Promoting STEM education of future chemistry teachers with an engineering approach involving single-board computers

Ambrož, Miha (avtor), Pernaa, Johannes (avtor), Haatainen, Outi (avtor), Aksela, Maija (avtor)

We describe a master’s level chemistry education course that was designed to support STEM education by strengthening the E component with an engineering approach. Engineering approach is a method of conducting projects systematically similar to professional engineers. In the course, the future chemistry teachers were given the task of building a measurement instrument using a single-board computer (SBC). In addition to course description, we present a pilot study, the aim of which was to explore the opportunities and challenges the engineering approach initiates with pre-service chemistry teachers trying to accomplish a SBC-based open engineering project. The study employed a qualitative research approach, using the course as the data collection platform. The collected data was analyzed using an inductive content analysis. The data analysis shows that an open SBC project is a good platform for learning and teaching future chemistry teachers about chemistry-driven STEM education, but it is very challenging to conduct. The main conclusion is that the engineering approach is a practical solution for strengthening the engineering in STEM education. To generalize these findings to a wider context, we suggest further research to improve the course using this study’s results and re-evaluate the approach in a new instance of the course.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: trends in education, STEM education, engineering approach, single-board computers, inquiry learning, project-based learning, personalized learning environment, chemistry teacher education, digital transformation
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FS - Fakulteta za strojništvo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2023
• Št. strani: 15 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 13, iss. 5, art. 3278
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-144660
• UDK: 37-051+54:004
• ISSN pri članku: 2076-3417
• DOI: 10.3390/app13053278
• COBISS.SI-ID: 144285699
• Datum objave v RUL: 07.03.2023

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Applied sciences
• Skrajšan naslov: Appl. sci.
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2076-3417
• COBISS.SI-ID: 522979353

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: trendi v izobraževanju, STEM izobraževanje, kartični računalniki, inženirski pristop, učenje z raziskovanjem, projektno učenje, personalizirano učno okolje, izobraževanje učiteljev kemije, digitalna preobrazba

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P2-0109
• Naslov: Modeliranje v tehniki in medicini

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Program financ.: Erasmus + Staff Mobility Program
• Številka projekta: STA-2020-2021-2094