The effects of STEAM (STEM+ Art) activities 7th grade students’ academic achievement, STEAM attitude and scientific creativities<p>STEAM (STEM+Sanat) etkinliklerinin 7. sınıf öğrencilerinin akademik başarı, STEAM tutum ve bilimsel yaratıcılıklarına etkisi

Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 3

Abstract

In this research was examined the effects of STEAM education seventh grade students’ academic achievement, STEAM attitude and scientific creativity. In this research, it was used embedded experimental mixed method. The research was conducted in a middle school in Istanbul in the academic year of 2017-2018. The study group was consisted 33 students in the control group and 30 students in the experimental group. The STEAM activities developed using the 5E model for the “Reflection in the Mirror and Absorption of Light” unit by the researchers. The activities were applied in the experimental group for five weeks. In the result of the research, it was determined that the experimental group students’ academic achievement and overall STEAM attitudes were with intermediate effect size and significantly improved according to the control group students. It was also determined that the scientific creativity of the students in the experimental group developed throughout the process. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu araştırmada STEAM yaklaşımının yedinci sınıf öğrencilerinin akademik başarı, STEAM tutum ve bilimsel yaratıcılıklarına etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmada gömülü deneysel karma yöntem kullanılmıştır. İstanbul’daki bir ortaokulda 2017-2018 eğitim-öğretim yılında yapılan araştırmanın çalışma grubu; kontrol grubunda 33, deney grubunda 30 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Deney grubunda “Aynalarda Yansıma ve Işığın Soğrulması” ünitesine yönelik 5E modeli kullanılarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen STEAM etkinlikleri, beş hafta süresince uygulanmıştır. Ünite boyunca “STEAM dehası-Leonardo da Vinci” teması işlenmiştir. Veri toplama araçları olarak; üniteye yönelik “Akademik Başarı Testi”,“STEAM Tutum Testi” ve “Bilimsel Yaratıcılık Rubriği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda deney grubu öğrencilerinin kontrol grubu öğrencilerine göre akademik başarılarının ve genel STEAM tutumlarının orta düzeyde bir etkiyle anlamlı olarak geliştiği belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca deney grubu öğrencilerinin bilimsel yaratıcılık düzeylerinin süreç boyunca geliştiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

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Filiz Gülhan, Fatma Şahin

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Filiz Gülhan, Fatma Şahin (2018). The effects of STEAM (STEM+ Art) activities 7th grade students’ academic achievement, STEAM attitude and scientific creativities<p>STEAM (STEM+Sanat) etkinliklerinin 7. sınıf öğrencilerinin akademik başarı, STEAM tutum ve bilimsel yaratıcılıklarına etkisi. Journal of Human Sciences, 15(3), 1675-1699. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-644793