This article serves as a critical approach to both the emergence and the identity formation of
Early Childhood Science Education (ECSE) as a new scientific field, consolidated within the …

Increasingly, educational policies and curricula recommend that young children experience
STEM learning opportunities within Early Childhood (EC) settings. Despite greater demands …

Pre-school and first years of primary school provide the basis for future learning in STEM,
and teachers' views-confidence are important for effective classroom practices. This study …

The purpose of this study is to investigate teachers' practices and views of STEM activities
for children aged 4–7 years old. The participants are 18 Greek teachers and data is …

This paper explores the influence of teacher learning on young children's STEM habits of
mind through two studies involving Chinese preschools. Study 1 (141 teachers, 3214 …

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of using ChatGPT, an artificial
intelligence-supported tool, to overcome the challenges in the implementation of early …

Early childhood years were believed to be a precious time to implement Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education activities. Children can …

This study examines the attitudes of Israeli preschool teachers towards the teaching of
science and technology (S&T) in preschools in general, and towards the Israeli Ministry of …

In this sco** review, 27 empirical and peer-reviewed research articles published in the
English language between 2015 and 2023 were examined to explore and categorize the …

This article aims to implement an engineering design-based STEM activity for young
children and evaluate the implementation process of the activity, along with providing some …