From the headline of this article at USA Today.
上記の文で、STEM の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "STEM" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
《教育》科学・技術・工学・数学、理系〔教科の総称〕◆【語源】science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsの頭文字を取ったもの
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Etymology/語源
marickgroup.comによると、科学・技術・工学・数学を意味する頭字語が初めて使用されたのは、1990年代である。National Science Foundationは当初、SMETとしてましたが、2001年にSTEMに変更した。
According to marickgroup.com:
And the 1990s was also one of the first times an acronym was used to define the topic of STEM. The National Science Foundation originally called it SMET but later changed it to STEM in 2001.
Examples
- ‘Women and minorities are distinguished by their lack of presence in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.’
- ‘Specifically, we concentrate on K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning experiences for students and teachers.’
- ‘The under-representation of girls in physics post-16 is a serious issue for the UK and in particular for the STEM community.’
- ‘In executive/managerial, professional and STEM occupations, however, the trend is the opposite; the wage gap between men and women actually grew between 1995 and 2003.’
- ‘Young people need to have clear awareness of the wide range of worthwhile and remunerative careers to which STEM subjects can lead.’
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