STEM Education Goals in the Twenty-First Century: Teachers' Perceptions and Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Lin, Kuen-Yi; Yeh, Yi-Fen; Hsu, Ying-Shao; Wu, Jen-Yi; Yang, Kai-Lin; Wu, Hsin-Kai
Titel	STEM Education Goals in the Twenty-First Century: Teachers' Perceptions and Experiences
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 33 (2023) 2, S.479-496 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yeh, Yi-Fen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957 7572
DOI	10.1007/s10798-022-09737-2
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Educational Objectives; Teacher Attitudes; Secondary School Teachers; Foreign Countries; Program Implementation; Teaching Experience; Teacher Competencies; Interdisciplinary Approach; Teaching Methods; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Lehrkunst; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Previous research has analyzed the meaning and value of STEM education and explored both its current possibilities and future development. However, STEM education experts have not reached a consensus on the goals of STEM education, making its promotion more challenging. Thus, this study examined which particular STEM education goals should be emphasized through a survey questionnaire. The study employed a stratified random sampling method to collect survey data from secondary teachers of STEM-related courses (i.e., science, technology, and mathematics) in Taiwan. A total of 645 valid survey responses were collected and then analyzed by independent t-test and analysis of variance to examine teachers' perceptions about 17 critical competencies proposed as education goals relevant to STEM education. The findings revealed that STEM teachers generally had positive attitudes and high levels of acceptance toward implementing the 17 proposed STEM education goals through integrative STEM education. However, the proposed goal of "cultivating students' entrepreneurial capabilities" received lower scores and should not be used at the secondary level. It may be introduced as an important education goal in tertiary STEM education. In addition, STEM teachers with different backgrounds (e.g., STEM teaching experience, perceptions of STEM teaching methods) perceived the competency goals as having different levels of importance in STEM education. Teachers' willingness to teach STEM using a transdisciplinary integration method increases when they have access to sufficient resources and support. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01