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INVESTIGATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTERESTS TOWARDS SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGYENGINEERING-MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS AND THEIR INTEREST IN MAKING A CAREER IN THESE FIELDS

ORTAOKUL ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN FEN-TEKNOLOJİMÜHENDİSLİK-MATEMATİK (STEM) ALANLARINA VE BU ALANLARDA KARİYER YAPMAYA OLAN İLGİLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

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194–219
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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At the end of the research, it was concluded that students’ interest in STEM fields was above average and that their interest in making a career in these fields showed a tendency from “Undecided” to “Agree”.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The present study aims to examine secondary school students’ interests towards science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) fields and their interest in making a career in these fields in terms of various variables and to reveal the relationship between them.
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Key Findings & Data:The study group consisted of 363 secondary school students attending different schools located in the city center of Niğde in 2017-2018 academic year. “The STEM Semantics Survey” and “The Career Interest Questionnaire” developed by Tyler-Wood, Knezek, and Christensen (2010) were used to collect data.
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Conclusion & Impact:At the end of the research, it was concluded that students’ interest in STEM fields was above average and that their interest in making a career in these fields showed a tendency from “Undecided” to “Agree”.
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Abstract

The present study aims to examine secondary school students’ interests towards science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) fields and their interest in making a career in these fields in terms of various variables and to reveal the relationship between them. General survey model was used in the study. The study group was determined through convenience sampling method among nonprobability (purposive) sampling methods. The study group consisted of 363 secondary school students attending different schools located in the city center of Niğde in 2017-2018 academic year. “The STEM Semantics Survey” and “The Career Interest Questionnaire” developed by Tyler-Wood, Knezek, and Christensen (2010) were used to collect data. At the end of the research, it was concluded that students’ interest in STEM fields was above average and that their interest in making a career in these fields showed a tendency from “Undecided” to “Agree”. In the analysis of the independent variables, it was determined that the students’ STEM interests and career interests did not show significant differences according to their gender, having a personal computer and having internet connection, but according to their class levels. A significant and positive relationship was revealed between the students’ science achievement and their STEM and career interests.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı ortaokul düzeyinde eğitimlerine devam etmekte olanöğrencilerin fen-teknoloji-mühendislik-matematik (STEM) alanları ile bu alanlardakariyer yapmaya olan ilgilerini çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelenmek vearalarındaki ilişkileri ortaya çıkarmaktır. Çalışmada genel tarama modelikullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın araştırma grubu olasılık dışı (amaçlı) olarak uygundurum örneklemesi ile belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın araştırma grubunu 2017-2018eğitim-öğretim yılında Niğde İl merkezinde yer alan farklı okullarda öğrenim görentoplam 363 ortaokul öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracıolarak, her ikisi de Tyler-Wood, Knezek, ve Christensen (2010) tarafındangeliştirilen “STEM Anlambilim Anketi” ile “Kariyer İlgi Anketi” kullanılmıştır.Araştırmanın sonunda, öğrencilerin STEM alanlarına ilişkin ilgilerinin ortaseviyenin üzerinde, bu alanlarda kariyer yapmaya ilişkin ilgilerinin ise“kararsızım”dan “katılıyorum”a doğru eğilim gösterdiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.Bağımsız değişkenlere yönelik yapılan çözümlemelerde, öğrencilerin STEM ilgilerive kariyer ilgileri cinsiyetlerine, kişisel bilgisayara ve internet bağlantısına sahipolma durumlarına bağlı olarak istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı düzeyde farklılaşmazken,sınıf düzeylerine göre farklılaştığı belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin fen başarıları ileSTEM ve kariyer ilgileri arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğubelirlenmiştir.

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ÇETİN, O., TEMİZ, B. K. (2022). INVESTIGATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTERESTS TOWARDS SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGYENGINEERING-MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS AND THEIR INTEREST IN MAKING A CAREER IN THESE FIELDS. Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1, 194–219. https://ajindex.com/articles/584335

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