Immersion days as a strategy for STEM vocation development

Abstract

Overcoming barriers and myths about STEM requires educational interventions that promote motivation and skill development in STEM disciplines. Therefore, an educational immersion is presented for 128 eleventh-grade students of Colegio Vista Bella in the city of Bogota, to bring them closer to the STEM disciplines. To this end, a survey of professional interests is implemented to collect the perceptions of the participants during the academic activities and guided visits to the Politécnico Grancolombiano. Although the eleventh-grade students do not have a clear preference for a university career, there is greater interest in STEM activities, due to their holistic approach to the 4 disciplines and the development of STEM competencies such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.