Vol. 25 (2026): American Journal of STEM Education

Volume 25 (2026) of the American Journal of STEM Education presents 15 scholarly articles authored by 38 authors from 25 institutional affiliations across 10 countries. This volume brings together timely research on STEM education, artificial intelligence, mathematics teaching and learning, teacher preparation, assessment, student readiness, demographic policy, entrepreneurship, and educational equity. The articles examine important topics such as teachers’ digital literacy, AI-led mathematics professional development, informal STEM learning and AI literacy, ethical AI frameworks, ChatGPT use in higher education, project-based STEM instruction, classroom assessment fairness, and STEM student engagement.

Published: 2026-07-05

STEM Education (regular)

Teachers’ digital literacy and teaching quality Examining the mediating role of instructional flexibility

Isaac Osei Gyimah

1-19
Human vs. robot Exploring the potentials and pitfalls of AI-led mathematics instructor professional development

Dr. Alison S. Marzocchi, Nazgol Hadaegh

20-40
Factors influencing students’ interest in mathematics A systematic literature review

Samuel Kwaku Boadu, Prof. Francis Ohene Boateng, Rev. Dr. Benjamin Adu Obeng

41-65
Informal STEM learning as a pathway to youth’s AI literacy A mixed methods study

Charlotte JuliAnn-Marie Avery

66-95
Inequities in days assigned to an exclusionary discipline consequence by ethnicity/race of high school boys

Dr. Bart J. Miller, Dr. John R. Slate

96-120
An ethical AI framework for STEM education A mixed-methods evaluation

Meysam Abedi, Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi, Markku Tukiainen

121-146
Population at crossroads Analysis of demographic trends and policy implications in contemporary Bhutan national strategy

Sonam Choki, Sushma Yonzen, Dr Sangeeta Rai

147-171
Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of literacy in STEM classroom instruction by implementation of project-based lessons

Sarah Ferguson, Mary Enderson, Jamie Colwell

172-188
Behavioral intention and actual use of ChatGPT in higher education A correlational study

Brandon Hester

189-206
Determinants of entrepreneurship intention among Nepalese repatriates

Baburam Timsina, Oshin Gurung, Ujjwal Bhattarai, Samir Shiwakoti, Damodar Lamsal

207-239
The power of five more dollars Exploring the influence of incentives and reminders on the response rate for an online survey of STEM majors

Dr. Brian Church, Dr. Keith Hubbard, Dr. Lauren Brewer

240-258
Mini-cycle PBL A short-cycle, career-connected framework for middle grades STEM education

Angela McDaniel

259-278
Evaluating the performance of 3 large language models in higher education essay-like assessments in 2024 and 2026

David Hunt, Mathieu Di Miceli

279-304
Economic status and Hispanic student reading college readiness A pre- and post-pandemic comparison

Dr. Sa’Myra K. Bradford , Dr. John R. Slate

305-330
Determinants of perceived fairness in classroom assessments A scoping review and proposed tripartite model

Mehrdad Falavarjani

331-385

Vol. 25 (2026): American Journal of STEM Education

STEM Education (regular)

Teachers’ digital literacy and teaching quality Examining the mediating role of instructional flexibility

Human vs. robot Exploring the potentials and pitfalls of AI-led mathematics instructor professional development

Factors influencing students’ interest in mathematics A systematic literature review

Informal STEM learning as a pathway to youth’s AI literacy A mixed methods study

Inequities in days assigned to an exclusionary discipline consequence by ethnicity/race of high school boys

An ethical AI framework for STEM education A mixed-methods evaluation

Population at crossroads Analysis of demographic trends and policy implications in contemporary Bhutan national strategy

Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of literacy in STEM classroom instruction by implementation of project-based lessons

Behavioral intention and actual use of ChatGPT in higher education A correlational study

Determinants of entrepreneurship intention among Nepalese repatriates

The power of five more dollars Exploring the influence of incentives and reminders on the response rate for an online survey of STEM majors

Mini-cycle PBL A short-cycle, career-connected framework for middle grades STEM education

Evaluating the performance of 3 large language models in higher education essay-like assessments in 2024 and 2026

Economic status and Hispanic student reading college readiness A pre- and post-pandemic comparison

Determinants of perceived fairness in classroom assessments A scoping review and proposed tripartite model

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