Status of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Pedagogies in Nigeria
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This paper examines the status of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education pedagogies in Nigeria as including the solutions to many societal problems like the depletion of natural resources and issues related to climate change. STEM was earlier known as STM, SMET meaning Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, it was later changed in the 1990s by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote and create awareness for the direction that the technological development of this present time is taking us which created a need to prepare, sensitize, motivate and promote the study of STEM and now STEAM is currently given attention in the area of Learners of Art and humanities inclusiveness. STEM education in both developed and developing nations recognized STEM field as economic drivers which could motivate the Nigeria youths to contribute their quotas skillfully towards technological development of Nigeria as a nation. STEM education is a vehicle for developing the 21st century students which could bring the desired for competences. Therefore, the underlying questions linger as how to teach STEM, what are the challenges with STEM education and what solutions do the future hold. This paper seeks to explore the answer to these questions and how best to make STEM education teaching and learning effective in Nigeria.
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