Future – Oriented Education – STE(A)M in Serbia

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Branislav Ranđelović , Katarina Aleksić , Katarina Andonov

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DOI: 10.46793/STEAM-X24.046R

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

STE(A)M is an interdisciplinary approach to learning that brings to-
gether science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. It is a
comprehensive approach, focused on the integration of these 5 disci-
plines for the construction of knowledge and the application of what
has been learned in solving real problems. It symbolizes thinking
outside the box, places special emphasis on the practical application
of these disciplines and encourages students to develop key compe-
tencies – critical thinking, teamwork, creativity, problem solving and
communication.
The STE(A)M approach is not new, but it has attracted more and
more attention, especially with rapid advancement of technology.
This approach enables the joint use of the above disciplines to sup-
port students in mastering the skills necessary for success in the 21st
century, in a technologically advanced environment. Digital technol-
ogy trivialized the need to memorize factual knowledge and opened
new spaces for active and contextualized learning. The expansion of
digital technology has led to the necessity of an interdisciplinary ap-
proach in learning, so talking about STE(A)M in a deeply digitized
reality does not make sense without first talking about the develop-
ment of digital education.
In this paper, we give an insight into the current state of Serbian edu-
cation, in terms of STE(A)M education, precisely through the lens of
the spectrum of activities of our system in the domain of digitization.
In doing so, we will especially point out the findings of the latest re-
search, which are related to the introduction of the subject “Digital
World” in the lower grades of elementary school. Using an identi-
cal online instrument, under the same technical and organizational
conditions, two surveys were conducted, one in autumn 2022, where
986 fourth-graders from 55 schools participated and one in autumn
2023, where 947 fourth-grade students from 56 schools participated.

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