Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Research Guide

This guide includes a selection of resources to help you get started on a research project involving the teaching of mathematics, science, or technology in a K-12 setting.  Use the reference books to find an overview or introduction to a topic.  The databases can be used to find journal articles or other documents on your topic.  Websites provide other supplemental resources.

Reference Sources:

All of these are located at Keffer Library.  Check CLICnet for the exact locations.

• Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education
• Handbook of Research on Science Teaching and Learning
• Handbook of Research on Teaching (use table of contents for specific chapters)
• Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia (2 vol.)

Databases

• ERIC
• Education Full Text
• General Science Full Text
• Academic Search Premier
• Check for others on the Education database page and on the K-12 database page.

Curriculum Standards

National:

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics--NCTM
Science--National Academy of Science
National Education Technology Standards

Minnesota:

Academic Standards--Minnesota Department of Education

Statistics and information comparing states or countries

• Nation's Report Card--Mathematics
• Nation's Report Card--Science
• Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study--TIMSS

Websites

• STEMSS Guide at Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin--LaCrosse   If you only have time to visit one site, this one is amazing in terms of the variety of resources!
• National Science Digital Library
• National Science Foundation Classroom Resources
• National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
• Wayne State University Library Subject Guide
• Math and Science Partnership Network
• Real World Design Challenge
• Minnesota Technology Education Association
• American Society for Engineering Education
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Mathematics, and Science and Technology
• There are more useful websites on the UST libraries Mathematics and Science webguides.

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For additional information or assistance, please contact:

Donna Nix
denix@stthomas.edu
Office: MOH 124, Mail; MOH 206, Charles J. Keffer Library
651-962-4662

This page was last updated on September 25, 2008.