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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Use of Steam Learning in Primary School Technology
Ishmetova Shahnoza Yangiboyevna
Teacher of Tashkent State Pedagogical University, Uzbekistan
Received:
20 January 2025
Accepted:
18 February 2025
Published:
17 March 2025
INTRODUCTION
In the modern education system, the methodological
training of teachers plays an important role in their
successful activity. The STEAM educational approach is
of particular importance in this process, as it allows
students to understand the connections between different
disciplines and apply them in practice.
STEAM
education
combines
science, technology,
engineering, art, and mathematics, aimed at providing
students with integrated knowledge and skills. This
approach helps students develop creative thinking,
problem-solving, and practical skills. STEAM education is
aimed at providing students with the knowledge and skills
necessary for solving real-world problems.
In the modern world, things that cannot be imagined
without technology, art, science, and engineering thinking
are increasingly converging and ceasing to contradict each
other. The ability to cooperate and demonstrate creative
abilities, the ability to convey the meaning of one's
statement to others in the most understandable, visual form
in any type of activity, ranks first among the important
abilities that should be developed throughout life [3].
–
Advantages of STEAM education:
–
integral learning not by topics, but by topics;
–
application of scientific and technical knowledge
in life;
–
development of critical thinking and problem-
solving skills;
–
formation of self-confidence;
–
active communication and teamwork;
–
development of interest in technical sciences;
–
creative and innovative approach to projects;
–
taking into account the age and individual
characteristics of each child;
–
development of motivation for technical creativity
through activities;
–
initial vocational guidance;
–
introducing
children
to
the
technological
innovations of life. [1;p.228]
Today, STEAM education is developing as one of the main
trends in the world, and the application of a practical
ABSTRACT
This article is devoted to improving the methodological training of future primary school teachers based on the STEAM
educational approach. STEAM education is aimed at developing students' integrated knowledge and skills in various fields, which
helps them develop creative thinking, problem-solving, and practical skills.
Keywords:
STEAM education, methodological training, integrated learning process, creative thinking, problem-solving, practical skills.
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approach is based on the integration of five areas into a
single educational scheme. The conditions for such
education are its continuity and the development of
children's ability to interact in groups, in which they can
collect and exchange ideas. Therefore, the main
educational program includes such modules for the
development of logical thinking as: lego-technologies,
children's research. Thanks to the STEAM approach,
children understand nature, regularly study the world, and
thereby learn their interests, engineering thinking, the
ability to overcome critical situations, the ability to work
in a team, and the basics of leadership, self-expression,
which, in turn, provides a fundamentally new level of
children's development.
To improve the methodological training of future primary
school teachers, the following areas have been developed:
Integrated lessons: Teachers should conduct integrated
lessons by showing connections between different
subjects. For example, by adding elements of art in
mathematics lessons, lessons can be interesting and
understandable for students.
Practice-based learning: To enable students to apply
theoretical knowledge in practice, practical exercises and
projects should be organized. This helps students develop
problem-solving and creative thinking skills.
Using modern technologies: Teachers should use modern
technologies, including computer programs, interactive
whiteboards, and other technological tools. This provides
students with the skills necessary for successful work in the
modern world.
The STEAM educational approach serves the development
of students' systemic thinking, creativity, and critical
thinking, and requires a high level of methodological
training from teachers. There are the following main
approaches to improving this process:
In many countries, STEAM education is highly valued for
the following reasons:
1. In the coming years, there will be a sharp shortage of IT
specialists, programmers, engineers, specialists in high-
tech production, and other similar specialties in the world;
2. In the future, professions that are difficult to imagine
now will emerge, all of which are related to technology and
high-tech production in connection with the natural
sciences. Especially, the need for bio- and nanotechnology
specialists will increase;
3. Future specialists are required to have comprehensive
training and knowledge in various fields of education:
natural sciences, engineering, and technology.
4. Motivational, cognitive, activity-based, and personality-
oriented approaches are important in the practical
application of STEAM educational technology in
education [2; p. 69].
In the training of future primary school teachers based on
the STEAM approach, the main attention should be paid to
methodological and practical aspects. This, in turn,
contributes to the development of students' creative
thinking and familiarization with modern technologies and
methodologies.
Methods of using STEAM education in primary school
technology are as follows:
1.
Project-based learning: Students are given various
projects, and through the implementation of these projects,
they gain knowledge. For example, students can build
simple robots, houses, or bridges.
2.
Creating problem situations: Students are given
problem situations and learn by solving these problems.
For example, students can create a water purification
system or a wind power plant.
3.
Organization of STEAM clubs: STEAM clubs are
organized in schools, where students implement various
STEAM projects.
4. Using interactive games and simulations: Students learn
in an engaging way through interactive games and
simulations.
STEAM education plays an important role in increasing
the interest of primary school students in the subject of
technology, forming practical skills in them, and
developing the skills necessary for future success.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, it can be said that the STEAM educational
approach plays an important role in improving the
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methodological training of future primary school teachers.
This approach helps develop students' creative thinking,
problem-solving, and practical skills by providing them
with integrated knowledge and skills. Continuous
improvement of teachers' methodological training and the
use of modern technologies lead to an increase in the
effectiveness of STEAM education.
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