Applying STEAM Teaching Method to Primary Schools to Improve the Quality of Teaching and Learning for Children
Abstract
Unlike the traditional educational model with the way teachers lecture, students take
notes making students feel boring and not very effective. STEAM education is a
modern educational model that focuses on practice for students to discover and learn
on their own. Therefore, it will inspire learning to students, sparking creativity and
passion in children. Originating in the US, STEAM education has been interested in
and researched for many years, in countries around the world. In the context of the
industrial revolution 4.0, jobs and occupations in society related to STEAM education
fields tend to increase. The overall goal of STEAM education is not only to create
understanding of STEAM and the qualities of 21st century citizens, but also to develop
human resources in STEAM fields such as science, technology, engineering and
mathematics. Researching on STEAM education has been, and is being, interested by
many educators, the research trend in this field will continue to be developed in the
future not only in the world but also in the Vietnam. This article addresses the pros and
cons of STEAM education, and was completed with support from survey results
conducted at some International Primary School, Ho Chi Minh City. The article uses
quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis as well as some results from previous
studies, in order to clarify the issue of educating children to access scientific knowledge
easily. The results show that we need to widely apply this method not only in primary
schools but also in all primary schools in Vietnam in order to improve the quality of
teaching, and to train human resources for 4.0 industries.
Keywords
Teaching, Learning, Education, STEAM, Primary Schools.