Develops readers understanding about the status and approaches to STEAM education
Connects arts and sciences for teachers and students to engage in work that integrates disciplines
Explores how design thinking provides a framework that STEM teachers can use in their own curricular design.

Includes case studies, lessons learned, classroom-tested examples, and practical tips

Author: Myint Swe Khine
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Springer
Published: 02/14/2019
Pages: 188
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9783030040024
2019 Edition

About the Author

Dr Myint Swe Khine is a Professor and Chair of Assessment and Evaluation Centre, Emirates College for Advanced Education, United Arab Emirates and Adjunct Professor at the Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. He obtained Master degrees from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA and University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, and Doctor of Science Education from Curtin University, Australia. Before joining ECAE, he worked at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has published widely and edited books on science education. Recent book Visual-spatial Ability in STEM Education: Transforming Research into Practice (2017) is published by Springer in Switzerland.

Dr Shaljan Areepattamannil holds a Ph.D. in Education from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Curriculum and Instructional Technology at Abu Dhabi Government's Emirates College for Advanced Education (ECAE). Prior to joining ECAE, Dr Shaljan was a research scientist in the Office of Education Research and an Assistant Professor in the Division of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Previously, he served as a teaching fellow in quantitative methods in the Faculty of Education at Queen's University. His research interests primarily revolve around the role of psychology in STEAM education.