DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES

AKPINAR, ALİ; Yılmaz, Mehmet; Alabaş, Zeynep Ebru; Karakaya, Ferhat

DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES

Ferhat KARAKAYA, (Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Yozgat, Türkiye)

Zeynep Ebru ALABAŞ, (Ankara Keçiören Sınav Koleji, Ankara, Türkiye)

Ali AKPINAR, (Ankara Keçiören Sınav Koleji, Ankara, Türkiye)

Mehmet YILMAZ (Gazi Üniversitesi, Ankara, Türkiye)

IOJET

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 148 - 163 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 26-12-2020

DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES

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In this research, it is aimed to determine the opinions of middle school students aboutSTEM activities. The research, which used case study from qualitative research designs, wasconducted in 2018-2019 academic year. The research working group is composed of 27middle school students studying in a private school in Turkey. In the data collection, semistructured interview forms prepared by the researchers were used. The data were analyzed inaccordance with the descriptive analysis. According to the findings of the research, it wasdetermined that STEM activities were related to daily life problems, and that students'lessons, occupational preferences and communication skills were affected. In addition, lackof time and material and lack of information have been found to have problems in therealization of STEM activities.

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APA	Karakaya F, Alabaş Z, AKPINAR A, Yılmaz M (2020). DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. , 148 - 163.
Chicago	Karakaya Ferhat,Alabaş Zeynep Ebru,AKPINAR ALİ,Yılmaz Mehmet DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. (2020): 148 - 163.
MLA	Karakaya Ferhat,Alabaş Zeynep Ebru,AKPINAR ALİ,Yılmaz Mehmet DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. , 2020, ss.148 - 163.
AMA	Karakaya F,Alabaş Z,AKPINAR A,Yılmaz M DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. . 2020; 148 - 163.
Vancouver	Karakaya F,Alabaş Z,AKPINAR A,Yılmaz M DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. . 2020; 148 - 163.
IEEE	Karakaya F,Alabaş Z,AKPINAR A,Yılmaz M "DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES." , ss.148 - 163, 2020.
ISNAD	Karakaya, Ferhat vd. "DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES". (2020), 148-163.

APA	Karakaya F, Alabaş Z, AKPINAR A, Yılmaz M (2020). DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. IOJET, 7(2), 148 - 163.
Chicago	Karakaya Ferhat,Alabaş Zeynep Ebru,AKPINAR ALİ,Yılmaz Mehmet DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. IOJET 7, no.2 (2020): 148 - 163.
MLA	Karakaya Ferhat,Alabaş Zeynep Ebru,AKPINAR ALİ,Yılmaz Mehmet DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. IOJET, vol.7, no.2, 2020, ss.148 - 163.
AMA	Karakaya F,Alabaş Z,AKPINAR A,Yılmaz M DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. IOJET. 2020; 7(2): 148 - 163.
Vancouver	Karakaya F,Alabaş Z,AKPINAR A,Yılmaz M DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES. IOJET. 2020; 7(2): 148 - 163.
IEEE	Karakaya F,Alabaş Z,AKPINAR A,Yılmaz M "DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES." IOJET, 7, ss.148 - 163, 2020.
ISNAD	Karakaya, Ferhat vd. "DETERMINATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT STEM ACTIVITIES". IOJET 7/2 (2020), 148-163.