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.

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 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.

scholarly journals SAGE Ltd: Continuing the Journey to Transform Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Australia’s Higher Education and Research Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149
Author(s):  
Wafa El-Adhami
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Research Sector ◽  
Athena Swan ◽  
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) began as a Pilot program in 2015. It was modelled on the UK’s Athena Swan Charter (Advance HE), a framework for improving gender equity and diversity in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM); specifically, within higher education and research.  

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 The long conversation: Reflections on science librarianship

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
pp. 604
Author(s):  
Robin Ford
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

As you read this column, feel free to get up and move around. Make access for yourself. We are in dialogue, and we should all be comfortable to nurture this conversation.As an early career science librarian, it can be challenging to incorporate the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education into my work. In the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine) students, faculty, and staff are pressed for time and are focused on skills, data, and gaining familiarity with specific resources. In this column, I reflect on the frame Scholarship as Conversation, and draw on it for inspiration and guidance in my practice. I highlight examples of this discussion with this frame and how it informs my instruction, collection development, and outreach efforts.

scholarly journals Modelling Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) among Secondary School in Kota Bharu

2021 ◽  
Vol 2084 (1) ◽  
pp. 012001
Author(s):  
Norafefah Mohamad Sobri ◽  
Wan Khairiyah Hulaina Wan Ramli ◽  
Nor Fatihah Abd Razak ◽  
Idari Ismail ◽  
Mohamad Hafiz Asyraf Mohammad Rosdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

Abstract In an era of Education 5.0 where technology is advancing, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics education (STEM) is one of the important aspects. Teachers play an important role to support students in developing better awareness towards the importance of STEM education. Unfortunately, recent statistics show that there is a lack of students’ participation in choosing STEM education. Therefore, the aim of the study is to determine the teacher’s perception on factors which might influence students’ lack of interest towards Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools located in Kota Bharu. There are several factors that affect students’ interest in STEM education which are attitude, management policy, learning method and gender of students. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 290 secondary school teachers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. A combination of stratified sampling and cluster sampling technique was applied to collect data. Pearson Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression revealed that management policy and learning methods were significantly associated with teachers’ perception. Findings from this study indicated that it may be effective to increase the students’ interest towards STEM education by improving the management policies and learning method.

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