Putting the 'E' into STEM [Keynote speaker]
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Paper/Presentation Title | Putting the 'E' into STEM [Keynote speaker] |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Bullen, Frank (Author) and Haeusler, Carole (Author) |
Editors | Hudson, Peter, Vinesh, Chandra, King, Donna and Kar-Tin, Lee |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 1st Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Education Conference (STEM 2010) |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://stem.ed.qut.edu.au/index.php/download-keynote-presentations.html |
Conference/Event | 1st Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Education Conference (STEM 2010) |
Event Details | 1st Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Education Conference (STEM 2010) Event Date 26 to end of 27 Nov 2010 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | The significance of STEM education in primary, secondary and tertiary education systems has become increasingly important over the last decade as the nation's future economic competitiveness will be largely dependent on the skills developed through STEM education. While STEM has been incorporated into Australia's school-based curriculum through recent initiatives such as the National Curriculum, the letter 'E' seems to have been misplaced. It would appear that policy makers, scientists and mathematicians simply assume that once students 'learn' the fundamentals of science and mathematics they will implicitly find their way into engineering. This, however, is not the case and those who have had no exposure to engineering have a low probability of entering an engineering related profession or even selecting the right prerequisite subjects. It makes great sense to include more 'E' in the school curriculum and apply mathematics and science to real-world problems that are solved through innovative engineering. This would greatly deepen students' understanding of the underpinning science and mathematics principles. This paper provides some recommendations and actions about putting the 'E' into STEM. |
Keywords | STEM; engineering; students; support; teachers |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390201. Education policy |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | This was a keynote presentation. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Engineering and Surveying |
Faculty of Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1z6y/putting-the-e-into-stem-keynote-speaker
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