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Project-Based Inquiry in STEM Teaching for Preschool Children
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Chen, Ya-Ling; Tippett, Christine D. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2022
This study explored the research question: How can project-based inquiry (PBI) in STEM teaching be designed, planned, and implemented in two preschool settings? A case study was conducted, using a collaborative action research approach. This research was conducted with 11 teachers and 300 children from 11 classes at two preschools in Taiwan. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Maker Education Initiators and Innovators
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Soi Chong Powell – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In an effort to interest more students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes (STEM), more school systems have implemented maker education in the formal school setting. However, many teachers assigned to implement the maker curricula met difficulties due to their unfamiliarity with the maker mindset and lack of the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning, Student Projects
Engineering Curriculum in the Preschool Classroom: The Teacher's Experience
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Bagiati, Aikaterini; Evangelou, Demetra – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
The study presented here focuses on the development of an early education Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum with emphasis on engineering. This article presents the teacher's experience as she undertook the task of familiarising herself with the new content and using the curriculum in a university based…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, STEM Education, Engineering Education, Curriculum Development