Promoting STEAM Learning in the Early Years: "Pequeños Científicos" Program

Autor/inn/en	Cabello, Valeria M.; Martínez, M. Loreto; Armijo, Solange; Maldonado, Lesly
Titel	Promoting STEAM Learning in the Early Years: "Pequeños Científicos" Program
Quelle	In: LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 9 (2021) 2, S.33-62 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cabello, Valeria M.) ORCID (Martínez, M. Loreto) ORCID (Armijo, Solange) ORCID (Maldonado, Lesly)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2323-7112
Schlagwörter	Art Education; STEM Education; Early Childhood Education; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Extracurricular Activities; Enrichment Activities; Program Design; Program Implementation; Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; STEM; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Bereicherungsprogramm; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	Education in the early years is an excellent space for promoting integrated learning. The STEAM education model combines Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics holistically and has gained force globally, mostly in developed countries. However, in developing countries of Latin America, STEAM education programs are incipient and still unfamiliar to many early childhood and primary school educators. "Pequeños Científicos" is a pioneer educational program in Chile aimed at providing extracurricular academic enrichment to students 3 to 10 years old, with a gender-empowering approach. With a cross-sectional design and integrating data from students, researchers and educators, this article documents program design and implementation issues based on a partial application of SWOT analysis grounded on strengths, weaknesses and opportunities. The strengths were identified the strongest elements that might be transferred to similar interventions, for instance, students were positively engaged in the learning processes and actively communicating their advances through diverse artistic formats. The weaknesses were mainly difficulties that can be prevented in future replication, such as teachers' management of children's behavior. Opportunities present alternatives to these types of programs to improve and grow; for example, through articulation of the courses and including children with additional needs. We call for tackling the weaknesses for more efficient application and discuss the promotion of STEAM learning in the early years in the contexts of high educational inequality for future replication in diverse contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01