Immersion days as a strategy for STEM vocation development (#643)
Read ArticleDate of Conference
December 4-6, 2023
Published In
"Igniting the Spark of Innovation: Emerging Trends, Disruptive Technologies, and Innovative Models for Business Success"
Location of Conference
Virtual
Authors
Cadenas Anaya, Carmelina Rosario
Peters Rada, Victoria Eugenia
Rojas Tolosa, Sandra Milena
Sánchez-Gómez, Juan-Sebastián
Abstract
Overcoming barriers and myths about STEM requires educational interventions that promote motivation and skill development in STEM disciplines. Therefore, an educational immersion is presented for 128 eleventh-grade students of Colegio Vista Bella in the city of Bogota, to bring them closer to the STEM disciplines. To this end, a survey of professional interests is implemented to collect the perceptions of the participants during the academic activities and guided visits to the Politécnico Grancolombiano. Although the eleventh-grade students do not have a clear preference for a university career, there is greater interest in STEM activities, due to their holistic approach to the 4 disciplines and the development of STEM competencies such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.