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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac , Kragujevac , Serbia
Department of Science, Institute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac , Kragujevac , Serbia
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac , Kragujevac , Serbia
STEM education is an educational approach focused on the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the creation of student-centered learning environment for the examination of real-life phenomena [1,2]. The benefits of the STEM implementation within school environment are reflected in the increasement of students’ creativity, problem-solving skills, communicational skills, and the fostering of knowledge application. In this study we have examined the teachers’ attitudes and perceptions towards the application of STEM hands-on activities for the teaching natural science concepts to the students aged 7-10, in the framework of courses named Nature and society and The world around us. To train teachers for the implementation of STEM activities one workshop with carefully designed examples of STEM activities was organized, while the questionnaire was conducted after the teachers have implemented suggested activities in their regular classroom. The obtained data have suggested that teachers showed generally positive attitude toward STEM and high valuation of the skills and competences obtained during workshop training. In addition, the results from questionnaire have indicated that they increased knowledge base for the teaching science concepts, while the students have positively rated learning of natural concepts in this way
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