National attention has been given to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) education, which is well recognized as an effective way to cultivate the key …

Makerspaces persist as formal and informal spaces of learning for youth, promoting
continued interest in studying how design can support the variety of learning opportunities …

Computational thinking (CT) is key to digital literacy and helps develop problem-solving
skills, which are fundamental in modern school. As game design shows potential for …

Makerspaces are environments where individuals use technologies to make physical
artifacts within a community of fellow Makers. There has been growing interest in the …

Interests in Maker Education have been increasing among K-12 educators. In this study, we
focused on one of the contexts of Maker Education, digital fabrication activities, at a …

Parents' expectations affect children's key competencies acquired from STEM education,
and influence their future career development. This study aimed to determine the influence …

Maker pedagogies offer numerous potential benefits for student learning; however, we
currently lack an understanding of the ways in which educators integrate these pedagogies …

Providing an original framework for the study of makerspaces in a literacy context, this book
bridges the scholarship of literacy studies and STEM and offers a window into the practices …

Background Learning to be an engineer means learning to participate in engineering
discourse: the words, visuals, routines, and narratives through which engineers think and …

Purpose This paper aims to explore how making tabletop board games elicited adolescents'
design thinking during their participation in a summer game design camp at their local …