Date: 2022
Type: Working Paper
Preparing students for the digital era : lessons learned from FabLabs in school
Working Paper, EUI RSC, 2022/65, Global Governance Programme-480, [Global Economics]
FERRACANE, Martina Francesca, BALLERINI, Veronica, DE FALCO, Adriano, DOMINICI, Alice, MENCHETTI, Fiammetta, NOIRJEAN, Silvia, Preparing students for the digital era : lessons learned from FabLabs in school, EUI RSC, 2022/65, Global Governance Programme-480, [Global Economics] - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/74987
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In this study, we randomly expose Italian high school students from different majors to creative activities taught by FabLabs and assess the impact of this exposition on students’ career aspirations, university choice, interest and confidence in STEM university courses, attitude towards STEM subjects, creativity, and grit. We find that giving students the possibility to join FabLab activities has overall a positive impact on all the variables assessed, except for career aspirations and creativity. This working paper represents a preliminary assessment and is limited to estimating the effect of having the possibility to join FabLab activities. A refined analysis will also investigate the effect on students who have participated in the activities, for whom we expect to find a stronger positive effect.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/74987
ISSN: 1028-3625
Series/Number: EUI RSC; 2022/65; Global Governance Programme-480; [Global Economics]
Publisher: European University Institute
Keyword(s): Causal inference Creativity FabLab Grit STEM Digital skills