ERIC Number: ED601379
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 129
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-0855-6266-9
ISSN: EISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Persistence in STEAM Activities at the Elementary Level
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Idaho
This three-article dissertation presents a perspective of persistence in STEAM learning at the elementary level within the context of a third through fifth-grade elementary school in Northern Idaho. Students at this elementary school were offered extra-curricular opportunities to persist in STEAM learning and while participating in a MakerSpace type club, self-determined their activity. All three articles discuss aspects of persistence. The first article specifically discusses "macro"-persistence, which means returning to a STEAM activity at one's own discretion and articles two and three deliberates the constructs of both "macro" and "micro"-persistence, which means continuing an activity at the moment after the allotted time. While the first article investigates the type of activities third through fifth-grade students choose, the second article takes a closer look at the materials used to teach some computer science lessons, and article three deliberates how teachers might use Minecraft in STEAM education. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Elementary School Students, Children, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Instructional Materials, Computer Science Education, Video Games, Game Based Learning, Extracurricular Activities, Persistence
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Idaho
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