STEM Education from Asia

Tang Wee Teo is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Natural Sciences and Science Education (Academic Group) and Co-Head of the Multi-centric Education, Research and Industry STEM Centre at the NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She has a particular interest in equity issues in STEM education. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Research in Integrated STEM Education. Aik Ling Tan is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, Natural Sciences and Science Education (Academic Group), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interest lies in students' learning in science, science teachers' professional development and curriculum design for integrated STEM education.Paul Teng is the Dean and Managing Director at NIE International (NIEI), the education consulting company of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow in the Natural Sciences and Science Education (Academic Group) at the National Institute of Education. His education research interests include pedagogies for adult learning in professional development.

• Introduction Section 1: STEM Policies 1. STEM Education Policies in Hong Kong 2. STEM Education in Malaysia: Policies to Implementation 3. A Journey Towards STEM Education in Bhutan: An Educational Review Section 2: STEM Teacher Education 4. STEM Teacher Education in the Philippines 5. STEM Teacher Education in Thailand Section 3: STEM Curriculum 6. The Contextual and Personal Aspects of the Development of a School-based STEM Curriculum: A Case in Hong Kong 7. Advancing Integrated STEM Education in the Philippines Through STEM Curriculum Implementation 8. Students’ Views, Attitudes, Identity, Self-Concept, and Career Decisions: Results from an Evaluation Study of a STEM Program in Singapore 9. Effect of 5E Learning Cycle to Enhance Grade Twelve Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Gene Expression: An Integrated STEM Education Approach Section 4: STEM Education Research in Asia 10. STEM Education Research in Malaysia 11. STEM/STEAM Education Research in South Korea 12. Understanding STEM Integration in Singapore Using Complex, Persistent, and Extended Problems