Elements of STEM-education at the lessons of labor training in elementary school as a means of improving the quality of education
Journal: Scientific Bulletin of Mukachevo State University. Series “Pedagogy and Psychology” (Vol.4, No. 2)Publication Date: 2018-11-22
Authors : VASYL M. TIAHUR;
Page : 158-162
Keywords : STEM-education; STEM-training; STEM-technology; STEM-knowledge; STEM-competence; primary education; labor training; integrated lessons; quality of education;
Abstract
The paper considers the possibility of introducing elements of STEM education in elementary school during the lessons of labor training. It givesthe general notion of STEM education as an education that belongs to advanced innovative education al systems. It improvesthe quality of school education through understanding and learning natural sciences, mathematics, information and communication technologies. One of the issues that is being discuss deist the implementation of training of primary school teachers who are ready for innovations in the education system. They must solve and understand the problems using scientific approaches. Teachers must be aware of new technologies that can solve these problems on the basis of established professional competencies and require a uniform of educational policy aimed at improving educational content. The training of qualified, well-developed and technically competent primary school teachers will contribute to the systematic improvement of the quality of school education, іn particular the natural sciences, mathematics, information technologies. They will respectively develop interest in mastering various technologies, engineering professions, while possessing modern pedagogical, psychological approaches and realizing their potential. The possibilities of STEM education at the lessons of labor training in elementary school as means of one of the most effective tools for achieving the goal, and not for a trend areal so considered. The aim is to improve the quality of students' knowledge, which will contribute to the overall quality of learning, creative growth and the use of potential of teaching younger students. STEM-education will contribute to the creative development to f pupils of primary school age, which lies in necessity of combining patterns and specifying of the process of the ir creativity which will correspond with the age character is tics of children of this age. Education in the STEAM-education format will eliminate the gap between theoretical knowledge and the practical implementation of acquired knowledge of technical and natural disciplines, which requires further research, testing and improving methodological support.
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