Implementation of the STEAM Approach in a Technical University Through Humanities Courses and Interactive Learning
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https://doi.org/10.31110/STEM-CaUk-2.1Keywords:
STEAM approach, interactive (active) educational technologies, future specialists in technical fields, humanities disciplinesAbstract
The issue of the STEAM approach and its effectiveness in the training of future specialists in technical fields (engineers) remains quite controversial today. Therefore, this study proposes an authorial vision for integrating the STEAM approach into the educational process and outlines prospects for its development in a technical university through humanities courses. The subsection “Step by Step: Transforming Technical Education through STEAM Approaches” presents the theoretical foundations of STEM and STEAM education, drawing on the experiences of foreign and Ukrainian scholars. A set of functions that the STEAM approach performs in the educational process is defined. The subsection “Formation of Engineering Competencies in the STEAM Space: Methods and Technologies” analyzes teaching methods and technologies, their classification, and the experience of implementing optimal strategies for realizing the STEAM approach by both international and domestic educators. The third subsection, “Methodology of Integrating the STEAM Approach into the Teaching of Humanities in Technical Universities,” describes the methodology of conducting classes in the course “Psychology of Personality” based on the STEAM approach, using interactive (active) teaching methods and technologies, as well as the specifics of their assessment. The paper also presents prospects for further implementation of the STEAM approach through the author’s developed course “Cultural Studies of Mathematics.” The conclusions highlight the problems encountered during the implementation of the STEAM approach through the lens of humanities education and the use of interactive (active) educational technologies in the formation of future specialists in technical fields.
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