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ERIC Number: EJ1310546
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1648-3898
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Exploring Changes in Primary Students' Attitudes towards Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across Genders and Grade Levels
Zhou, Shao-Na; Zeng, Hui; Xu, Shao-Rui; Chen, Lu-Chang; Xiao, Hua
Journal of Baltic Science Education, v18 n3 p466-480 2019
Primary education is an essential stage and has an important impact on students' learning attitudes throughout the coming school years. The research explored the attitudes towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics among students through all grade levels in primary school. The Project-based Integrated STEM Program was proposed to study the changes of primary students' attitudes towards STEM. An assessment of S-STEM which consists of the STEM subscale and the 21st century skills subscale was utilized for both pre-test and post-test. The results showed that primary students exhibited little different attitudes on the S-STEM in the pre-test, regardless of gender and grade level. As evident from the comparison between the pre-test and post-test, the Project-based Integrated STEM Program had a positive effect on student attitudes towards STEM. It is encouraging if there are more STEM-related programs implemented at all educational stages covering the primary level.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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