INCULCATING VALUES AND ETHICS AMONG STUDENTS THROUGH STEAM EDUCATION

STEAM Education is an approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. Research shows that STEAM is a promising approach to positively impacting student achievement and teacher efficacy. A researcher’s study conducted in 2016, investigated the impact of STEAM lessons on physical science learning in grades 3 to 5 in high poverty elementary schools in an urban district indicated that students who received just nine hours of STEAM instruction made improvements in their science achievement (Brouillette, L., & Graham,). Another study in 2014 shows that connecting STEAM and literacy can positively impact cognitive development, increase literacy and math skills, and help students reflect meaningfully on their work and that of their peers (Cunnington, Marisol, Andrea Kantrowitz, Susanne Harnett, and Aline Hill-Ries.). This is further supported by a study on the relationship between theatre arts and student literacy and mathematics achievement from 2014. “Results showed that students whose language arts curricula were infused with theatre arts often outperformed their control group counterparts, who received no arts integration, in both math and language arts” (Inoa, R., Weltsek, G., &Tabone, C.). The writer in this paper would like to give importance to STEAM education to the present generation children who are highly intelligent with less patience,discipline and values whose main aim is to not only provide students with the knowledge of Science,technology,engineering,art and mathematics skill but also inculcate in them the values of life that follows principles & ethics in their day todays life byproviding them the projects that blend the values Like integrity,patience,honesty,empathy,courage,virtues,self-respect, right conduct, truth, love, nonviolence, cooperation, computer ethics, environmental ethics etc. Which eventually bring peace on the planet earth.It’s high time that these children who are the future generations of India should be given proper direction by channelizing their energy for productive use. Socrates and Aristotle are credited with the concept that the ‘pursuit of knowledge is the highest good’ and that this is the basis of education (Ulich, 1947). The first major educational philosopher who made significant statements that can give strength to the development of the STEM movement is Descartes. Comenius was a contemporary of Descartes who stated that ‘education is a preparation for life (Comenius, 1947). Comenius made a strong argument for delivering a holistic approach to education with the following statement: ‘individual sciences are badly taught unless a simple and general survey of the total knowledge is given before..

STEAM教育（STEAM Education）是一种以科学（Science）、技术（Technology）、工程（Engineering）、艺术（Arts）及数学（Mathematics）为切入点，引导学生开展探究、对话与批判性思维的学习范式。研究表明，STEAM教育是一种可有效提升学生学业表现与教师教学效能的极具前景的教学路径。2016年的一项研究调查了STEAM课程对城市高贫困学区3至5年级学生物理科学学习的影响，结果显示仅接受9小时STEAM教学的学生，其科学学业成绩获得了显著提升（Brouillette, L., & Graham,）。2014年的另一项研究显示，将STEAM与读写能力培养相结合，可积极促进学生认知发展，提升读写与数学技能，并帮助学生对自身及同伴的学习成果进行有意义的反思（Cunnington, Marisol, Andrea Kantrowitz, Susanne Harnett, & Aline Hill-Ries.）。2014年一项探讨戏剧艺术与学生读写及数学学业表现关系的研究进一步佐证了这一结论："研究结果表明，语言艺术课程融入戏剧艺术的学生，在数学与语言艺术科目上的表现通常优于未接受艺术融合教学的对照组学生"（Inoa, R., Weltsek, G., & Tabone, C.）。本文作者认为，当下的新生代儿童天资聪颖却普遍缺乏耐心、自律与核心价值观，应加强STEAM教育的推广：不仅要向学生传授科学、技术、工程、艺术与数学技能，更要通过设计融合诚信、耐心、诚实、共情、勇气、美德、自尊、正确行为准则、真理、仁爱、非暴力、合作、计算机伦理、环境伦理等价值观的实践项目，引导学生在日常生活中恪守原则与伦理规范，树立正确的人生价值观，最终助力实现全球和平。作为印度未来的接班人，这些儿童亟需通过合理引导将精力投入到富有生产力的事业中，如今已是时候采取这一举措了。苏格拉底与亚里士多德曾提出"追求知识是最高善"的理念，并认为这正是教育的根基（Ulich, 1947）。首位为STEM运动发展提供重要理论支撑的主流教育哲学家是勒内·笛卡尔（René Descartes）。与笛卡尔同时代的约翰·阿莫斯·夸美纽斯（Johann Amos Comenius）曾提出"教育是为生活做准备"的论断（Comenius, 1947）。夸美纽斯还强烈主张推行全人教育，他曾指出："若未先对整体知识进行简明且全面的概览，单独的学科教学往往效果不佳"。