CURRENT STATUS OF STEAM EDUCATION APPLICATION IN IMPLEMENTING THE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR 4 – 5 YEAR OLD  CHILDREN IN SOME PRESCHOOLS IN LAO CAI CITY

La Thị Bích Ngọc; Nguyễn Phương Thanh; Trần Thị Thùy Linh

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.9973

CURRENT STATUS OF STEAM EDUCATION APPLICATION IN IMPLEMENTING THE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR 4 – 5 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN SOME PRESCHOOLS IN LAO CAI CITY

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Received: 26/03/24 Revised: 08/08/24 Published: 08/08/24

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1. La Thi Bich Ngoc , TNU - Lao Cai Camplus
2. Nguyen Phuong Thanh, TNU - Lao Cai Camplus
3. Tran Thi Thuy Linh, TNU - Lao Cai Camplus

Abstract

STEAM education is gradually becoming one of the modern educational methods, with important implications for the development of children around the world, including Vietnamese children. At preschools in Lao Cai city, STEAM education has been implemented in different approaches towards the goal of comprehensive development for children. Particular focus is placed on helping kids develop their creative skills. The study's main objective is to assess how STEAM education is now being used in the learning activities of 4 to 5-year-old students at a few Lao Cai city preschools. The study included a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to survey 39 preschool teachers and 18 administrators who have been teaching kindergarten courses for children ages 4 and 5. The study's findings accurately depict the state of STEAM education for kindergarten students aged 4 to 5 at certain preschools in Lao Cai city.

Keywords

STEAM Education; Kindergarten; Preschool education; STEAM; Preschool children 4-5 years old

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34238/tnu-jst.9973

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