Strands and Themes

Strand 1. Historical, philosophical and socio-cultural studies of STME: implications for education

• Theme 1: History and Philosophy of STME
• Theme 2: Socio-cultural and gender issues in STME
• Theme 3: Science and Technology Studies
• Theme 4: Science as a Liberal Art

Strand 2. Cognitive and affective studies of STME

• Theme 1: Modelling in STME
• Theme 2: Knowledge representation
• Theme 3: Affective aspects of learning
• Theme 4: Problem solving, learning and reasoning
• Theme 5: Visuo-spatial thinking

Strand 3. Language, Pedagogy and Curriculum in STME

• Theme 1: Language and learning
• Theme 2: New Media, Role of ICT in teaching-learning
• Theme 3: Classroom interaction and discourse
• Theme 4: Assessment and evaluation
• Theme 5: Professional development of teachers
• Theme 6: Educational initiatives and innovations

Strand 4. Discipline-based education research

• Theme1: Astronomy Education Research
• Theme2: Biology/Life Science Education Research
• Theme3: Chemistry Education Research
• Theme4: Physics Education Research