Fen Bilimleri Öğretmenlerinin FeTeMM Eğitimi ve Etkinliklerine Yönelik Görüşleri

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the views of science teachers about Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) education and activities. The participants of the study were 25 science teachers still working in public and private schools in the different provinces of Turkey in fall semester of 2018-2019. In order to determine the views of science teachers, phenomenological method was used in this qualitative study. Semi-structured interview technique was used as data collection method. During the interview, 4 questions were asked to each participant with 3 expert opinions and also audio was recorded during the interview. The records were created by analyzing the sound recordings, the themes were determined in the tables and the opinions of the teachers were expressed in codes. The results of the research showed that the participants know the definition of STEM education correctly, express the purpose of STEM education, have the disadvantages of STEM education and teachers are aware of them and finally, STEM activities which are prepared effectively based on the experiences of teachers increase the interest of students toward science lessons. The results were discussed in the light of literature.