Changes in Elementary Students' Engineering Knowledge Over Two Years of Integrated Science Instruction (Research to Practice) Strand: Engineering across the K-12 curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

摘要

In part due to an increased global demand for engineers, recent K-12 education reform efforts in the U.S. and other nations have put a focus on engineering as a strategy for improving STEM education and integration. In particular, there is a growing consensus that students need exposure to engineering early on in elementary school, when their initial career interests are beginning to develop. While efforts to provide engineering opportunities for elementary children have increased in the last decade, the creation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) has made explicit suggestions for introducing engineering into science curricula, positioning it to become an integral part of science education.