THE IMPORTANCE OF STEM EDUCATION IN KISII SCHOOL AND  SIRONGA GIRLS IN KISII COUNTY

NYABWARI, FLIGHT HAGGAI; NYABUTO, SARAH KERUBO

dc.contributor.author	NYABWARI, FLIGHT HAGGAI
dc.contributor.author	NYABUTO, SARAH KERUBO
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-08T09:01:57Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-08T09:01:57Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.gretsauniversity.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/20.500.12736/4056
dc.description.abstract	The level of creativity, innovation and problem solving is measured by the number of creative young professionals who are produced from school each year. The Ministry of education works towards the development a curriculum that is not only academic based but also creative based and gives training to teachers in order to address its need in the country in problem solving. However, the efforts made have not yielded the desired goals as the number of jobless graduates is still high throughout the country especially in Kisii County. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of STEM education and its related disciplines in Kisii County. The study is guided by the following objectives; to determine the extent to which STEM education contributes to creativity, to analyze how STEM education contributes to innovation and to determine the extent to which lack of STEM teaching and learning resources contribute to the problems faced in Kisii County. The study findings will be significant to various educational stakeholders such as the ministry of education, teachers, parents and students in determining different ways of developing students’ creativity and problem solving techniques. The study should establish that, STEM education and its disciplines are important towards the development of creativity and problem solving and that students with no access to STEM education face difficulties in the outside world example given; unemployment. Further the study should reveal that STEM education is not wholly taught by secondary schools in Kisii County. The study therefore should conclude that STEM education is a core discipline that unlocks the infinite potentials of the learners hence must be taught well and encouraged. Furthermore, the study should recommend that the school management including the board of governors and the principals should ensure that they put in place the strategies required in ensuring that STEM education is well taught are well developed in schools good. This is achieved when they introduce incentives to teachers and organize science fairs in the schools and also provide required resources needed in teaching and learning STEM education.	en_US
dc.publisher	Gretsa University	en_US
dc.title	THE IMPORTANCE OF STEM EDUCATION IN KISII SCHOOL AND SIRONGA GIRLS IN KISII COUNTY	en_US