The purpose of this study is to determine how STEM education can bridge the gap between the productivity of early childhood educators and government policies in elevating the quality of education based on 21st century learning in Malaysia. There are 4 objectives of this study which are (i) explore the best practice in Early Science towards the implementation of STEM activity in kindergarten; (ii) explore the best practice in Early Mathematics towards the implementation of STEM activity in kindergarten; (iii) explore technology-assisted teaching tools towards the implementation of STEM activity in kindergarten; and (iv) explore engineering activity towards the implementation of STEM activity in kindergarten. The method of exploratory case study was used to design this study, which was based on a qualitative study. It was successfully carried out at three different private kindergartens in Malaysia, with four kindergarten teachers and 39 kindergarten students participating. T.....

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STEM Education is one of the elements that need to be applied in 21st Century Education (PAK- 21). However, STEM Education is given less attention by many early childhood education (ECE) teachers due to various factors that influence its implementation in kindergartens such as lack of exposure to STEM Education information and many more. This study was conducted to see the perceptions of kindergarten teachers on how they think about the importance of STEM Education itself in order to ensure the quality of children's learning can be achieved through STEM Education at the early schooling level. The objectives of this study are (i) to explore the best practices of teaching STEM Education; (ii) to explore the accessibility of informative knowledge through STEM education; (iii) to explore the integration of STEM disciplines in STEM activities; and (iv) to explore the implementation of STEM activities in teaching and learning sessions. There were 4 participants selected in this study and the.....

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