Mathematics as a central focus in STEM – Theoretical and practical insights from a special study program within pre-service (prospective) teacher education
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Siller, Hans-Stefan, Günster, Stephan and Geiger, Vincent Stephen. (2024). Mathematics as a central focus in STEM – Theoretical and practical insights from a special study program within pre-service (prospective) teacher education. In Disciplinaryand interdisciplinary education in STEM : Changes and innovations pp. 317-343 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52924-5_15
| Authors | Siller, Hans-Stefan, Günster, Stephan and Geiger, Vincent Stephen |
|---|---|
| Abstract | The ability to apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in an adaptable, critical and creative way when confronted with real-world problems is central to productive participation in personal, civic and work life. Thus, the ability to apply mathematics to real world problems is key to active participation in, and contribution to, society in an increasingly changing world characterized by rapid technological, economic and social change. In order to pilot the idea of actualising STEM teaching and learning with a focus on critical thinking, facilitated via mathematical modelling, we designed and implemented a seminar series as part of a special study program. In this program, we adopted an interdisciplinary approach to STEM by focusing on the use of mathematical modelling and critical thinking to address problems in science and engineering. The course was designed and implemented as a seminar series consisting of five sessions as part of a special study program called MINT-Lehramt-plus (MINT is the German term for STEM, while “Lehramt” translates to the job of teaching). In this chapter, we will describe our approach and exemplify its implementation via the presentation of one task designed by the researchers as an immersion experience for students, and a second task created by a course participant. Our chosen approach demonstrates that the subject of mathematics plays an underpinning role in integrated STEM at both theoretical and practical levels – as presented by Just and Siller (2022). Further, the findings of this study indicate that critical thinking can be integrated into pre-service teachers education via mathematical modelling tasks. |
| Page range | 317-343 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Book title | Disciplinaryand interdisciplinary education in STEM : Changes and innovations |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Place of publication | Cham, Switzerland |
| Series | Advances in STEM education |
| ISBN | 9783031529245 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52924-5_15 |
| Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
| Output status | Published |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 19 Mar 2024 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | |
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| Deposited | 23 Jan 2025 |
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