ERIC Number: EJ1322440
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 16
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Effective Makerspaces in STEAM Secondary Education: What Do the Professionals Think?
Lee, Cheun-Yeong; Peng, Li-Wei; Klemm, Anastasia
Excellence in Education Journal, v10 n2 p35-50 2021
Makerspaces have the potential to improve the learning outcomes of students in both middle and high schools. They support science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) style initiatives, as well as promote natural creativity among students who tend to struggle in expressing it. This study aims to gain significant insight from professionals who are involved in the Makerspaces movement within STEAM secondary education. The findings of the study highlight the critical strategies, effects, and issues behind the implementation of Makerspaces in support of STEAM education at secondary schools. These findings suggest that, for instance, Makerspaces provide students who struggle with school with a means to demonstrate their true knowledge in a way that appeals to them. In addition, in order to utilize Makerspaces properly and effectively, secondary school teachers need professional development experiences that are specific to their needs.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Middle School Students, High School Students, Shared Resources and Services, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Design, Educational Innovation, Space Utilization
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania; West Virginia; United States
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