Abstract
Despite the adoption of modern educational approaches such as activity-based, laboratory-based, technology enhanced science education, it is known that in most cases, students have difficulties in achieving desired learning goals such as developing inquiry skills and engineering knowledge. The efforts of science educators to ensure that students reach the desired learning goals have led to the development of new educational approaches. It is then necessary to put the emerging educational approaches into practice, to determine their effects in practice, and to determine the level of achieved learning goals. Therefore, the study intends to examine the effect of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) supported science teaching on the perception of inquiry learning skills and engineering knowledge level of 8th graders regarding Basic Machines unit. Quasi experimental research design was adopted. The study was conducted with 8th grade students. The participant students were recruited through easily accessible sampling method. This study was implemented during five weeks. The Inquiry Learning Level Perception Scale (ILSPS) and the Engineering Knowledge Level Scale (EKLS) were data collection tools. The data obtained revealed that STEM supported science teaching was effective on 8th graders inquiry learning skill perception and engineering knowledge levels. It is recommended to carry out comprehensive studies to reveal the effect of STEM-supported science teaching on students’ design skills in the 21st century.
Highlights
The rapid changes in science and technology affect the economic policies of the countries as well as their education systems
The study intends to examine the effect of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) supported science teaching on the perception of inquiry learning skills and engineering knowledge level of 8th graders regarding Basic Machines unit
The students were not significantly different with respect to inquiry learning skill perception levels. This result can be interpreted as the inquiry learning skill perception levels of the students were close to each other
Summary
The rapid changes in science and technology affect the economic policies of the countries as well as their education systems. It has become important to train qualified workforce in various fields. In this context, the idea has become to more accepted as increasing productivity and individual inquiry (Bowen & Shume, Participatory Educational Research (PER), 9 (3);249263 May 2022. Within the scope of these developments, countries had to change their education policies for having the desired position in science and technology. Many countries have inclined to educational approaches that will provide individuals with 21st century skills in order to train qualified workforce. This situation has led to the emergence of new educational approaches. One of these educational approaches can be said to be STEM education (Purzer, Goldstein, Adams, Xie & Nourian, 2015)
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