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Teaching STEM Effectively with the Learning Cycle Approach |
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| Creator | Dass, Pradeep M. |
| Title | Teaching STEM Effectively with the Learning Cycle Approach |
| Publisher | The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), Ministry of Education |
| Publication Year | 2558 |
| Journal Title | K-12 STEM Education |
| Journal Vol. | 1 |
| Journal No. | 1 (January-March) |
| Page no. | 5-12 |
| Keyword | K-12, STEM Education, Learning Cycle, STEM Teaching, Science Eduction, 5E Model |
| ISSN | 2408-1515 |
| Abstract | The main challenges for teachers with regard to STEM-oriented instruction are: 1) How to integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics in such a way that students see the interconnectedness and interdependence between these disciplines; and 2) How to help students realize that solutions to real world problems or issues involve the combined use of knowledge, processes and practices from all of these disciplines. In order to teach STEM effectively, these two challenges must be met, but how? Teachers need pedagogical approaches or models that can address these challenges effectively. Given that the STEM definition adopted by IPST includes "the application of knowledge to real-life problem solving", it follows that effective STEM-oriented instruction must involve a pedagogy that is centered around real-life issues, concerns, problems or questions and offers students the opportunity to employ two or more of the STEM disciplines in an integrated manner to address the questions. |
