STEM education is a multidisciplinary teaching approach, which aims helping students develop knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This study explores the relationship between STEM education and development of children's mathematics ability, as manifested in spatial ability. Sixty-five kindergarten students in two classes were selected and a between-subjects design was used in which a randomly assigned experimental classes received STEM courses twice a week for two months, and the other class received regular education. Result indicated that STEM education was associated with significant spatial ability improvement in children aged 5 to 6, and especially in children with intermediate or lower a-priori mathematical ability. The findings also show that STEM training mainly affects children's mathematics ability through building blocks skills.

STEM教育是一种多学科的教学方法，旨在帮助学生发展科学、技术、工程和数学方面的知识。本研究探讨了STEM教育与儿童数学能力发展之间的关系，表现为空间能力。选择两个班级65名幼儿园学生，采用学科间设计，随机分配的实验班每周两次STEM课程，为期两个月，另一个班级接受常规教育。结果表明，STEM 教育与 5 至 6 岁儿童的空间能力显着提高有关，尤其是数学能力处于中等或较低水平的儿童。研究结果还表明，STEM 培训主要影响儿童的