Using a STEM Approach to Promote Social and Emotional Learning in the Science Classroom: A Systematic Review
List of Authors
  • Aiman Albustanji, Mohammad R. Alrbaihat

Keyword
  • STEM Education, Social-Emotional Learning, Curriculum Integration, Student Engagement, Educational Strategies

Abstract
  • The integration of social-emotional learning into STEM education has recently emerged as one promising way to increase students' interest, emotional intelligence, and achievements. The next section discusses how STEM and SEL intersect by reviewing the literature and some case studies of how the curriculum of STEM + SEL is enacted in science classrooms. Research explored an integrated framework that fosters specific dimensions like collaboration, problem-solving, and resilience in answering real-life challenges. Discussion While Garner & Gabitova did no explicit review of the method underlying in every researched document, the key issues concern how the integration of the mechanisms of SEL within the structural guidelines of STEM can substantially provide an education which supports holistic development, enhanced life abilities in terms of interpersonal relations, great decision-making and heightened responsibility. Recommendations are discussed on how educators and policymakers can embrace changes with encouraging innovative teaching methods: That Effective Teaching methodologies can be adopted to couple the cognitive and emotional leaning aspects. This paper intends to provide a basic perspective on how STEM and SEL interact, with an appeal for its expansion in the current educational setup.

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