The Development of a STEM Literacy and Numeracy Program for the Foundation to Year 2 Years of Schooling
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| Title: | The Development of a STEM Literacy and Numeracy Program for the Foundation to Year 2 Years of Schooling |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Tom Lowrie, Ilyse Resnick, Kevin Larkin, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) |
| Source: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2025. |
| Availability: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Literacy, Numeracy, Early Childhood Education, Learning Activities, Technology Uses in Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| Abstract: | This paper describes design and content decisions undertaken in the development of the Early Years STEM Australia (ELSA) Foundation-Year Two (F-2) school program. The ELSA F-2 program aims to foster critical STEM literacy and numeracy skills in young learners by providing an integrated approach to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The paper reviews the existing literature on the STEM Practices framework and the Experience-Represent-Apply (ERA) pedagogical approach that underpinned the design of learning activities and digital tools to ensure concentrated topic coverage of STEM related outcomes from the Australian Curriculum V9. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED676463 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper describes design and content decisions undertaken in the development of the Early Years STEM Australia (ELSA) Foundation-Year Two (F-2) school program. The ELSA F-2 program aims to foster critical STEM literacy and numeracy skills in young learners by providing an integrated approach to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The paper reviews the existing literature on the STEM Practices framework and the Experience-Represent-Apply (ERA) pedagogical approach that underpinned the design of learning activities and digital tools to ensure concentrated topic coverage of STEM related outcomes from the Australian Curriculum V9. |
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