Tetsuo Isozaki is a professor of Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hiroshima University, Japan.

• Introduction 1. What can we learn from the history of STEM subjects in Japan? 2. Conceptual framework from STEM to STEAM: Through the promotion of STEAM education in Japan 3. What are the student competencies that STEM education cultivates? Based on a comparison between Japan and Germany 4. Examination of STEAM teaching strategies in Japanese elementary education through a comparative analysis with STEAM learning activities in England 5. Assessment for fostering Japanese STEM literacy: from a perspective of performance assessment theory 6. Tasks that drive students to learning processes towards knowledge integration 7. Food and nutrition education (Shokuiku) as a part of STEAM education 8. Pre-service teacher education for STEAM activities that combine data modeling and design processes 9. Scientific inquiry required in STEAM education movement 10. Investigating inquiry-based activities to acquire learning content and competence in STEM education: A case study in chemistry 11. STEM/STEAM approach in biological education in Japan

Tetsuo Isozaki is a professor of Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hiroshima University, Japan.

• Introduction 1. What can we learn from the history of STEM subjects in Japan? 2. Conceptual framework from STEM to STEAM: Through the promotion of STEAM education in Japan 3. What are the student competencies that STEM education cultivates? Based on a comparison between Japan and Germany 4. Examination of STEAM teaching strategies in Japanese elementary education through a comparative analysis with STEAM learning activities in England 5. Assessment for fostering Japanese STEM literacy: from a perspective of performance assessment theory 6. Tasks that drive students to learning processes towards knowledge integration 7. Food and nutrition education (Shokuiku) as a part of STEAM education 8. Pre-service teacher education for STEAM activities that combine data modeling and design processes 9. Scientific inquiry required in STEAM education movement 10. Investigating inquiry-based activities to acquire learning content and competence in STEM education: A case study in chemistry 11. STEM/STEAM approach in biological education in Japan