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Correction to: Effects of robotics STEM camps on rural elementary students’ self-efficacy and computational thinking
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This study aimed to investigate students’ perceptions of engineers and how they vary by grade level and gender. This study proposes an approach to understanding the Chinese students’ perceptions of engineers a...
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Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of STEAM Education and Attitudes Toward STEAM Disciplines and Careers in China
The term STEM, an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, was coined the US National Science Foundation in the 1990s. It is considered to be an efficient way for promoting economic growt...