ERIC Number: EJ1381316
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
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The Effects of a STEM-Based Intervention on Middle School Students' Science Achievement and Learning Motivation
Journal of Pedagogical Research, v7 n1 p228-242 2023
The goal of STEM education is to integrate the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in a way that facilitates holistic learning. Students are also supported in developing creative solutions to problems using the STEM approach. Other STEM fields are often linked through engineering and engineering design. Throughout this study, students participated in engineering design-oriented activities that connected STEM disciplines. This study aims to reveal the effect of a learning environment based on the STEM approach in science education on students' academic achievement and motivation. This study used a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent pretest-posttest control group design. Seventh-graders who attended a public middle school in the Aegean Region of Türkiye participated in the study. The research findings showed a significant difference in science achievement between the control group in the curriculum-based learning environment and the experimental group in the STEM-based learning environment. It was found, however, that motivation toward science was not significantly different. The results indicated that the STEM-based learning environment positively affected science achievement.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Intervention, Middle School Students, Science Achievement, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Energy
Journal of Pedagogical Research. Duzce University, Faculty of Education, Konuralp Campus, 81620, Duzce, Turkey. e-mail: ijopr.editor@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.ijopr.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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