美国K-12阶段STEM教育对我国中小学创客教育的启示

American K-12 STEM Education and the Inspirations for Maker Education to Chinese Primary and Middle School

In the era of knowledge economy， international competition is the competition of talents in the end. Both maker education and STEM education are effective ways to cultivate innovative talents， and they are closely related to each other. Firstly， the article analyzes their same theoretical and realistic bases which are the theory of “learning by doing” and social participating， as well as compares the similarities and differences of them. And then， by analyzing the reform and development experience of educational objectives， curriculum setting， teacher training and academic evaluation in American K-12 STEM education， the article discuss the development direction of maker education in Chinese primary and middle schools. Finally， inspired by American K-12 STEM education， the article suggests some enlightenments for maker education in Chinese primary and middle schools such as detailing course objectives， establishing maker learning spaces， cultivating teachers and creating maker culture， thus to establish the system of maker education which are suitable for China’s national conditions.