STEAM EDUCATION AS AN ELEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNGER SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The article focuses on STEAM education, which in today’s conditions is one of the leading innovative trends in educational policy throughout the world, and in Ukraine in particular. It was established that the theoretical foundations of STEM education are presented in various aspects in the domestic scientific discourse. The key tasks of STEM education formulated by the STEM Education Coalition in Ukraine are highlighted. Some aspects of STEAM education as an element of education for younger schoolchildren are analyzed and characterized. It is justified why STEAM education is important in the modern world in general and in the education of younger schoolchildren in particular. It was noted that the STEAM education programs are designed in such a way as to provide an opportunity for students to develop creativity, creativity and initiative, which, as is known, are all-round skills that graduates of the New Ukrainian School should possess. e stages of STEM education (questions or tasks, discussion, construction, creation, testing, implementation) are defined, which not only contribute to the development of scientific and technological skills of younger schoolchildren, but also educate them in creativity, a creative approach to solving problems and confidence in own abilities. It is summarized that STEM education becomes a creative space for the realization of the worldview of a junior high school student, where his needs are fully realized, where the student from the desire to make a concrete practical product comes to the need to study theory, including increasing his level of mastery of mathematical apparatus and computer literacy, and using certain technological techniques. It was emphasized that already today it is necessary to prepare younger schoolchildren for future demands on the labor market. Prospects for further scientific research are outlined.