Exploring college students’ perceptions of STEAM education in China—Taking Jiang’xi province as example
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) education has recently been encouraged and attracted much national attention. This qualitative study aimed to conduct a thematic analysis of college student STEAM open responses to provide an examination of college students’ perceptions...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development Jg. 8; H. 13; S. 7479 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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12.11.2024
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| ISSN: | 2572-7923, 2572-7931 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) education has recently been encouraged and attracted much national attention. This qualitative study aimed to conduct a thematic analysis of college student STEAM open responses to provide an examination of college students’ perceptions of their STEAM experiences into the STEAM field. Based on transformative learning theory, a thematic analysis of 756 written responses to seven prompts by 108 college student participants revealed three primary themes: (1) exciting and challenging difficulties, and transdisciplinary learning in STEAM; (2) STEAM learning of gradual process, problem-oriented instruction, and creative problem solving; and (3) metacognition development in STEAM. The findings revealed that undergraduates’ STEAM perceptions provide strong support for STEAM implementation to enhance teaching effectiveness in higher education. |
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| ISSN: | 2572-7923 2572-7931 |
| DOI: | 10.24294/jipd7479 |