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Publication Date: 2022
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Investigation of the Effect of Preservice Science Teachers' E[right arrow]STEM Activity Development Processes on Environmental Awareness Levels
International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, v14 n3 p1767-1785 2022
The aim of the present research is to reveal the effects of preservice science teachers' E[right arrow]STEM approach-based activity development processes on their environmental awareness levels and their views on the process. The research was performed with explanatory sequential mixed design. In the quantitative dimension, a single group pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design; and in the qualitative dimension, a holistic single case design, a type of case study, was applied. Eleven preservice science teachers studying in the 3rd grade of the faculty of education at a state university based in the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey are included as the study group. The quantitative data obtained after the six-week process were gathered through the environmental awareness scale and the Wilcoxon signed-row test, and the qualitative data were collected through a semi-structured interview form and analyzed descriptively. It was determined that the activity development process based on the E[right arrow]STEM approach increased in the environmental awareness levels of the preservice teachers and their opinions were positive for the process they experienced. They established connections that the E[right arrow]STEM approach provided the development of environmental awareness and was an effective application area in environmental education. Suggestions were made based on the results of the research. Based on the changes resulted by the E[right arrow]STEM approach activity development process experience in preservice teachers, it was suggested to enrich the content of teacher education and science courses with this approach.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, STEM Education, Case Studies, Science Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Student Attitudes, Environment, Environmental Education, Comparative Analysis, State Universities, Measures (Individuals), Teaching Methods, Knowledge Level
World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: https://ijci.wcci-international.org/index.php/IJCI/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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