Oraltay M. Zholymbayev

Currently, due to the development of digital technologies and the accelerated pace of digitalization of all spheres of human activity, STEM education is an important and urgent issue that requires special attention at all levels of the education system. New conditions for the development of education require a change in priorities in the training of scientific and pedagogical personnel for higher education. The lack of a unified approach to the training of teachers at the university in STEM technology and the gap between the content of university pedagogical training and the reality of school education also requires a comprehensive solution in the educational process. In this regard, it is necessary to study and analyze the best practices of the introduction of STEM education abroad, adopt the best world practices of the introduction of STEM technology in Kazakhstan, identify the necessary conditions for the introduction of STEM education are an open question of today. This article provides an overview of the international experience in the development of STEM education and provides a general overview of the advantages of implementation and the difficulties identified in the implementation of STEM education in our country. The comparative analysis presented in this article is based on the strategy for the development of STEM education in countries such as Malaysia, Australia, which, like Kazakhstan, are actively looking for optimal solutions to the introduction of STEM education in their country. In addition, the directions and contents of the events of the best projects, such as the projects «INSTEM», «Mindthegap!», «ER4STEM» abroad, which provide a comprehensive source of educational materials and methods of teaching STEM subjects, the usage of educational robotics to serve the interest of schoolchildren in the scientific and technical industry, have been identified. Comparative aspects of the advantages of implementation and difficulties are given, the main features of the introduction of STEM technology both abroad and in Kazakhstan are noted. Optimal conditions for the introduction of STEM education are described.