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
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