Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)· 2015Q2
The Promise of the Maker Movement for Education
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Short summary
The Maker Movement's promise for K-12 STEM education lies in its digital tools (e.g., 3D printers, microcontrollers), community infrastructure (online/in-person), and maker mindset, which align with beneficial learning environments.
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Key points
- The Maker Movement involves hobbyists, engineers, and artists creating projects for fun and utility.
- Key elements for educational integration include digital tools (rapid prototyping, microcontrollers), community infrastructure (online/in-person), and the maker mindset.
- Making practices align with research on beneficial learning environments for STEM education.
- Research is needed to fully understand the Maker Movement's potential for K-12 education.
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Abstract
The Maker Movement is a community of hobbyists, tinkerers, engineers, hackers, and artists who creatively design and build projects for both playful and useful ends. There is growing interest among educators in bringing making into K-12 education to enhance opportunities to engage in the practices of engineering, specifically, and STEM more broadly. This article describes three elements of the Maker Movement, and associated research needs, necessary to understand its promise for education: 1) digital tools, including rapid prototyping tools and low-cost microcontroller platforms, that characterize many making projects; 2) community infrastructure, including online resources and in-person spaces and events; and 3) the maker mindset, aesthetic principles, and habits of mind that are commonplace within the community. It further outlines how the practices of making align with research on beneficial learning environments.
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