@article{article_827003, title={Opinions of Classroom Teacher Candidates on STEM Education}, journal={Kastamonu Education Journal}, volume={30}, pages={196–204}, year={2022}, DOI={10.24106/kefdergi.827003}, author={Bal, Pınar}, keywords={Stem, Stem Education, Teacher Candidate, Classroom teacher candidate}, abstract={<p>Purpose: Scientific and technological developments in the last century have undoubtedly been realized in the light of new <br />paradigms that have taken place in education programs. Especially advances in science, technology, engineering and <br />mathematics have been transformed into new inventions and products. From this point of view, STEM, which has become an <br />important education discipline by combining the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, has enabled <br />learners to absorb, synthesize and apply the information they have acquired with an interdisciplinary perspective. It is <br />considered important and necessary to learn. Based on this idea, this study was conducted in order to examine the opinions of <br />teacher candidates studying in the primary school teaching department about STEM education after STEM education. <br />Design/Methodology/Approach: This research is a qualitative study aimed at determining the opinions of teacher candidates <br />on STEM education. The study was conducted based on a case study, one of the qualitative research methods. Working group <br />of the study consisted of 57 teacher candidates educating at a state university in southern Turkey. The sample of the study was <br />determined by the criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods. <br />Findings: It was concluded that the classroom teacher candidates generally thought that STEM education was related to <br />science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, that it included daily life lesson problems, that it gave teacher skills, <br />provided permanent learning and gained perspectives. In addition, it was concluded that in the case of applying STEM activities <br />in mathematic lessons, both teachers and teaching time management may have problems in the context of preparing headings <br />individually. <br />Highlights: According to these results, applied trainings can be given to both in-service processes and teacher candidates and <br />teachers to solve such problems. In addition, this study turned out to be about the participants following education in the <br />classroom teaching department. In cooperation with students studying in mathematics, science and engineering departments <br />on STEM education, new studies can also be conducted to examine their thoughts on STEM education and applications. <br /> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Kastamonu University}, organization={Çukurova Üniversitesi BAP birimi}