EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) CURRICULUM DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION

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Published: Jul 1, 2021

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Nilay Turk
Nurdan Kalayci
Havva Yamak

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of STEM Curriculum designed and implemented for undergraduate programs of faculties of education. The research model is experimental. The design is a single group pre-test post-test experimental design. The study group consisted of 18 pre-service teachers studying in the Department of Science Education. In order to determine the effectiveness of STEM Curriculum, two data collection tools were prepared: "Education Module Evaluation Form" and "Interview Form". The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used to analyze the quantitative data and the content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. According to the findings, it was concluded that the STEM curriculum applied positively influenced the development of the competency of pre-service teachers to prepare education module (lesson plans, work sheets, measurement-evaluation tools) according to STEM education approach. It was concluded that the STEM curriculum contributed to the knowledge and skills, professional competencies and awareness of pre-service teachers about preparing educational material according to STEM education approach.

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2021): IOJET
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Author Biographies

Nilay Turk

Nilay Türk is currently Expert of Curriculum and Instruction at the Ministry of National Education. She conducts research on teacher training, learning and teaching methods, active teaching methods, STEM education, and STEM teacher education.

Nurdan Kalayci

Nurdan Kalaycı is currently Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Turkey. She conducts researches on learning and teaching processes, active teaching methods, higher-level thinking skills, processes of evaluating the teaching performance of academicians in higher education institutions, quality in higher education, gender equality and education.

Havva Yamak

Havva Yamak is currently Professor of Science Education at the Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Turkey. She conducts researches on teacher training, science education, chemistry education, technological pedagogical content knowledge, STEM education, STEM activities.