Learner-Centred Pedagogical Approach Based on Smart City Concept to Enhance the Development of STEM Skills of Children

Nowadays science, technology, engineering and mathematics play a vital role in the development of the whole world. However, despite the huge demand for engineers, children aged 10 to 14 (especially girls) are not eager to pursuit careers in these fields. Vast majority of kids assume that remarkable intelligence is required to do so and thus do not try to develop in this direction. The novel teaching methods can contribute to improve the attitudes and to increase the levels of performance of the students and thus to boost students interest toward STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) careers. The paper tries to identify the root causes of this conviction and proposes a solution which makes use of the newest IT technologies, such as smart city and helps in eradicating this stereotype. Lack of motivation and low self-esteem were identified as the main factors that created this belief.