Kindergarten STEM Science Activity Case Study

The combination of education and technology is an important means of cultivating future talents under the background of informatization.The transformation of the teaching medium is bound to update the traditional teaching concept.It has become the consensus of education in various countries to train new people for the future society.Under this background,STEM education has emerged.The purpose of STEM education is to cultivate individual creative ability and solve practical problems.Following the problem-oriented learning model,it is the active learning of individuals under self-driving,which is similar to the exploratory learning advocated by the current kindergarten scientific activities.Guidelines and outlines and other programmatic documents all promote the self-directed learning of young children driven by interests and motivations,which is conducive to the formation of good learning quality.As one of the basic teaching activities in the five major fields,the scientific field still has the tendency of "receiving and receiving".The infiltration of the STEM concept not only helps to drive the process of children's independent learning,but also has important value for improving the quality of preschool education courses.The author regards the literature analysis method,interview method,observation method and case analysis method as the research methods of this article,collects the preliminary data through the literature analysis method,completes the paper topic selection and determines the theoretical basis of the research,and constructs the paper framework.After that,the research questions and research tools were clarified.The author designed four research questions according to the research purpose,which were the characteristics and value of the kindergarten STEM scientific activities,the construction of the kindergarten STEM scientific activity case analysis framework,the kindergarten STEM scientific activity case research results and realization Effective strategies and paths for children's autonomous learning.Based on the determination of the research question,the research tool was adapted based on Zimmerman's structured interview framework for autonomous learning and the observation framework for autonomous learning classroom developed by American sociologist Turner.First,ten kindergarten front-line teachers were semi-structured For interviews,the three-level coding of grounded theory is used to import the obtained interview text data into NVIvoll for collation and analysis,and the characteristics and value of kindergarten STEM scientific activities from the perspective of autonomous learning are obtained.In order to obtain more vivid and in-depth original materials,the author enters the kindergarten STEM scientific activity site for on-site observation,and uses non-participatory observation methods to obtain various forms of cases including video,pictures,lesson plans and so on.The case analysis of STEM scientific activities is based on the eight self-learning dimensions published by Jin Yule.Based on the combination of the activity observation record form,the root case theory is used to determine the case analysis framework.Multiple case study paths are used to cross-analyze the case texts and based on Write a case study report on kindergarten STEM scientific activities from the perspective of independent learning.In the end,the obtained interview texts and case study reports complement each other,and put forward strategies and effective ways to achieve the autonomous learning process in kindergarten STEM scientific activities.Research shows that the characteristics of kindergarten STEM scientific activities based on the perspective of autonomous learning are:problem-driven,creative representation,gamified teaching,life situation,dynamic generation,learning collaboration,domain integration,autonomous inquiry,and fostering computational thinking Nine core features.Kindergarten STEM scientific activities are different from traditional science teaching.STEM scientific activities have realized the transformation of value orientation from focusing on scientific knowledge transmission to nurturing scientific literacy;completed the transformation of the learning paradigm from teacher-oriented to autonomous-oriented;realized the transformation from mastering scientific concepts to The reform of the learning content for constructing scientific experience;these three major changes make STEM scientific activities of very important value.Case analysis is the core of this article.The author conducts case description and analysis of STEM science activity cases in kindergarten from three dimensions:learning preparation,learning process and learning evaluation,domain integration,class arrangement,learning goals,environmental perception and other dimensions.On this basis,effective strategies for supporting children's autonomous learning in STEM scientific activities are proposed:STEM scientific activities in kindergartens should stimulate motivation for autonomous learning based on interest;infiltrate the scientific inquiry environment based on network technology;create STEM learning workshops based on cooperative communities;Construct the path of STEM scientific activity based on PBL teaching mode from both cognitive and social aspects.