ERIC Number: ED619828
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Publication Date: 2019
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How to Make Learning in STEM Meaningful for the Millennium Generation
Cedere, Dagnija; Birzina, Rita; Pigozne, Tamara; Vasilevskaya, Elena
International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, Paper presented at the International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education (BalticSTE2019) (3rd, Šiauliai, Lithuania, Jun 17-20, 2019)
The education of today more and more encounters the teaching and learning problems of young adults therefore it is topical to find out how to make the teaching/learning of the Millennium generation meaningful. This issue is especially important in STEM education. The survey involved Grade 10-12 students of Latvia, in total 256 students. Spearman's correlations and Kruskal-Wallis test were used in the data analysis. The obtained results showed that students- millennials as regards the learning of STEM subjects can be described as real-life oriented, digitally educated who want to participate actively in the teaching/learning process and who want to receive the feedback. [For the full proceedings, see ED619611.]
Descriptors: STEM Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary School Students, Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Evaluation, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Latvia
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