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Integrated approach to education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has recently become a common practice. Technologies such as wireless graphing calculators, electronic whiteboards, and computers help engage students in classroom activities. Modeling and simulation software allow experimentation without usual prerequisites while enabling a pedagogical approach to display interconnectedness of math and science. Controlled simulations and layered approach to learning seem to offer long-sought support for inquiry-based curricula in public schools. Today’s jobs require multiple skills, necessitating a broader college education. While students with multiple majors can be seen on college campuses, the overall number of degree holders in technical fields has gone down steadily. A handful of institutions have established multidisciplinary programs to adjust to these concerns and to better serve diverse interests of students.
Authors acknowledge support by National Science Foundation’s Math and Science Partnership grant (EHR-0226962) and Cyberinfrastructure grant (SCI-0520036).
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Yaşar, O., Little, L., Tuzun, R., Rajasethupathy, K., Maliekal, J., Tahar, M. (2006). Computational Math, Science, and Technology (CMST): A Strategy to Improve STEM Workforce and Pedagogy to Improve Math and Science Education. In: Alexandrov, V.N., van Albada, G.D., Sloot, P.M.A., Dongarra, J. (eds) Computational Science – ICCS 2006. ICCS 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3992. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11758525_23
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