LITERATURE REVIEW
STEM pre-service teacher education: A review of research trends in the past ten years
 
 
 
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, CHINA
 
 
Online publication date: 2023-05-21
 
 
Publication date: 2023-07-01
 
 
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2023;19(7):em2292
 
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The urgent need for high-quality STEM teachers put forward a high demand for STEM pre-service teacher education, which generates a variety of research. This study aims to systematically review relevant articles using the CiteSpace software to visualize the research trends and research hotspots of STEM pre-service teacher education. 166 articles were selected from the Web of Science core collection database from 2012 to 2021. The results show that the research hotspots mainly include single-discipline pre-service teacher training, the design of STEM pre-service teacher training programs, and the application of modern high technology in education. While the research trends are reflected in the interdisciplinary and integrated training of STEM pre-service teachers, the construction of an evaluation system of STEM pre-service teacher education, and the integration and degree of application of high technology. The results provide an objective research basis for subsequent studies.
 
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