The Effect of STEM Activities on Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Academic Achievement

Authors : Ezgi Akkuş, Nilüfer Okur Akçay

Pages : 159-176

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Publication Date : 2024-06-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this research is to determine the effect of STEM activities in the Science and Technology Laboratory Practices-II course on pre-service elementary teachers’ academic achievement and the permanence of their knowledge. The sample of the research consists of 63 pre-service elementary teachers studying in the first and second groups of the second year of Educational Faculty in the 2018-2019 academic years. While the first group of these groups was taught according to the STEM education approach (n=30), the second group was randomly determined according to the deductive laboratory approach (n=33). This research is in the quasi-experimental design model with pretest-posttest experimental group, which is one of the quantitative research approaches. Academic achievement test was used in the research. SPSS program was used for data analysis. According to the research findings, it is seen that the STEM education approach increases academic achievement and provides permanence compared to the deductive laboratory approach. As a result of the research, some suggestions were made.
Keywords : STEM, STEM modülleri, Akademik başarı, Sınıf öğretmeni adayı