Cognitive and Emotional Development of STEM Skills in Primary School Teacher Training through Practical Work

Bibliographic Data

ID22044484
AuthorsGuadalupe Martínez‐Borreguero (0000-0002-0246-9406, Universidad de Extremadura, corresponding author), Francisco Luis Naranjo-Correa (0000-0001-8651-4165, Universidad de Extremadura), Milagros Mateos-Núñez (0000-0003-2064-0921, Universidad de Extremadura)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue7
Pages470
Publication date2022-07-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci12070470
OpenAlexW4283834330
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited44

Several studies highlight that trainee primary school teachers show negative emotions towards learning and teaching STEM subjects with low levels of teacher self-efficacy in these areas. The general objective of this research was to analyse the cognitive, emotional and didactic development of STEM competences in trainee primary school teachers. Practical STEM experiences were designed and implemented to promote a positive evolution in the cognitive, affective and self-efficacy domains of future primary school teachers. A quasi-experimental research design was followed with a control group, experimental group, pre-test and post-test. The teaching methodology used was considered as the independent variable and the level of knowledge, the level of teaching self-efficacy and the emotions experienced when learning and teaching STEM content were considered as dependent variables. A non-probabilistic sample of 345 trainee primary school teachers took part in the study. The results led to the development of more than 70 STEM workshops. The inferential statistical analysis revealed the existence of statistically significant differences in all the variables of the study, detecting a positive evolution of the trainee teachers at a didactic, competence and emotional level. It is concluded that the use of practical STEM activities may lead to an improvement in the professional development of teachers and in the quality of science and technology teaching

Cognition · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Professional development · School teachers · Self-efficacy · Digital literacy in education · Psychology · Science Education and Pedagogy · Social Psychology · Technology-Enhanced Education Studies

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