Project development with STEM features
Francisco Javier Montecillo-Puente · Revista de Educación Superior · 2023
This article presents an analysis of selected projects developed at the Tecnológico Nacional de México Salvatierra (TecNM-ITESS). These projects help students to develop STEAM skills. Mechatronics and TIC’s engineering programs are included in our case of study. The first part of this article, the ITESS operational framework is presented. Then, it is described Bloom's taxonomy and the PISA tests as reference tools for the development and measurement of student’s capabilities. Also, education quality indicators are presented for the TecNM-ITESS and state government of Guanajuato. Indicator and STEM skills are studied to find relationships. In addition, different academic events and calls for projects that facilitate the participation of students in activities that promote STEAM skills are discussed. In a second part, some projects where students have participated are presented, the strategies used for the dissemination, identification and training of students are discussed. As well as, a sentiment analysis is presented where data has been collected from students who were involved in projects.