actuales en la educación en STEM para adaptar las prácticas educativas a las demandas de la sociedad y al mercado laboral en constante evolución del siglo XXI. El estudio empleó una metodología en dos fases: 1) un análisis retrospectivo de la literatura científica para identificar conceptos clave e hitos históricos que han dado forma a la educación en STEM, y 2) un análisis bibliométrico de las publicaciones de los últimos tres años (2021-2024) indexadas en la base de datos OpenAlex. El análisis bibliométrico reveló grupos y temas de investigación emergentes, haciendo hincapié en tendencias como el aprendizaje interdisciplinar y transdisciplinar y la integración de tecnologías pedagógicas avanzadas, incluidas las herramientas digitales y las plataformas basadas en la inteligencia artificial. Las conclusiones principales destacan el papel fundamental de los enfoques interdisciplinares a la hora de fomentar el pensamiento crítico, salvar las divisiones entre disciplinas y preparar a los estudiantes para resolver problemas complejos del mundo real. El estudio identifica trayectorias prometedoras para el desarrollo futuro de la educación en STEM, entre las que se incluyen una mayor integración de las disciplinas STEM, la adopción de estrategias pedagógicas innovadoras (por ejemplo, el aprendizaje basado en proyectos) y marcos de colaboración en los que participen educadores, responsables políticos y partes interesadas del sector. Estas conclusiones sientan las bases para impulsar la educación STEM de manera que responda a los retos sociales y a las necesidades dinámicas de la mano de obra global.

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Sokolova Elizaveta Vitalievna: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Data curation, Visualization. Blaginin Victor Andreevich: Supervision, Writing – Review & Editing. Shatrova Alexandra Yaroslavovna: Writing – Original Draft. All authors have read and approved the final version of this manuscript.

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