S.T.E.M.: Inquiry-Based Learning and Gifted Education

This study examines and explores the challenges, issues, and problems with their solutions regarding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education along with the awareness enjoyed by science teachers. The selection of papers for this study was done through systematic literature review techniques. The 11 themes were generated through the thematic analysis of the papers that is, STEM education and its awareness; its challenges, issues, and problems; its curriculum; inquiry and learning environment; technologies; learning and models of integration; a blended learning approach; students’ problem-solving abilities and skills; its implementation and evaluation; it’s research and current trends; and interdisciplinary collaboration and intervention. Policy and planning, infrastructure, and the state of society were found the main factors of the poor conditions of STEM education. STEM research studies suggest that a curriculum with a blended learning approach has to be integrated by interventions of models depicting technological and inquiry-based environments to bring awareness among teachers, which strengthens the students’ problem-solving abilities and skills.

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Science Instruction for Students Identified as Gifted and Talented

Johnson-Leslie

Hays

Marsh

2023

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education

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The past two decades have ushered changes regarding the national science curriculum for K-12 students. Focusing on gifted and talented (GT) students, the literature reveals they clamor for unique experiences in constructing their knowledge in science education. This chapter explores science instruction for GT in this digital age using a Makerspace learning environment. Guided by the tenets of the Next Generation Science Standards, this chapter is supported by outlined standards and objectives connecting science content to GT learners' unique needs. The theory of socialization, specifically cognitive development coupled with the theory of constructivism, was used to ground this chapter. Results show Makerspace learning environments where GT students are exposed to inductive strategies and yield a greater return on student learning investments compared to the traditional deductive science classroom environment.

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S.T.E.M.: Inquiry-Based Learning and Gifted Education

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