Building Readiness of Future Natural Science Teachers for Professional Activities Using Stem Tools
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Abstract
Aim. The aim of the study is to determine the level of readiness of future science teachers to use the STEM approach in the educational process and to develop recommendations for the integration of relevant STEM tools into the educational process of Ukraine. Methods. The study involved the following methods: the focus group method, the two-phase survey, the accompanying survey, the variable impact method, and the statistical analysis. Results. Students majoring in natural sciences are poorly prepared for the integration of STEM tools. Students of the experimental subgroup became more ready to use STEM tools and developed a more structured vision of systemic issues. Comprehensive educational courses are an effective means of preparing future teachers for the integration of STEM tools in their future activities. Conclusions. STEM approach can be effectively integrated into teaching natural sciences through comprehensive educational courses and practical activities that develop the future teachers’ skills. Virtual laboratory technologies demonstrated the greatest effectiveness. Prospects. Prospects for further research focus on the need to verify the obtained results for a wider sample of future teachers of natural sciences and other majors of higher education institutions (HEIs).
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https://journals.ums.ac.id/index.php/ppd/article/view/13848
Buturlina, O. V. (2023). Innovative models of teacher training for the mass introduction of STEM education in Ukraine (pp. 531-544). Publishing House “Baltija Publishing”. https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-289-0-24
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Chakabwata, W. (2023). Using Technology to Enhance Student Engagement in STEM Subjects in Higher Education. In: C. Martin, B. T. Miller, D. Polly (eds.), Technology Integration and Transformation in STEM Classrooms (pp. 165-183). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5920-1.ch009
Günay, A., & Yüksel Haliloğlu, E. (2023). The Importance of STEM Fields in Higher Education in a Post-Pandemic World. In: R. A. González-Lezcano (ed.), Advancing STEM Education and Innovation in a Time of Distance Learning (pp. 253-264). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5053-6.ch013
Haag, K., Pickett, S. B., Trujillo, G., & Andrews, T. C. (2023). Co-teaching in Undergraduate STEM Education: A Lever for Pedagogical Change toward Evidence-Based Teaching?. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 22(1), es1. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.22-08-0169
Hackman, S. T., Zhang, D., & He, J. (2021). Secondary school science teachers’ attitudes towards STEM education in Liberia. International Journal of Science Education, 43(2), 223-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2020.1864837.
Herrera, A. M., Lopez, J. C., Delgado, M. A., Lopez, M. R., Carbajal, C. M., Parra, R. R., Zanoguera, M. E., … , & Murrieta-Rico, F. N. (2023). Effective Use of Embedded Platforms in the Development of Experiments for Enhancing the Interests of STEAM Students in Mexico. In: C. Martin, B. T. Miller, D. Polly (eds.), Technology Integration and Transformation in
STEM Classrooms (pp. 130-146). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5920-1.ch007
Kastriti, E., Kalogiannakis, M., Psycharis, S., & Vavougios, D. (2022). The teaching of Natural Sciences in kindergarten based on the principles of STEM and STEAM approach. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 2(1), 268-277. https://doi.org/10.25082/AMLER.2022.01.011
K
uzmenko, O. S., Demianenko, V. B., Savchenko, Y. V., & Savchenko, I. M. (2023). Theoretical and methodological foundations of the creation of an ECO-environment model in the context of STEM education: scientific and educational aspects of innovations. In: International scientific conference “Information Technologies and Management in Higher Education and Sciences” (pp. 112-131). Publishing House “Baltija Publishing”. https://doi.org/10.30525/978- 9934-26-271-5-4
Kuzmenko, O., Rostoka, M., Dembitska, S., Topolnik, Y., & Miastkovska, M. (2022, January). Innovative and Scientific ECO Environment: Integration of Teaching Information and Communication Technologies and Physics. In: Mobility for Smart Cities and Regional Development-Challenges for Higher Education: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2021), Vol. 2, (pp. 29-36). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93907-6_4.
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Mafugu, T., Tsakeni, M., & Jita, L. C. (2023). Preservice Primary Teachers’ Perceptions of STEM-Based Teaching in Natural Sciences and Technology Classrooms. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 22, 898-914. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-022- 00252-z
Oladele, J. I., Ayanwale, M. A., & Ndlovu, M. (2023). Technology Adoption for STEM Education in Higher Education: Students’ Experience from Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 31(1), 237-256. https://doi.org/10.47836/pjst.31.1.15
Parmin, P., Saregar, A., Deta, U. A., & El Islami, R. A. Z. (2020). Indonesian science teachers’ views on attitude, knowledge, and application of STEM. Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists, 8(1), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.17478/jegys.647070
Pérez Gutiérrez, M. C. (2023). Could Innovation Activities Improve the Students Learning Process?: Making the Students Work for It – Also Online. In: R. A. González-Lezcano (ed.), Advancing STEM Education and Innovation in a Time of Distance Learning (pp. 30-46). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5053-6.ch002
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Pyurko, V. Е., Khrystova, T. Е., & Pyurko, O. Е. (2023). Transversal focus of STEM education. In: International scientific conference “Information Technologies and Management in Higher Education and Sciences” (pp. 44-48). Fergana, the Republic of Uzbekistan. Publishing House “Baltija Publishing”. https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-277-7-194
Stepanyuk, A., & Olendr, T. (2019). Training of Future Teachers of Natural Sciences in Pedagogical Universities of Ukraine: Realities and prospects. Pedagogics, 91(9), 1319-1326. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article -detail?id=811716
Valko, N. V., Osadchyi, V. V., & Kuzmich, L. V. (2020). Construction of an education model of natural disciplines’ students in the distance learning conditions. In: Proceedings of the symposium on advances in educational technology, aet. https://aet.easyscience.education/2020/AET2020/paper209.pdf.
Valko, N., & Osadchyi, V. (2021). Principles of effective functioning of training system of future teachers of natural science and mathematics for STEM technologies usage. In: SHS Web of Conferences, 104, 02016. Second International Conference on History, Theory and Methodology of Learning (ICHTML 2021). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202110402016.
Vasconcelos, L. (2023). Scaffolding Hypothesis Formation and Testing During Simulation Coding. In: C. Martin, B. T. Miller, D. Polly (eds.), Technology Integration and Transformation in STEM Classrooms (pp. 19-39). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5920-1.ch002
Vázquez-Villegas, P., Mejía-Manzano, L. A., Sánchez-Rangel, J. C., & Membrillo- Hernández, J. (2023). Scientific Method’s Application Contexts for the Development and Evaluation of Research Skills in Higher-Education Learners. Education Sciences, 13(1), 62-79. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13010062
Velychko, V. E., Kaydan, N. V., Fedorenko, O. G., & Kaydan, V. P. (2022, June). Training of practicing teachers for the application of STEM education. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2288(1), 012033). XIV International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, May 18-20, 2022. Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742- 6596/2288/1/012033
Wardani, D. S., Kelana, J. B., & Jojo, Z. M. M. (2021). Communication Skills Profile of Elementary Teacher Education Students in STEM-based Natural Science Online Learning. Profesi Pendidikan Dasar, 8(2), 98-108.
https://journals.ums.ac.id/index.php/ppd/article/view/13848
Published
2023-08-29
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Marushko, L., Hrechko, A., Truskavetska, I., Nakonechna, O., & Korshevniuk, T. (2023). Building Readiness of Future Natural Science Teachers for Professional Activities Using Stem Tools. Journal of the University of Zulia , 14(41), 29-57. https://doi.org/10.46925//rdluz.41.03
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