Girls' interest in STEM

Co-Designing the Kits of IoT Devices for Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM

“…After the first two interviews with the focus groups, the following IoT devices were obtained: (1) room sensors: Proximity Beacons, Xiaomi Mijia 6 in 1 Smart Home Security Kit, 45 different sensors-temperature, humidity, capacity, six axis sensor accelerometer, gyroscope, 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, IR motion sensors etc. LED Kit, Raspberry Pi 3 Sets, Z-Wave.Me RaZberry2, and accessories; (2) The schools were given three months to test these kits in the study process, after which, a meeting between the teams took place. During this meeting, the groups presented the positive and negative aspects of the kits they used, and during an interview with the focus group consisting mainly of half-structured questions, additions and corrections were made for the final procurement of the IoT kits.…”

“…In an era full of changes and technological opportunities, educational institutions must offer increasingly new and exciting options to involve and motivate students. Multiple studies indicate that [1][2][3][4], a lot of countries [5][6][7][8][9] consider STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education to be the biggest challenge for students, and offer solutions to improve the situation. For example, [2][3][4]10] claim that STEM subjects are uninteresting, unpopular, and difficult to learn.…”

“…Multiple studies indicate that [1][2][3][4], a lot of countries [5][6][7][8][9] consider STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education to be the biggest challenge for students, and offer solutions to improve the situation. For example, [2][3][4]10] claim that STEM subjects are uninteresting, unpopular, and difficult to learn. Burns et al explain that "The dramatic decline in youth interest in STEM during adolescence has been a phenomenon of societal concern for several decades."…”

“…Burns et al explain that "The dramatic decline in youth interest in STEM during adolescence has been a phenomenon of societal concern for several decades." [2] "Teaching of mathematics and science has been abstract, isolated from the real world problems, uninteresting, and without motivation in Estonia." points out Rüütmann.…”

The Effectiveness of a Multi-year Engineering Enrichment

“…Each grade level from 4 th through 9 th grade focuses on a different field of engineering as follows: Continued participation in FEMME allows girls to form relationships and feel they are part of a community. Research on girls in engineering has found that social support of this type is important if they are to persist [37,91]. Through integrated STEM curriculum that focuses on applications of engineering, as recommended in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) [92], girls learn about the importance of engineering and how it relates to everyday life.…”