The Namibia University of Science and Technology has low rates of enrollment in STEM majors. This project sought to identify factors inhibiting Namibian students’ pursuit of STEM higher education through surveying university students, observing primary STEM classrooms, and interviewing primary-level educators. Our findings suggest that while STEM exposure at the primary level is important, low resource availability restricts STEM primary education in Namibia. Therefore, we developed basic STEM lessons for primary classrooms that use readily available resources.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Duarte, Carla Inacio
• Jankowski, Matthew Robert
• Tillotson, Christopher Michael
• Wilson, Emily Anne

Subject

• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-102318-101057

Stichwort

• Engineering--Study and teaching
• Equality
• Mathematics--Study and teaching
• Education, Elementary

Advisor

• Sistla, Seeta
• Williams, Nicholas E.
• Peet, R. Creighton

Year

• 2018

Center

• Windhoek, Namibia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST): Teaching and Learning Unit

Date created

• 2018-10-23

Ort

• Windhoek

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright