A1 Journal article (refereed)
Individual Creativity and Career Choices of Pre-teens in the Context of a Math-Art Learning Event (2021)

Salmi, H., Thuneberg, H., Bogner, F. X., & Fenyvesi, K. (2021). Individual Creativity and Career Choices of Pre-teens in the Context of a Math-Art Learning Event. Open Education Studies, 3(1), 147-156. https://doi.org/10.1515/edu-2020-0147

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Salmi, Hannu; Thuneberg, Helena; Bogner, Franz X.; Fenyvesi, Kristof

Journal or series: Open Education Studies

eISSN: 2544-7831

Publication year: 2021

Publication date: 01/01/2021

Volume: 3

Issue number: 1

Pages range: 147-156

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Publication country: Poland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/edu-2020-0147

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/77306

Abstract

A sample of 392 students (aged 12-13 years, M±SD: 12. 52% girls) completed a learning module integrating informal hands-on mathematics and arts activity (extending STEM to STEAM). Within a 140 minute workshop period participants worked with commercially available ‘4Dframe’ Math and STEAM learning toolkits to design and create original, personal and individual geometrical structures. Two science pedagogues acted as tutors supervising the process and intervened only when needed. A pre-/post-test design monitored individual creativity, relative autonomy, and career choice preference. Path analysis elaborated the role of creativity (measured with two subscales: act and flow), and it showed that post-act, post-flow as well as relative autonomy are valuable predictors of career choices. Similarly, pre-creativity scores were shown to significantly predict the related post-scores: act and flow. As a consequence, our STEAM module was shown to trigger both the creativity level and the career choice preferences. Conclusions for appropriate educational settings to foster STEAM environments are discussed.

Keywords: mathematics; learning; creativity; art; choice of profession

Free keywords: STEAM; math learning; inquiry-based; hands-on; art; informal learning; motivation; career choice

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Reporting Year: 2021

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