Comparative Study of Teachers and Students Perceptions towards Science Technology Society and Environment (STSE) Approach

Abstract

The main aim of this study was to compare the perceptions of secondary school science teachers and students towards Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) approach. Quantitative survey design was used to investigate the problem. The population of the study consisted of all Government secondary school science teachers and students in the tehsil Adenzai. By using stratified sampling technique 90 science teachers and 737 science students were randomly selected for this study. A self-developed questionnaire consisted of multiple scales were used to collect data from the respondents. The study results show significant differences between the perceptions of science teachers and students regarding the concept of STSE approach, required training skills, social context of science, and usefulness of STSE approach for teaching of science. Rank order, frequency and percentage scores showed no difference between the perceptions of science teachers and students regarding aim of science education, hindering challenges in STSE approach and suggestions and recommendations for the implementation of STSE approach. It was recommended that science curriculum may be developed on the basis of STSE approach and science teachers may properly be trained to implement this approach in classroom for teaching science subjects