What is the state of Stem?

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ai is becoming more and more critical in Stem education, and 96 percent of teachers say they believe that ai will become an intrinsic part of education in the next decade, according to a new survey of Samsung Solve for tomorrow.

Despite this growing belief, 97 percent of the teachers surveyed say they lack the necessary resources to integrate emerging technology such as ai and concepts such as entrepreneurship in their curriculum.

Samsung resolves for the second survey of “The State of Stem Education” tomorrow, carried out in association with DonorschoseHe surveyed 1,039 Public Secondary and Secondary Masters of the US.

Fifty -nine percent of teachers appointed professional development, updated curricular resources, collaboration with professionals in technology or improved technology as a crucial need, and another 38 percent say they need all of the above.

Drilling ai in education

Samsung's educating survey found that a majority (53 percent) is already using ai tools in their classrooms, with another 33 percent exploring possible uses for ai. Among ai applications, respondents currently use are interactive learning tools (20 percent), personalized student learning experiences (22 percent) and data analysis to obtain information on students' performance (11 percent).

The survey also revealed a variety of teachers' concerns about ai in education. These include plagiarism (20 percent), insufficient training in ai education tools (15 percent), the potential to propagate erroneous information (13 percent) and the reduction of human interaction in learning (12 percent). In particular, only 5 percent of teachers expressed concern about ai that led to the displacement of work, indicating a broader approach in the opportunities that ai presents for teaching and learning.

Encouragingly, 88 percent of teachers emphasized the importance of educating students about the ethical use of ai, which underlines their potential to shape the responsible students and technology experts.

Stem perceptions improves, but personnel scarcity persists

The survey results represent a dramatic change in teachers' perceptions in the two years since Samsung resolves for the first Stem State Education Survey During the school year 2022/2023. At that point of crucial inflection post-pandemic for US education, the survey discovered a combination of anxiety and concern among Stem educators, 65 percent of which reported shortage of the Stem Faculty, with the 13 percent describing that scarcity as severe. In the new survey, the faculty's shortage reports have decreased to 37 percent, and the teachers were generally positive about the support that their schools provide Stem education, with almost three quarters (73 percent) saying that Stem receives “strong” (18 percent) to “some” (55 percent) support. This represents an increase in our first survey, when 65 percent of teachers reported that local school meetings and communities were “generally supportive” of Stem in their schools.

The findings of the new survey also reflected the optimism guarded among educators, and the belief in positive contributions Stem education is doing for students' achievement. That optimism is in line with the recent Naep findings That, throughout the country, the performance scores of the students in mathematics generally showed a stop due to the subsequent decreases to the pandemic, and some places even show improvements (instead of the decrease in reading scores).

Urgent need to modernize the Stem curriculum

Stem educators surveyed are very passionate about the value of Stem education in the preparation of students for the future, and 93 percent of teachers agree that Stem skills are vital for students to flourish as they advance in the workforce. However, only 36 percent of teachers feel that the current Stem study plan effectively addresses emerging trends such as ai, data science, robotics, automation and accessible and green technologies.

Entrepreneurship: A lost opportunity

Despite the almost unanimous agreement (99 percent) that entrepreneurship benefits students by promoting creativity, teamwork and business ethics, only 20 percent of public intermediate and secondary schools currently offer entrepreneurship classes. Teachers overwhelmingly believe that such courses would increase the confidence and motivation of students to pursue innovative careers and social impact initiatives.

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Laura Ascione is the editorial director of Eschool Media. He graduated from the prestigious Faculty of Journalism of Philip Merrill of the University of Maryland.

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