An Evaluation of Middle School Teachers' Thoughts on STEM Education

Autor/in	Gok, Tolga
Titel	An Evaluation of Middle School Teachers' Thoughts on STEM Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 6 (2022) 4, S.543-558 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gok, Tolga)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Middle School Teachers; STEM Education; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; 21st Century Skills; Phenomenology; Communication (Thought Transfer); Self Esteem; Inservice Teacher Education; Professional Development; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; STEM; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Lehrerfortbildung; Türkei
Abstract	This study evaluated STEM education from the perspective of science, mathematics, and computer science teachers. The opinions of experienced STEM teachers were obtained and the results were analyzed in three subcategories. Phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used for the study. The data for the study were collected from four different public middle schools in Izmir, Turkey, during the 2018-2019 school year. The qualitative data of the study was collected through a semi-structured interview with twelve middle school teachers. The professional experience of the teachers participating in the study ranged from 4 to 37 years. In addition, 6 of the teachers were female. To ensure data diversity in the study, teachers' views on STEM were collected through a 13-item questionnaire. The STEM-TSAS questionnaire used for the study had three sub-factors (teachers, school administrators and students in STEM education). The interviews with teachers revealed that STEM contributes to the development of 21st century skills in both students and teachers. In addition, many teachers indicated that school administrators were unable to provide the materials needed in the implementation of STEM education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Society for Technology, Education, and Science. e-mail: ijtesoffice@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijtes.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01