Enhancing Collaborative Skills of Learners Through STEAM

Recently, a multidisciplinary approach to education in the form of STEAM has aroused global interest. To keep pace with the demanding present times, nations are reforming and exploring new education approaches in the form of STEAM to enable their learners with 21st-century skills where collaborative, critical, and creative thinking play a significant role. STEAM education is viewed as an advanced learning procedure that will reshape Indian education.  Unless the STEAM education is not integrated as a policy level into the school curriculum, the teachers may not have a legitimate reason to implement STEAM lessons. From the findings of the study, it can be concluded that STEAM Learning Approach helps enhance Collaborative skills of learners which is one of the life skills that is very important for facing global challenges. However, research in the field of STEAM is in the early phase, hence there is no research available regarding STEAM effect on Collaborative Skills.   

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