BIO

A second-year student, Tara is working towards her combined B.S. in English Education and M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction at Florida State's College of Education. She is passionate about student development, hoping to continue to grow her understanding of the ever-evolving field that is education. Aside from the College of Education, Tara is involved with Chi Omega, serving as the chapter's Director of Career and Personal Development, Dance Marathon's Internal Team, and FSU's Alumni Association. She hopes to make a difference in the world of education and is grateful for the opportunity to assist in Ed research!

STEM Learning in the Elementary Classroom

Abstract

In order to gather preliminary findings and begin to grow our understanding of the
impacts and statistics regarding S.T.E.M. learning in the elementary classroom, a
literature review was conducted. Varying references were pulled based on keywords
and topics associated to our study at large, which were then analyzed and compared
to determine the current state of S.T.E.M. in the education field at present.
Preliminary findings indicated ways in which S.T.E.M. instruction can be made more
accessible to students, whether or not increasing instruction time plays a role in
student achievement, teacher comfortability in fostering instruction, as well as the
universal benefits stemming from early education in science and math.

Keywords: elementary education, stem, stem learning