From STEM to STEAM: Cracking the Code? How Creativity & Motivation Interacts with Inquiry-based Learning

• Published in: Creativity research journal Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 284 - 295
• Main Authors: Conradty, Cathérine, Bogner, Franz X.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Routledge 03.07.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Creativity; Inquiry method; Motivation; Science education; Science Instruction; Workstations

STEM subjects enriched with Arts (STEAM) are assumed to enhance science lessons and making them more attractive. A multidisciplinary STEAM module integrating inquiry-based learning was implemented to a sample of 160 students (11-12 years; 43.1% females). In a four-hour lesson, dealing with scientifi...