Redefining the Russian Empire: The Turn to Liberal Imperialism through The Letters of Prince Nikolay A. Orlov at The Height of The Great Reforms

Redefining the Russian Empire: The Turn to Liberal Imperialism through The Letters of Prince Nikolay A. Orlov at The Height of The Great Reforms

Author(s): Sara de Athouguia Filipe / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2022

Keywords: Empire; Russia; liberalism; liberal imperialism; reforms;

Prince Nikolay Alexeyevich Orlov (1827-1885) was an aristocrat, a war hero and a prominent diplomat of the Russian Empire who enjoyed a prestigious position from a very young age. In his correspondence with Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich in the early 1860s, Prince Orlov expounded his views on Russian politics, putting forward his liberal outlook of what the empire ought to be. His most crucial proposals were (i) revising Russian foreign policy and redefining imperial borders (which included solving the ‘Polish Question’); (ii) adopting federalism with local representative institutions based on a notion of ‘legitimate power’; (iii) introducing bottom-up reforms; (iv) abolishing ‘backwards practices’ (in particular, corporal punishment) and (v) guaranteeing civil rights and equality before the law. Based on letters and other writings that remain vastly under-researched in Russia and practically unknown to English-speaking audiences, I analyse Prince Orlov’s correspondence as illustrative of a broader ideological turn to liberal imperialism and contextualise it from Russian and European perspectives. By positing that Russian liberalism was strongly impacted by the successes and shortcomings of the liberal imperialism of the 1860s, I invite the reader to rethink some ideological and chronological boundaries that are routinely taken for granted in discussions regarding liberalism, imperialism and their interconnectedness.

Changes in communication; the impact of digitalisation on children’s communication and language use

Changes in communication; the impact of digitalisation on children’s communication and language use

Author(s): Mária Jaskóné Gácsi / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2023

Keywords: communication; electronic information flow; digital era; digital language use

In the digital information age, the relationship between language and text has been placed on a new footing, and this is of great importance, as it can be a major step forward in our development and culturalisation. These technical achievements have the potential to make a significant impact on the development of humanity, which we all feel. It is reflected in our culture, in our scientific disciplines, and in our individual lifestyles. The electronic environment has also brought many changes to verbal, vocal, and non-verbal communication. The concept of discourse cannot be avoided in the study of electronic information flows. On one hand, it emphasises the analysis of the use of language; it is based on the natural language used by the subject and focuses on regularities rather than rules. On the other hand, it is a speech event that is indirectly produced according to the expectations of a situation. With regard to thegrouping of written and spoken discourse, the differentiation between informal and formal written and spoken language is further related. The topic of my writing is the study of language use and communication in today’s children. Their communication is quite different from that of previous generations. They have a different milieu, adifferent medium. These differences are partly due to digitalisation and partly to the way they lead their lives in a rapidly changing world. This has a natural impact on both communication and rhetoric. The changes in the world, the digital environment and social phenomena have had a huge impact on the way we speak and communicate.This is natural, but how does it affect our children and young people? Do they in the communication with their peers find ways how to express themselves in each situation in the perception of the constant presence of the digital medium?

PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION IN TIMES OF GLOBAL CRISIS

PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION IN TIMES OF GLOBAL CRISIS

Author(s): Martin Potůček / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2022

Keywords: crises; economic globalization; public policy; administration.

This text examines the tensions that economic globalization is generating for national governments when addressing their traditional tasks. The last two decades of the twenty-first century have been full of new challenges generated by crises at the global level. Although their impact on the situation of individual countries is not uniform, they affect everyone in one way or another.

DIFFICULT, CONTROVERSIAL, UNSOLVABLE AND IN ADDITION ‘BIG’ – WICKED PROBLEMS FOR SOCIETY AND ADMINISTRATION

DIFFICULT, CONTROVERSIAL, UNSOLVABLE AND IN ADDITION ‘BIG’ – WICKED PROBLEMS FOR SOCIETY AND ADMINISTRATION

Author(s): Karol Dąbrowski / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2022

Wicked problems are permanent, so they cannot be solved, but they can be alleviated. G.W. Head emphasized that several factors increase the possibility of obtaining the significant progress: quality of leaders, sufficient information, financial resources, the capacities of analysts and managers, reliable partners and cross-sector coordination.

STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM) - CRUCIAL IN THE CRISIS

STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM) - CRUCIAL IN THE CRISIS

Author(s): Konstantina Chatzi / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2022

Keywords: Strategic Management; Human Resources Management; Competitive Advantage; Business Performance; Strategy.

The modern business environment is characterized by continuous and rapid changes. In order for businesses to be able to survive and prosper, businesses need to be able to constantly adapt to these changes, but also often to create them. They achieve this through the efficient use of their resources so that they can achieve a competitive advantage. For the long-term survival of the organization the competitive advantage must be sustainable. Businesses today are increasingly realizing the crucial role of their human resources in obtaining a sustainable competitive advantage, through the Strategic Management of Human Resources. One of the pioneers of modern management, Peter Drucker has mentioned that every business or institution has only one true resource, the Human. In fact, it states that “... Human resources have always been critical to the success of an organization, their importance has been always grown and this fact is recognized from within and outside organizations”.

ADOPTION OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN ORGANIZATIONS

ADOPTION OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN ORGANIZATIONS

Author(s): Konstantina Chatzi / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2022

Keywords: Human Resource Management; HRIS; HRM; HRMS; HR practices; Business Performance; Strategy.

Businesses, having now, necessarily, adopted a more modern way of operating, realized that people are their valuable resource and for this reason they invest in Human Resources Management with the aim of solving and dealing with complex issues, as a result of economic instability, globalization and competition. Human Resources Management and its technologically advanced operations aim to serve the strategic goals of the business so that it becomes profitable and competitive. The combination of Technology and in particular Information Systems in Human Resource Management can contribute to saving time, reducing costs as well as increasing productivity and efficiency. In the implementation of each such Information System as in any other organizational change, the company is called upon to try something new with the aim of achieving the best possible results in terms of its strategic goals. We hope this study will help organizations adopt HRIS accurately and effectively.

Seeing Romania with American Eyes Cultural Stereotypes Between Endorsement and Rejection

Seeing Romania with American Eyes Cultural Stereotypes Between Endorsement and Rejection

Author(s): Laura Vișan / Language(s): English / Issue: 3-4/2004

Keywords: Romania; USA; culture; stereotype;

This paper deals with the cultural shock of the American writers, journalists or researchers who visited Romania both before and after the 1989 Revolution. It provides the reaction of the American traveler when confronted to a plethora of Romanian realities, the feedback he gets from the people here, as well as their insight upon inland realities. This insight ranges from an idealized vision upon our destiny in the world, doubled by a sense of helplessness in front of the international conspiracy against Romania, to defeatist approaches that point at this country as doomed, unless the international powers will urgently intervene.

The Relationship between Britain and Romania during the Rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu, 1966-1989

The Relationship between Britain and Romania during the Rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu, 1966-1989

Author(s): Amy Hampartumian / Language(s): English / Issue: 3-4/2003

Keywords: Great Britain; Romania; Nicolae Ceaușescu; 60s; 70s; 80s;

An abridged version of Amy Hampartumian’s final dissertation at the University of London, this text describes how the relations between the UK and socialist Romania developed at the time of Ceausescu’s dictatorship. The author surveys these relations from their peak in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, when the British monarchy honored the Romanian leader with the highest awards for his anti-Soviet stance, up to the moment when blame was cast on the communist regime for its human rights abuses in the ‘80s. In doing so Hampartumian attempts to make out the interests behind those political stands. Using sources the Romanian readership can hardly access - the British press, diplomatic documents of the Foreign Office in London - the work could be of major interest to students of both the British foreign policy towards the communist countries and communist Romania’s policy in relation to the West.

A Modern Instrument for Game-Based Learning of English Words

A Modern Instrument for Game-Based Learning of English Words

Author(s): Stefan Stavrev,Galateya Ushanova / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2023

Keywords: English language; game-based learning; serious games

The current paper presents a novel technique for teaching English words via game-based methods. In addition, based on that technique, an educational software model that motivates students to memorize tricky words in English was developed. The developed game has interactive elements and can be played with hands, feet and other small objects. It is particularly useful for educational institutions that teach English as a second language to foreign speakers. For this research, a list of tricky words was compiled by conducting a survey amongst English teachers in Bulgaria. That list is later integrated into the game-based software. Finally, the results are summarized and conclusions are drawn.

Evidentiality in Czech and Spanish: A contrastive cognitively-based study of the reportative particles prý and dizque

Evidentiality in Czech and Spanish: A contrastive cognitively-based study of the reportative particles prý and dizque

Author(s): Dana Kratochvílová / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2023

Keywords: dizque; evidentiality; grounding; hearsay; mental spaces theory; prý; reportative; sequence of tenses; subjectivity

The paper presents a contrastive Czech–Spanish study concentrating on reportative markers. Methodologically, it is based on the cognitive theories of mental spaces and grounding, with the primary focus on the Spanish counterparts of the Czech prý, and the secondary focus on the Czech counterparts of the Spanish dizque. The analysis is conducted using the parallel corpus InterCorp and presents evidentiality as a complex category, which is closely related to tense and evaluative modality. The translation respondents of prý and dizque in both languages display significant variability. The corpus data reveal that notions attributed to them are expressed in a complex way in the other language, pointing out that grammatical and lexical elements such as sequence of tenses and diminutive suffixes can convey notions similar to those conveyed by adverbial hearsay markers or verba dicendi.

Two languages in one mind: Insights into cognitive effects of bilingualism from usage-based approaches

Two languages in one mind: Insights into cognitive effects of bilingualism from usage-based approaches

Author(s): Michal Kořenář,Jeanine Treffers-Daller,Christos Pliatsikas / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2023

Keywords: bilingualism; cognition; cognitive plasticity; executive function; usage-based

Bilingualism has been associated with changes in our language-related and domain-general cognition. However, it remains controversial whether bilingualism-related cognitive effects are robust and stable. Also, it is still unclear which aspects of bilingual experiences affect the plasticity of cognitive processes. This article offers a selective overview of the literature on bilingualism and cognition. We discuss results from studies which investigated the sources of cognitive plasticity in bilinguals, using prominent bilingual factors. We argue that, at least in part, the field deals with the controversies by viewing bilingualism through the perspective of usage-based (or experience-based) approaches, although such a link is not always made explicitly. Viewing bilingual variables as indicators of language use and engagement with both languages might offer promising ways forward while allowing for comparisons of existing studies on bilingualism with more recent ones, which build on the usage-based perspective more explicitly.

Introducing a phonotactic probability calculator for Czech

Introducing a phonotactic probability calculator for Czech

Author(s): Petra Čechová,Luca Cilibrasi,Jan Henyš,Jaroslav Čecho / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2023

Keywords: Czech; language processing; phonotactic probability; phonotactics; pseudoword

Phonotactic probability refers to the frequency with which phonological segments and sequences of phonological segments occur in words in a given language (Vitevitch – Luce, 2004). It has been shown that phonotactic probabilities of words are important in language processing and language acquisition (Jusczyk et al., 1994; Mattys – Jusczyk, 2001; Pitt – McQueen, 1998). For example, words with high phonotactic probability are processed faster by native speakers in same-different tasks (Luce – Large, 2001), and pseudowords with high phonotactic probability are judged as more word-like by adults (Vitevitch et al., 1997). In this paper we present a phonotactic calculator for Czech implemented as a Python script. The script relies on frequency data from three freely available corpora of Czech: SYN2015 and SYN2020, corpora of written Czech (Křen et al., 2015; 2020), and ORAL v1, a corpus of spoken Czech (Kopřivová et al., 2017). The steps of the calculation mirror those developed by Vitevitch and Luce (2004) for English, and the script can provide phonotactic (and additionally orthotactic) probability for any Czech word or pseudoword. The script can be downloaded at <https://phonocalc.github.io>.

THE EFFECT OF ONLINE ARGUMENTATION AND REFLECTIVE THINKING-BASED SCIENCE TEACHING ON SIXTH GRADERS’ COGNITIVE ABILITIES

THE EFFECT OF ONLINE ARGUMENTATION AND REFLECTIVE THINKING-BASED SCIENCE TEACHING ON SIXTH GRADERS’ COGNITIVE ABILITIES

Author(s): Ömer Acar,Zeynep Azaklı / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2023

Keywords: argumentation-based teaching; distance learning; epistemic cognition; logical thinking; reflective thinking;

The effect of online argumentation and reflective thinking-based science teaching on sixth-grade students’ epistemic cognition, metacognition, and logical thinking was explored in this study. The research was carried out in the 2020-2021 academic year when all teaching was online due to Covid-19. Students in the study sample were mostly from middle-class families. Students were divided into two groups for one semester; one received online argumentation and reflective thinking-based science teaching (experimental group) whereas the other received only online science teaching (control group). The exploratory factor analyses yielded two factors for epistemic cognition and metacognition questionnaires whereas the logical thinking test was found to be unidimensional. According to the results, experimental group students scored higher than control group students in post-test regulation of cognition and logical thinking. In addition, the experimental group developed knowledge of cognition, regulation of cognition, and logical thinking during the intervention. Although the experimental group scored higher than the control group on the set of post-test epistemic cognition factors, this significance did not appear amongst individual factors. As for the implications of this study, elements of distance learning that may have contributed to the development of students’ cognitive abilities were discussed.

VIEWS ON NATURE OF SCIENCE AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TEACHING NATURE OF SCIENCE AMONG CHEMISTRY STUDENTS IN SAUDI UNIVERSITIES

VIEWS ON NATURE OF SCIENCE AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TEACHING NATURE OF SCIENCE AMONG CHEMISTRY STUDENTS IN SAUDI UNIVERSITIES

Author(s): Norah A. Algarni,Nidhal Sh. Alahmad / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2023

Keywords: attitudes toward teaching NOS; nature of science; university chemistry students; views on science and education (VOSE);

Understanding nature of science (NOS) is a fundamental goal in science education standards. Due to the role of specialised and educational teachers' preparation programmes in developing their NOS concepts, this study aims to identify views on NOS and attitudes toward teaching NOS among Saudi undergraduate chemistry students and the differences between them according to their academic level and university affiliation. Views on science and education questionnaire were distributed among chemistry students in eight universities. Results found inaccurate views regarding the differences between theories and laws, and that pertaining to well-trained scientists as being detached from personal, social, and cultural values. Half of the sample disagreed on inventing theories and laws and the diversity of Scientists' methods and also rejected teaching a variety of methods and the influence of personal beliefs on Scientists' observations. No significant differences among students' views by academic level or universities were found, except that second-level students have more informed views than fifth-level students, and the UHB and JU students' views were more informed than IMSIU students. The authors recommend developing those NOS concepts which students had shortcomings in the sequential teachers' preparation programmes and suggest recognising chemistry department faculty members' attitudes to developing students' NOS concepts.

USING COMICS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: STUDENTS' SOLUTIONS AND AESTHETIC SUBTLETIES

USING COMICS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: STUDENTS' SOLUTIONS AND AESTHETIC SUBTLETIES

Author(s): Gamze Alp,Berna Coskun Onan / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2023

Keywords: case study; digital comics; digital story; digital storytelling; secondary school students;

To constitute awareness of climate change, hearing the solutions of students in their words and seeing visual products by creating experiences in schools is vital. This case study was limited to sequential implementations of climate change in the natural sciences teaching process in 5th grade. After an education process on using Pixton, 12 students transformed their learning into digital comics. This research aimed to reveal the problems created by students through digital stories about climate change, solutions they suggested for climate problems, and aesthetic subtleties they applied to express themselves. Digital comics created by students, researcher notes, observations, and students’ view forms were used as data collection tools. Finally, vital solutions to problems such as global climate change, pollution, destruction of the natural environment, and extinction of living creatures were created by students during this case. Important solutions consisting of preventing global warming, making peace with nature, vital measures and efforts to protect the soil were suggested. Besides, interesting aesthetic subtleties such as storification, positioning of the characters, place preferences, expression of emotions, and time depiction were applied. Teachers can use comics to see students’ tendencies, raise awareness, encourage them, and help them develop solutions for current socio-scientific problems.

THE CHAIN MEDIATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL SCIENCE LEARNING IN THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FAMILY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND INFORMAL SCIENCE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

THE CHAIN MEDIATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL SCIENCE LEARNING IN THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FAMILY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND INFORMAL SCIENCE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Author(s): Xiang-xiang He,Yi-ping Deng,Jian-hua Liu,Guang-yu Sun,Jian-wen Xiong,Yang Xiao / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2023

Keywords: primary school students; mainland China; informal science learning experiences; family support; socioeconomic status;

Students’ informal science learning experiences are believed to strongly influence their attitudes toward science and their abilities in the subject. Factors associated with students’ informal science learning experiences include family socioeconomic status and perceived family support. However, little is known about whether perceived family support for children’s formal and informal science learning differs significantly. The present study filled this gap by exploring how students’ perceived family support for formal/informal science learning affected the link between their socioeconomic status and their experiences of informal science learning. Survey data were collected from 486 Chinese grade 4-6 primary school students. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that the students’ socioeconomic status and their informal science learning experiences were significantly and positively correlated. This association was chain-mediated through two categories of perceived family support. Specifically, students’ socioeconomic status affected their informal science learning experiences through the separate mediating role of family support for formal science learning and the sequential mediation of perceived family support for formal and informal science learning. These results uncover the role that family support plays in students’ science education; accordingly, parents are encouraged to help their children learn science both formally and informally.

MISCONCEPTIONS ON BASIC STOICHIOMETRY AMONG THE SELECTED ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN THE URBAN REGIONS OF THE GAMBIA

MISCONCEPTIONS ON BASIC STOICHIOMETRY AMONG THE SELECTED ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN THE URBAN REGIONS OF THE GAMBIA

Author(s): Abdou L. J. Jammeh,Claude Keregeya,Savita Ladage / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2023

Keywords: basic stoichiometry; chemical reactions; pH values interpretation; students’ misconceptions;

The study complements previous research on a case study of chemistry lesson plans design and teaching. It has been found that chemistry education in The Gambia has been challenged by ineffective lesson plans design and teaching, and laboratory resources. The consequences have been unsatisfactory learning outcomes. However, what could lead to unsatisfactory learning outcomes in chemistry if basic stoichiometry is considered challenging? This has led the present study to develop a survey research method to assess students' misconceptions on basic stoichiometry. Through a systematic random sampling technique, 285-grade eleventh students were selected. The topics covered in the study included interpreting the pH of common substances, balancing basic stoichiometric equations, and inferences of experimental results. Students’ responses to misconception survey questions were reviewed and analysed. The results indicated that students could be taught some basic principles of stoichiometry. Students who were challenged to correct inferences from experimental results need to develop their knowledge better. Accordingly, the study concluded that chemistry education can indicate the success of introducing basic stoichiometry, including referencing to the lower grades, rather than secondary grades. Nevertheless, what this study could recommend was to examine the possible source and cause of such misconceptions concerning basic stoichiometry reactions and balancing.

SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND SELF-EFFICACY IN SOUTH KOREA: GENDER DIFFERENCES

SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND SELF-EFFICACY IN SOUTH KOREA: GENDER DIFFERENCES

Author(s): Sun Young Kim,Amani K. H. Alghamdi / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2023

Keywords: constructivist pedagogy; science learning environment; secondary students; self-efficacy; students’ metacognition;

This study examined students’ perceptions of their science learning environment and how it relates to their metacognition and self-efficacy. An exploratory study (N=186 South Korean secondary science students from a large-city urban school) used two instruments: Outcomes-Based Education Learning Environment Questionnaire [OBLEQ]; Self-Efficacy and Metacognition Learning Inventory-Science [SEMLI-S]). Descriptive and inferential statistics revealed that that Korean students’ mean score of science learning environment was 2.98, representing male students scored highest on Involvement (M=3.24), while female students scored highest on Cooperation (M=3.00). In addition, regarding students’ perceptions on their self-efficacy and metacognition learning in science, the mean score of SEMLI-S was 3.16, with both male and female students’ highest score on Learning Risks Awareness (3.34 and 3.25 respectively). Further, the students’ perceptions on science learning environment predicted students’ metacognition and self-efficacy. The Investigation subscale, which emphasizes processes of inquiry, was the dominant predictive factor for both male and female students’ self-efficacy and metacognition. The subscale Involvement was the next best significant predictor of male students’ metacognitive orientation. Personal Relevance, Responsibility for Own Learning, and Differentiation filled that role for female students.

EXPLORING PHYSICS TEACHERS’ TECHNOLOGICAL, PEDAGOGICAL AND CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR LEARNERS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN ELECTRICITY

EXPLORING PHYSICS TEACHERS’ TECHNOLOGICAL, PEDAGOGICAL AND CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR LEARNERS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN ELECTRICITY

Author(s): Jonas Kwadzo Kotoka,Jeanne Kriek / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2023

Keywords: electricity teaching; student achievement; learner views; technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK); teacher views;

The technological, pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) framework was developed incorporating content, pedagogical and technological knowledge. Studies used TPACK constructs and reported on teachers’ TPACK and student learning, but none explored the correlation between teachers’ TPACK and the achievement of their learners. This research followed an exploratory correlational research design involving 1423 Grade 11 learners and their 42 Physics teachers in a South African district after electricity was taught. A self-report questionnaire may not truly measure teachers’ TPACK, therefore, learners’ perceptions of their teachers’ use of technology were explored. The correlation between the Physics teachers’ TPACK and the achievement of their learners in electricity was established. Four validated research instruments were used, namely, the Learner Electricity Achievement Test (LEAT), the Learner Confirmatory Questionnaire (LCQ), the Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge Questionnaire (T-TPACKQ) and the Learners’ Confirmation of the Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge Questionnaire (LC-T-TPACKQ). Findings indicate a statistically significant difference between teachers’ views of their TPACK and the views of their learners. The correlation between teachers’ TPACK and the achievement of their learners was not statistically significant. These results can influence the professional development of teachers in respect of the use of technology in teaching.

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS STEAM VIA A THEMATIC 3D DESIGN PROJECT

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS STEAM VIA A THEMATIC 3D DESIGN PROJECT

Author(s): Tsai-Yun Mou / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2023

Keywords: attitudes towards STEAM; university students; STEM; 3D design;

The development of STEAM education has captured researchers’ attention due to its advantages for students’ learning and interest in related subjects, specifically in kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) educational settings. However, there is limited research on the inclusion of STEAM in higher education, and what university students think as they are on the professional training track. This study aimed to examine university students’ attitudes towards STEAM via a 3D design project. Twenty-seven college students participated in this study. A questionnaire and focus group interviews were administered at the end of the course to uncover the students’ learning enjoyment, conceptions of STEAM learning, and intentions of STEAM future design/work involvement. The results show that the students enjoyed the 3D STEAM project regardless of their performance. High-performance students had higher conceptions of STEAM learning after the project. All of the students highly agreed that they could integrate interdisciplinary knowledge into their 3D designs. With regard to future intentions, they generally did not show an active attitude towards STEAM involvement. The students’ learning enjoyment in the STEAM project did not have a strong positive correlation with their future intentions. Findings from this study could offer inspiration for art-oriented courses that look for potential interdisciplinary integration and expression in STEAM.