STEAM Education in the Middle Grades: The Impact of the Engineering Design Process vs. the Scientific Method in Content Comprehension

Autor/in	Sutherland, Scott
Titel	STEAM Education in the Middle Grades: The Impact of the Engineering Design Process vs. the Scientific Method in Content Comprehension
Quelle	(2016), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Art Education; Engineering; Design; Scientific Methodology; Curriculum; Models; Physical Sciences; Grade 6; Scientific Concepts; Science Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Scores + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Maschinenbau; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Analogiemodell; Natural sciences; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaft; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	My research comparing different curriculum models has confirmed the necessity of using STEAM within a science classroom to promote conceptual understanding of the content. The curriculum inquiry model of teaching science using the scientific method is insufficient to promote academic growth compared to the STEAM curriculum model that utilizes the engineering design process. In my study, I used both curriculum models while teaching two similar physical science units to a group of sixth-grade students. I found out that the STEAM curriculum model utilizing the engineering design process were much more effective in helping students understand the scientific concept. The engineering design process is essential since it reinforces the expanded use of the STEAM curriculum model within science classrooms. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01