• DocumentCode
    236226
  • Title

    Optional STEM courses for secondary schools designed and implemented for enhancement of K-12 technology education in order to excite students´ interest in technology and engineering education

  • Author

    Ruutmann, Tiia

  • Author_Institution
    Estonian Centre for Eng. Pedagogy, Tallinn Univ. of Technol., Tallinn, Estonia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    3-6 Dec. 2014
  • Firstpage
    144
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    The aim of the present paper is to introduce optional STEM courses designed for secondary schools at Tallinn University of Technology, and to give the overview of implementation and integration of these courses, describing the relevant teacher education and analyzing the feedback of teachers participating in the courses.
  • Keywords
    STEM; computer aided instruction; educational courses; educational institutions; engineering computing; engineering education; feedback; K-12 technology education enhancement; Tallinn University of Technology; optional STEM courses; secondary schools; student interest; teacher education; teacher feedback; technology and engineering education; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Materials; Mathematical model; Problem-solving; K-12; STEM; optional courses; technology education;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2014 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Dubai
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICL.2014.7017762
  • Filename
    7017762