Evaluating the Effectiveness of Engaging School Children in Science (STEM) in the Context of Engagement and Motivational Theories: A Review of Research Strategies

Abstract

The discussion on the effectiveness of educational programs for engaging schoolchildren in science is necessary because there is a lack of development in Russia when it comes to describing the framework of such interventions and conducting empirical research on their effectiveness. The first part of the article gives an overview of key aspects of engagement concepts and popular motivational theories in education research. The second part examines 10 specific cases that demonstrate how research evaluates the effectiveness of educational interventions within these theoretical frameworks, focusing on tools and measurable concepts. Exploring foreign applied research in this area can contribute to popularizing the evidence-based approach and current concepts and research strategies for assessing specialized educational programs.

Keywords

• engagement in stem
• motivation theories in education
• educational interventions research