Design Thinking Capabilities in the STEAM Education: A bibliometric Analysis

Zarate-Perez E.; Azpilcueta-Vasquez M.; Santos-Mejia C.; Cornejo-Carbajal C.; Melgarejo-Alcántara M.; Ramos-Moreno J.; Acevedo-Carrillo M. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2023)

Resumen

This paper aims to explore the scientific production and the thematic evolution of design thinking applied to education in STEAM. A bibliometric approach was used to quantify the impact, under the analysis of scientific mapping within a longitudinal framework with SciMAT. The results show a stability index of the research field of 58%, showing its gradual consolidation. This field emphasizes the topics of computational thinking, curriculum, educational innovation, human behavior in design, libraries, problem-solving, requirement engineering, system design thinking, systems engineering competencies, and user-centered design. Human behavior in design, and requirement engineering are the driving themes of the specialty for the period 2019-2022. In the same way, computational thinking and curriculum appears as a basic and transversal theme for this period and is very fundamental in the STEAM areas. Therefore, the identified themes simultaneously focus on conscious human behavior, interaction, and emotional involvement. Meanwhile, there is still limited discussion about human behavior related to STEAM areas.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal; Universidad Nacional del Callao; Universidad Privada del Norte