Investigation of STEM Competencies of Teacher Candidates
Abstract
This research is a descriptive study aimed determining STEM competencies of science and mathematics preservice teachers. For this purpose, the science and mathematics preservice teachers were asked to design and conduct parachutes covering the topics of movement (free fall, air resistance and lift force) in the course of physics I. It was expected to consider variables such as the qualities to be used in parachute design and the geometry of the parachute surface. It is recommended to choose materials which are easily found in everyday life, such as rope, fabric, paper, nylon, etc., Parachutes were assessed according to their longest stay in the air and thus they were expected to have a result.A total of 106 first grade science and mathematics preservice teachers studying at Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Education Department of Mathematics and Science Education were included in the study. When the obtained data were evaluated, three categories were determined and the ratio of the most desirable category was found to be 6.6%. All the results obtained are evaluated and the reasons for the low success are discussed.
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Çepni, S. (Ed.)(2017). Kuramdan Uygulamaya STEM Eğitimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Çepni, S. (2018). Araştırma ve Proje Çalışmalarına Giriş, (8. Baskı). Celepler Matbaacılık, Trabzon.
Çorlu, M. S., Capraro, R. M., & Capraro, M. M. (2014). Introducing STEM education: Implications for educating our teachers for the age of innovation. Egitim ve Bilim, 39(171).
Dailey, D, Bunn, G., Cotabish, A. (2015). Answering the Call to Improve STEM Education: A STEM Teacher Preparation Program. The Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, Vol. 10, Number 2.
Davidson, A., Herbert, S. & Bragg, L.A. (2018). Supporting Elementary Teachers’ Planning and Assessing of Mathematical Reasoning. Int J of Sci and Math Educ . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-018-9904-0
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Fan, S. C., and Yu, K. C. (2017). How an integrative STEM curriculum can benefit students in engineering design practices. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 27(1), 107–129.
Fielding-Wells, J. (2013). Inquiry-based argumentation in primary mathematics: reflecting on evidence. In MERGA 36: 36th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (Vol. 1, pp. 290-297). Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.
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Funke, J. (2010). Complex problem solving: A case for complex cognition? Cognitive Processing, 11, 133–142.
Gonzalez, H.B. & Kuenzi J. (2012). Congressional Research Service Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education: A Primer. http://www.stemedcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/STEM-Education-Primer.pdf
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Nadelson,L.S., Callahan,J., Pyke,P., Hay, A., Dance, M., and Pfiester, J. (2013). Teacher STEM Perception and Preparation: Inquiry-Based STEM Professional Development for Elementary Teachers, The Journal of Educational Research, 106:2, 157-168. DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2012.667014
National Research Council [NRC], (2012). A framework for K-12 science education: Practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13165.
Rinke, C. R., Gladstone-Brown, W., Kinlaw, C. R., and Cappiello, J. (2016). Characterizing STEM teacher education: Affordances and constraints of explicit STEM preparation for elementary teachers. School Science and Mathematics, 116(6), 300–309
Roehrig, G. H., Moore, T. J., Wang, H. H., & Park, M. S. (2012). Is adding the E enough?: Investigating the impact of K-12 engineering standards on the implementation of STEM integration. School Science and Mathematics, 112, 31-44.
Siekmann, G. and Korbel, P. (2016), “Defining 'STEM' skills: review and synthesis of the literature.- support document 1”, NCVER, Adelaide, available at: http://www.ncvre.edu.au.
Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education . Science Curriculum of Primary and Secondary School ( grade, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ve 8).
Retrieved from: http://mufredat.meb.gov.tr/ProgramDetay.aspx?PID=325
Wang, H.-H., Moore, T. J., Roehrig, G. H., & Park, M. S. (2011). STEM integration: Teacher perceptions and practice. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 1(2), 1–13. http://doi.org/10.5703/ 1288284314636
Wells, J. G., (2016). Efficacy of the technological/engineering design approach: Imposed cognitive demands within design-based biotechnology instruction. Journal of Technology Education, 27(2), 4-20
Yıldırım, A., and Şimşek, H. (2005). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. (5. Baskı). Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
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2021-05-08
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ERGÜL, Nimet Remziye.
Investigation of STEM Competencies of Teacher Candidates.
European Journal of Physics Education, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 1, p. 38-55, may 2021.
ISSN 1309-7202.
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