Evolution and Current Trends in STEM Education: A Retrospective and Bibliometric Analysis
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STEM教育 跨学科学习 引文计量分析 教育实践 学科整合 教育改编

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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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本研究探讨了STEM教育的演变历程,追溯其历史渊源,并分析了当代趋势与挑战。该研究旨在满足对STEM教育当前趋势和方向进行全面理解的需求,以使教育实践与社会需求及不断变化的21世纪劳动力市场保持一致。 本研究采用两阶段研究方法:1)对科学文献进行回顾性分析,以识别塑造STEM教育的关键概念和历史里程碑;2)对OpenAlex数据库中过去三年(2021–2024年)收录的出版物进行引文计量分析。 文献计量分析揭示了新兴的研究集群和主题,突显了跨学科与超学科学习、以及包括数字工具和人工智能驱动平台在内的先进教学技术整合等趋势。主要研究结果强调了跨学科方法在培养批判性思维、弥合学科鸿沟以及帮助学生做好解决复杂现实问题准备方面的关键作用。 该研究指出了STEM教育未来发展的前景方向,包括加强STEM学科的整合、采用创新的教学策略(如项目式学习),以及建立由教育工作者、政策制定者和行业利益相关方共同参与的协作框架。 这些见解为推进STEM教育奠定了基础,使之能够应对社会挑战并满足全球劳动力市场的动态需求。

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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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