SOME APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF ACCESS TO STEAM EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS MAJORING IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

Abstract

   Early childhood major students will be preschool teachers in the future, and the success of new methods such as STEAM depends mainly on their access, acceptance, and application of these methods in their professional practice. Applying STEAM to preschool education requires preschool teachers to implement the preschool education program directly to gain knowledge, skills, and confidence in approaching STEAM education. These factors not only depend on the efforts of teachers, on the training process, and on fostering STEAM education capacity for preschool teachers but also require preschool teacher training institutions to pay more attention to preparing students with knowledge and skills related to STEAM education while studying in the classroom. The article analyzes the current status of preschool education students' access to STEAM education and proposes measures to improve access to STEAM education.