Research Question
How does STEAM education help students develop problem-solving skills and adapt to real-world challenges?
What is STEAM Education?
STEAM Education is a learning approach that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics to guide student inquiry, dialogue, and promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
STEAM education includes the benefits of STEM education and more: It integrates principles in and through the Arts. STEAM learning encourages art practices, elements, design, and standards.
The Benefits of STEAM Learning
The earlier students are exposed to the STEAM cross-curriculum, the earlier they will learn to think critically, creatively, problem solve, and have a deeper appreciation for the five fields (Lathan, 2022).
Students will be better prepared for future career opportunities
Students become equipped with technology and have the tools they need for the digital world (Marín-Marín et al., 2021).
Students will learn how to practice a growth mindset
Stakeholders will learn how these 5 strands are correlated, connected and applicable to everyday life (global connections)
"Sciences provide an understanding of a universal experience, Arts are a universal understanding of a personal experience... they are both a part of us and a manifestation of the same thing... the arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity." - Mae Jemison, Engineer, Physician & NASA Astronaut
References
Lathan, J. (2022, July 25). Why STEAM is so Important to 21st Century Education. University of San Diego. https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/steam-education-in-schools/
Marín-Marín, J.-A., Moreno-Guerrero, A.-J., Dúo-Terrón, P., & López-Belmonte, J. (2021). Steam in education: A bibliometric analysis of performance and co-words in web of science. International Journal of STEM Education, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-021-00296-x
Stauffer Library, Kingston, December 2020
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