Introduction
1. What can we learn from the history of STEM subjects in Japan?
Tetsuo Isozaki
2. Conceptual framework from STEM to STEAM: Through the promotion of STEAM education in Japan
Tadashi Ohtani
3. What are the student competencies that STEM education cultivates? Based on a comparison between Japan and Germany
Yusuke Endo
4. Examination of STEAM teaching strategies in Japanese elementary education through a comparative analysis with STEAM learning activities in England
Susumu Nozoe
5. Assessment for fostering Japanese STEM literacy: from a perspective of performance assessment theory
Terumasa Ishii
6. Tasks that drive students to learning processes toward knowledge integration
Moegi Saito
7. Food and nutrition education (Shokuiku) as a part of STEAM education
Takako Isozaki and Tetsuo Isozaki
8. Pre-service teacher education for STEAM activities that combine data modeling and design processes
Takashi Kawakami and Keiichi Nishimura
9. Scientific inquiry required in STEAM education movement
Ryugo Oshima
10. Investigating inquiry-based activities to acquire learning content and competence in STEM education: A case study in chemistry
Kiichi Amimoto
11. STEM/STEAM approach in biological education in Japan
Ko Tomikawa
Biography
Tetsuo Isozaki is a professor of Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hiroshima University, Japan.
