Students' Interest towards STEM: A Longitudinal Study

Autor/inn/en	Mohd Shahali, Edy Hafizan; Halim, Lilia; Rasul, Mohamad Sattar; Osman, Kamisah; Mohamad Arsad, Nurazidawati
Titel	Students' Interest towards STEM: A Longitudinal Study
Quelle	In: Research in Science & Technological Education, 37 (2019) 1, S.71-89 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mohd Shahali, Edy Hafizan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0263-5143
DOI	10.1080/02635143.2018.1489789
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Student Interests; Middle School Students; Careers; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Occupational Aspiration; Energy; Transportation; Telecommunications; Urban Areas; Student Attitudes; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Studieninteresse; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Career; Karriere; Ausland; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Energie; Verkehrswesen; Telekommunikationstechnik; Urban area; Stadtregion; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Background: Previous studies have reported the impact of integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-based programmes on students' interest towards STEM, however, only few have tracked the longitudinal impact of such programmes across the years. Purpose: This study examined the long-term impact of the "Bitara-STEM: Science of Smart Communities Program" ("Bitara"-STEM) on middle school students' interest towards STEM. Program description: The program exposed students with integrated STEM education through a hands-on project based learning experiences, in an informal learning environment involving the application of the five phases of an engineering design process. Sample: This study involved 121 students who participated in the 2014 cohort of the "Bitara-STEM" program. Design and methods: Data were collected through a longitudinal survey and interviews. Interviews were conducted with sub sample of students to gauge the reasoning behind the decline, sustain or increment of interest towards STEM. Results: Findings revealed that, 2 years after leaving the programme, the levels of interest towards STEM careers were sustained but interest towards STEM subjects was not. The data from interviews revealed that the possible reasons for the decrease in interest towards STEM subjects could be due to the quality of teaching and learning that they experienced in the classroom. Conclusions: Thus, in order to sustain interest towards STEM subjects, students should be involved with "Bitara"-STEM type active learning strategies more regularly. Teaching and learning approaches in schools need to reflect the more active learning approaches, involving the integration of STEM subjects, as exemplified in this programme. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01