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The possibility of applying STEAM activities in preschool education from the perspective of fine arts / Mogućnost primjene STEAM aktivnosti u predškolskom odgoju i obrazovanju iz perspektive

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Milka Jakovljević

Dječji vrtić Špansko, Zagreb

milka.jakovljevic@hotmail.com

The importance of art education for the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children and youth

Number of the paper: 145

 

Abstract

The term STEAM comes from the English language and is an acronym woven from the initial letters of five areas - science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. This work explores STEAM as an educational approach in working with preschool children, which includes, among other things, the area of fine arts. It begins with a theoretical overview and explanation of both the term and the meaning of the abbreviation STEAM. This is followed by the description of the research conducted in a preschool group, where 24 children aged 6 to 7 years participated. The goal of the research was to determine whether the implementation of STEAM experiments related to art, affects the later involvement of children in art activities. Art-based research was conducted, and the attitudes and opinions of the research participants were presented through qualitative data analysis.

Key words

artistry; creativity; experiment; research

Milka Jakovljević

Dječji vrtić Špansko, Zagreb

milka.jakovljevic@hotmail.com

Važnost umjetničkog obrazovanja

Broj rada: 145 

Sažetak 

Pojam STEAM dolazi iz engleskoga jezika i predstavlja akronim satkan od početnih slova pet područja – science, technology, engineering, art i mathematics. Ovim radom istražuje se STEAM kao odgojno-obrazovni pristup u radu s djecom predškolske dobi koji, između ostaloga, uključuje i područje likovne umjetnosti. Najprije se daje teorijski pregled i obrazloženje kako pojma tako i značenja kratice STEAM. Potom se opisuje istraživanje provedeno u predškolskoj skupini, u kojemu je sudjelovalo 24 djece u dobi od 6 do 7 godina. Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrditi utječe li provođenje STEAM pokusa vezanih za likovnost, na kasniju uključenost djece u likovne aktivnosti. Provedeno je istraživanje temeljeno na umjetnosti te su kvalitativnom analizom podataka prikazani stavovi i mišljenja sudionika istraživanja.

Ključne riječi

istraživanje; kreativnost; likovnost; pokus