Selected aspects of IBL in STEM-education

Abstract

This article focuses on an important category of modern education in contemporary society based on innovation as well as SMART, and analyses Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL), inquiry-based science education (IBSE), problembased learning and project-based learning in the context of STEM education. “At the third millennium in the midst of the digital age, it is expected that emerging technologies will be able to accelerate scientific literacy and enable the majority of citizens to enjoy the blessing of STEM.“ (Chen, 2017: XV) Additionally, the authors analyse advantages and some aspects STEM education, contemporary trends in modern professions and present several examples of good practice. The article also presents the results of research carried out among academic staff, teachers and students on educational trends and technologies. The survey showed a huge gap between the students’ needs and the proposals for organizing the educational process put forward by teachers and academic staff. Interdisciplinarity - an important concept related to STEM-education is highlighted. The authors describe and compare educational technologies, IBL, PBL, PrBL. The stages of IBL provide an opportunity to analyse and implement educational technology in the educational process. In particular, the authors offer instruments for IBL. One of them is the creation of an inquiry learning space Go-Labs that allows for connecting different applications to organize activities at all stages of the research process.