Assessment Of Stem Applicatons In Terms of Students’ Opinions

Year 2017, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 161 - 169, 01.06.2016

Fatma Taştan Akdağ , Tohit Güneş

Abstract

The objective of this study is to find out how
students will assess STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
applications prepared within the scope of Electrical Energy unit. To this end,
the study was conducted with 26 7th graders studying in a secondary school in
Samsun city center. Students’ diaries, interview forms and field notes were
used as data collection tool and the data obtained were assessed through
qualitative analysis method. According to the results, it was found that
students thought it was positive to conduct STEM applications in groups, however,
they also thought that these applications sometimes caused confusion, thus it
was concluded that they should be well planned. In addition, it was found that
students adapted the view that STEM applications could be used for a great
number of units since these applications are very useful and fun in terms of
learning through doing and experiencing. It is thought that including similar
group works more within the education process will give students more
experience about peer learning based on cooperation and they will be very
useful about turning information into daily life productions.

Keywords

STEM education, students’s opinions, science education

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