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Isha DeCoito

Isha DeCoito is an Assistant Professor in Curriculum Studies, STEM Education at Western University. Her research interests include early intervention for promoting integrative STEM education, gender disparity in STEM education, digital technologies for promoting inquiry and STEM integration and project based learning, enhancing nature of science conceptions through digital games, exploring and promoting diversity and equity in science education, students' images of STEM professionals, and teacher professional development. She is also involved in comparative education and is a member of the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees project in Dadaab, Kenya. She is currently investigating inquiry frameworks and the influence of border crossing on the preparation of mathematics and science teachers in a refugee context.

Publications

Addressing Digital Competencies, Curriculum Development, and Instructional Design in Science Teacher Education

The author reports on a mixed-methods study focusing on teacher candidates' (TCs') digital competencies as they integrated digital literacies in a science methods course....

Addressing Digital Competencies, Curriculum Development, and Instructional Design in Science Teacher Education

The author reports on a mixed-methods study focusing on teacher candidates' (TCs') digital competencies as they integrated digital literacies in a science methods course....

Beyond Angry Birds™: Using Web-Based Tools to Engage Learners and Promote Inquiry in STEM Learning

This chapter explores digital web-based tools for engaging learners and promoting inquiry-based STEM learning. Specifically the authors analyze a selection of technological...

Using Technology to Enhance Science Literacy, Mathematics Literacy, or Technology Literacy: Focusing on Integrated STEM Concepts in a Digital Game

This chapter explores the potential of a digital game, The History of Biology (HoB) as a learning environment in which today's learners find technology engaging and practical...

Beyond Angry Birds™: Using Web-Based Tools to Engage Learners and Promote Inquiry in STEM Learning

This chapter explores digital web-based tools for engaging learners and promoting inquiry-based STEM learning. Specifically the authors analyze a selection of technological...

Using Technology to Enhance Science Literacy, Mathematics Literacy, or Technology Literacy: Focusing on Integrated STEM Concepts in a Digital Game

This chapter explores the potential of a digital game, The History of Biology (HoB) as a learning environment in which today's learners find technology engaging and practical...