An overview of applications and trends of STEM for learning effectiveness——An umbrella review based on 22 meta-analyses

IF 10.6 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Educational Research Review Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100712

Jijian Lu , Hanjie Si , Jiaying Xu , Tugen Xu

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This paper aims to study the current status of STEM application effectiveness and the impact of different moderating variables (subject areas, teaching periodicity, educational levels, teaching methods) on STEM learning effectiveness, in order to propose future application trends of STEM education. This study adopts the umbrella review approach to search and select 22 relevant meta-analyses published in international journals, covering 1266 meta-analyses, over 23 countries, and over 226, 845 students and systematically reviews the learning effectiveness of STEM education in terms of subject areas, teaching periodicity, educational levels, and teaching methods. The overall learning effectiveness of STEM education is generally below 0.7, with an impact on learning achievement of 0.42, an impact on higher-order thinking skills of 0.57, and an impact on cognitive outcomes of 0.59. Meanwhile, moderating variables (subject areas, teaching periodicity, educational levels, teaching methods) all have an impact on STEM learning effectiveness.

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STEM在学习效率方面的应用和趋势概述——基于22项荟萃分析的概括性综述

本文旨在研究STEM应用有效性的现状，以及不同调节变量（学科领域、教学周期、教育水平、教学方法）对STEM学习有效性的影响，从而提出STEM教育未来的应用趋势。本研究采用伞式综述的方法，检索并选择22篇发表在国际期刊上的相关meta分析，涵盖1266篇meta分析，涉及23个国家，超过226845名学生，从学科领域、教学周期、教育水平和教学方法等方面系统地回顾了STEM教育的学习有效性。STEM教育的整体学习效能普遍低于0.7，对学习成就的影响为0.42，对高阶思维技能的影响为0.57，对认知结果的影响为0.59。同时，调节变量（学科领域、教学周期、教育水平、教学方法）都对STEM学习效果有影响。

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Educational Research Review EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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19.40

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57 days

期刊介绍： Educational Research Review is an international journal catering to researchers and diverse agencies keen on reviewing studies and theoretical papers in education at any level. The journal welcomes high-quality articles that address educational research problems through a review approach, encompassing thematic or methodological reviews and meta-analyses. With an inclusive scope, the journal does not limit itself to any specific age range and invites articles across various settings where learning and education take place, such as schools, corporate training, and both formal and informal educational environments.