EXAMINING CHANGE IN PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE TEACHERS ABOUT E-STEM

TitleEXAMINING CHANGE IN PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE TEACHERS ABOUT E-STEM
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsAydogdu, B, Kasapoglu, K, Duban, N, Selanik Ay, T., Ozdinc, F
JournalJournal of Baltic Science Education
Volume19
Issue5
Start Page696-717
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedOctober/2020
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1648-3898
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7138
KeywordsE-STEM education, science teacher, STEM education, teacher education
Abstract

Professional development programs might affect teachers' perceptions of how STEM disciplines are interconnected. The purpose of this research was to examine the change in perceptions of science teachers particularly in disadvantageous schools, who participated in a practice-based professional development program offered in Turkey, about STEM, entrepreneurship, and E-STEM, and their experiences related to E-STEM. This qualitative research had a phenomenological design. The participants were totally 30 science teachers who were teaching in each of the seven geographical regions of Turkey. The data were collected through semi-structured pre- and post-focus group interview forms finalized after the expert review and pilot study. Furthermore, the science teachers were asked to keep a diary about the implementation process throughout the research. The data collected through focus group interviews were examined using content analysis and the data collected through the diaries were examined using descriptive analysis. The findings of the study indicate that the science teachers defined E-STEM as a process containing the aspects of entrepreneurship (communication, perseverance and determination, self-confidence, motivation, risk-taking, presentation, and marketing) more comprehensively compared to the pre-interviews.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2020/987-1602524391.pdf
DOI10.33225/jbse/20.19.696
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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