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This chapter discusses the merits that ICT has for classroom activities and also for education. It also describes how ICT would be favorable for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.
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Kanematsu, H., Barry, D.M. (2016). Why Is ICT Important for STEM?. In: STEM and ICT Education in Intelligent Environments. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 91. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19234-5_6
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