Challenges and issues of STEM education

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-159
Author(s):  
Anjum Qureshi ◽  
◽  
Nazir Qureshi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Early School ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
And Mathematics

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, abbreviated as STEM is a very promising field and its popularity is increasing due to its benefits in the modern world of globalization and modernization. Science and mathematics are basics of the technological developments going on in the world. In order to continue with these developments, the children should be motivated to learn STEM from early school days. The minds of small kids are like a sponge and they are able to grasp everything quickly. STEM education should be encouraged from the childhood so that children like it and continue with it for higher education. This chapter discusses some of the challenges observed while encouraging children to learn STEM at early age and also tries to list out some solutions for it.

scholarly journals Challenges and issues of STEM education

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-161
Author(s):  
Anjum Qureshi ◽  
◽  
Nazir Qureshi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Early School ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, abbreviated as STEM, is a promising field with increasing popularity due to its benefits in the modern world of globalization and modernization. Science and mathematics are the basics of the technological developments going on in the world. Thus, the children should be motivated to learn STEM from early school days. The minds of small kids are like a sponge, and they can grasp everything quickly. STEM education should be encouraged from childhood so that children like it and continue with it for higher education. This chapter discusses some of the challenges observed while encouraging children to learn STEM early and lists solutions.

scholarly journals Breaking Down Silos Working Meeting: An Approach to Fostering Cross-Disciplinary STEM–DBER Collaborations through Working Meetings

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. mr3
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Reinholz ◽  
Tessa C. Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Institutional Transformation ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Professional Societies ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics

There has been a recent push for greater collaboration across the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in discipline-based education research (DBER). The DBER fields are unique in that they require a deep understanding of both disciplinary content and educational research. DBER scholars are generally trained and hold professional positions in discipline-specific departments. The professional societies with which DBER scholars are most closely aligned are also often discipline specific. This frequently results in DBER researchers working in silos. At the same time, there are many cross-cutting issues across DBER research in higher education, and DBER researchers across disciplines can benefit greatly from cross-disciplinary collaborations. This report describes the Breaking Down Silos working meeting, which was a short, focused meeting intentionally designed to foster such collaborations. The focus of Breaking Down Silos was institutional transformation in STEM education, but we describe the ways the overall meeting design and structure could be a useful model for fostering cross-­disciplinary collaborations around other research priorities of the DBER community. We describe our approach to meeting recruitment, premeeting work, and inclusive meeting design. We also highlight early outcomes from our perspective and the perspectives of the meeting participants.

scholarly journals Deterritorialising to Reterritorialising the Curriculum Discourse in African Higher Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
George Kehdinga Formunyam
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
And Mathematics

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us, and it comes with implications for the higher education curriculum and organisations within Africa. Technology that was ubiquitous in previous decades, is now becoming obsolete. Artificial intelligence and digitization, which are features of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, are now the order of the day. Organisations are moving with such technological advancement by adopting newly created technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Without doubt, the currently used curriculum in Africa is obsolete; and does not capture the changes being ushered in by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Therefore, the higher education curriculum must be responsive to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as this will prepare students in Africa for the challenge ahead. This study theorises on, and has concluded, that deterritorialization and reterritorialization are useful in making the African higher education responsive to the curriculum. The study recommends the introduction of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education into the African higher-education curriculum in Africa. STEM will produce students who are technically savvy, helping students in Africa to acquire the needed skills to perform seamlessly in organisations operating within the Fourth Industrial Revolution era.

Diplomacy of science, technology and innovation Report of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and a brochure on its official page

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Thaer Tahir Fadel
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Science Technology And Innovation

In a rapidly changing world where new global challenges are striking their wings all over the world, it is recognized in the modern world that CTI is one of the engines of social and economic development and the drive for globalization. It will be more effective in the future. One of the solutions to these changes lies in science, technology and innovation. Science, technology and innovation are an engine for the task of economic development, but at the same time pose new challenges, as they contribute to the restructuring of the present world in the foreseeable future. In the same context, science, technology and innovation have a growing size in all areas of modern society, and this is manifest in the current international relations and the international presence of a country and its image in the world. The ability to bring about scientific and technological developments, innovation or attract talent are fundamental aspects of soft power and public diplomacy, and represent a framework for the state.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OFISTEM VOLUNTEERISM TOWARDS iV-STEM MODULE THROUGH PRACTICAL SKILLS IN THE STEM SKILL INFORMATION ONLINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (40) ◽  
pp. 168-179
Author(s):  
Ahmad Khudzairi Khalid ◽  
Nurul Balqis Nor’rah ◽  
Norbaiti Tukiman ◽  
CT Munnirah Niesha Mohd Shafee
Keyword(s):  
Stem Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Group Iv ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
And Mathematics

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic that is sweeping the world today, volunteering continues to be an important agenda in the country's development mission. The participation of the community, especially the younger generation in volunteer activities is very important in creating an empathetic community. Therefore, to produce a national group that has a clear and far-sighted goal, it is very appropriate if the youths can continue to engage in volunteer activities. Nowadays, volunteering in the field of STEM education is very rare we hear, especially its implementation among university students. Not only that, according to the Ministry of Education Malaysia, the number of students taking Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects is decreasing every year. Lack of interest and exposure about the enjoyment of learning STEM subjects is a major factor in the lack of student's number in the STEM stream. Thus, this study aims to propose create a team of STEM Volunteers known as iV-STEM@Volunteers STEM, produce an online STEM module that is the iV-STEM capsule module and apply it to among of primary school students. Descriptive statistical methods were used to evaluate the program through organized feedback. A closer approach is implemented through the online STEM program and several competitions to test the level of STEM mastery of students are organized. Each online STEM program organized makes full use of the iV-STEM capsule module developed using STEM elements. Analysis from the study shows that the efforts of the group iV-STEM@Volunteers STEM have a positive impact in efforts to strengthen STEM education until the enrollment of STEM field enrollment reaches 60% by i2023.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED 21ST CENTURY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION THROUGH ROBOTICS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-211
Author(s):  
Hanipah Hussin ◽  
Pang Yee Jiea ◽  
Raja Norhafiza Raja Rosly ◽  
Siti Rohana Omar
Keyword(s):  
Stem Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
New Framework

Purpose of the study: To propose a new framework on integrated 21st century STEM education through Robotics Project-based Learning, and secondly, to outline a Robotics Project-based Learning curriculum in the perspective of integrated 21st century STEM education. Methodology: Content analysis was carried out to design a new framework. Secondary data collection technique was used. Main Findings: The proposed framework can identify itself with each STEM curriculum in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Educational robotics as a tool to integrate the fours discipline through project-based learning. Applications of this study: The proposed framework is applicable in 21st century learning environment using student-centered approach. 21st century skills are enhanced through collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and communication while students carry out robotics project-based learning. Novelty/Originality of this study: A new pedagogy of STEM integration in Malaysia education system. Hands-on and minds-on activities through robotics project-based learning promote higher order thinking in students.

scholarly journals Optimistic Fiction as a Tool for Ethical Reflection in STEM

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Strong Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Ethical Reflection ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Ethics Guidelines

AbstractGreater emphasis on ethical issues is needed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The fiction for specific purposes (FSP) approach, using optimistic science fiction texts, offers a way to focus on ethical reflection that capitalizes on role models rather than negative examples. This article discusses the benefits of using FSP in STEM education more broadly, and then explains how using optimistic fictions in particular encourages students to think in ethically constructive ways. Using examples of science fiction texts with hopeful perspectives, example discussion questions are given to model how to help keep students focused on the ethical issues in a text. Sample writing prompts to elicit ethical reflection are also provided as models of how to guide students to contemplate and analyze ethical issues that are important in their field of study. The article concludes that the use of optimistic fictions, framed through the lens of professional ethics guidelines and reinforced through ethical reflection, can help students to have beneficial ethical models.

scholarly journals Problematizing teaching and learning mathematics as “given” in STEM education

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeping Li ◽  
Alan H. Schoenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning Mathematics ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Scientific Engineering

AbstractMathematics is fundamental for many professions, especially science, technology, and engineering. Yet, mathematics is often perceived as difficult and many students leave disciplines in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as a result, closing doors to scientific, engineering, and technological careers. In this editorial, we argue that how mathematics is traditionally viewed as “given” or “fixed” for students’ expected acquisition alienates many students and needs to be problematized. We propose an alternative approach to changes in mathematics education and show how the alternative also applies to STEM education.

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