STEM pre-service teacher education: A review of research trends in the past ten years

Yingqian Zhang; Jiabin Zhu

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Yingqian Zhang ¹ ^* , Jiabin Zhu ¹

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¹ Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, CHINA^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The urgent need for high-quality STEM teachers put forward a high demand for STEM pre-service teacher education, which generates a variety of research. This study aims to systematically review relevant articles using the CiteSpace software to visualize the research trends and research hotspots of STEM pre-service teacher education. 166 articles were selected from the Web of Science core collection database from 2012 to 2021. The results show that the research hotspots mainly include single-discipline pre-service teacher training, the design of STEM pre-service teacher training programs, and the application of modern high technology in education. While the research trends are reflected in the interdisciplinary and integrated training of STEM pre-service teachers, the construction of an evaluation system of STEM pre-service teacher education, and the integration and degree of application of high technology. The results provide an objective research basis for subsequent studies.

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STEM
pre-service teacher education
CiteSpace
cluster analysis
review

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2023, Volume 19, Issue 7, Article No: em2292

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13300

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Zhang, Yingqian et al. "STEM pre-service teacher education: A review of research trends in the past ten years". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 19, no. 7, 2023, em2292. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13300