A Review of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Research from 1999–2013: A Malaysian Perspective

Kamaleswaran Jayarajah; Rohaida Mohd Saat; Rose Amnah Abdul Rauf

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2014.1072a

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Kamaleswaran Jayarajah ¹, Rohaida Mohd Saat ¹ ^* , Rose Amnah Abdul Rauf ¹

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¹ University of Malaya, MALAYSIA
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the research base of STEM education in Malaysia through an analysis review of articles for a 14-year period, from 1999 to 2013. The research base review focuses on identifying four characteristics of STEM education: a) temporal distribution, b) the research areas involved in each discipline, c) the types of participants, and d) the methodological design employed. Published journals from web-based service providers were selected according to the original author’s discussion of STEM education in the articles. The findings summarize the core consistencies of STEM education literature across the STEM disciplines throughout the years by identifying the STEM-related content addressed by professionals in their respective fields.

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science
technology
Engineering &
Mathematics
STEM
education
review

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Jayarajah, K., Saat, R. M., & Rauf, R. A. A. (2014). A Review of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Research from 1999–2013: A Malaysian Perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(3), 155-163. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1072a

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Jayarajah K, Saat RM, Rauf RAA. A Review of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Research from 1999–2013: A Malaysian Perspective. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2014;10(3):155-63. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1072a

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Jayarajah K, Saat RM, Rauf RAA. A Review of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Research from 1999–2013: A Malaysian Perspective. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2014;10(3), 155-163. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1072a

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Jayarajah, Kamaleswaran, Rohaida Mohd Saat, and Rose Amnah Abdul Rauf. "A Review of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Research from 1999–2013: A Malaysian Perspective". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2014 10 no. 3 (2014): 155-163. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1072a

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Jayarajah, K., Saat, R. M., and Rauf, R. A. A. (2014). A Review of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Research from 1999–2013: A Malaysian Perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(3), pp. 155-163. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1072a

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Jayarajah, Kamaleswaran et al. "A Review of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education Research from 1999–2013: A Malaysian Perspective". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 3, 2014, pp. 155-163. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1072a