| Yazarlar |
Doç. Dr. Sündüs YERDELEN
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Nurcan Kahraman
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Yasemin Taş
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| This study investigated low socioeconomic status middle school students' STEM career interest (inareas of physical science, life science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in relation todemographic variables of gender and grade level and also attitudes towards STEM areas (science, math,engineering, and 21st century skills). The sample of the study consisted of 263 sixth, seventh, and eighthgrade students attending one of five middle schools located in the rural areas of a city in the northeastregion of Turkey. Analysis results showed that students had positive feelings in having a STEM careerand these perceptions did not differ in terms of gender and grade level. Moreover, students' STEM careerinterest was high for both males and females. Among three grade levels, there was no significantdifference in terms of STEM career interest, except for life science. Besides, canonical correlationanalysis showed that students' career interest in STEM was positively related to students' attitudestowards STEM fields. Turkish low socioeconomic status middle school students have limited informationabout STEM career options and they should be given sufficient guidance about STEM occupations duringmiddle school years. Additionally, we suggest investigating the ways of enhancing students' STEM careerinterest in further studies. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Journal of Turkish Science Education |
| Dergi ISSN | 1304-6020 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCOPUS |
| Makale Dili | Türkçe |
| Basım Tarihi | 07-2016 |
| Cilt No | 13 |
| Sayfalar | 59 / 74 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.12973/tused.10171a) |
| Makale Linki | http://www.tused.org/internet/tused/default13.asp |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| TRDizin | 9 |
