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Hopes and goals of secondary school students towards STEM education and their pseudoscience beliefs

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: In today's world, where science and technology are developing rapidly, raising science-literate individuals has gained importance in order to keep up with the requirements of the digital age. In line with this, STEM education, which is the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, has become the center of attention. However, an increase in the interest in science causes an increase in pseudo-scientific beliefs, which are far from being scientific. Therefore, this study investigated whether secondary school students' hopes and goals towards STEM education and pseudoscience beliefs differ by gender, grade level, and parental education level. In addition, the correlation between the students' pseudo-science beliefs and their hopes and goals towards STEM education was also investigated. A total of 351 secondary school students participated in this study. The

Source: Journal of Pedagogical Research

DOI: 10.33902/jpr.202212837

Authors: Betül Timur, Serkan Timur, Kenan Öztürk, Eylem Yalçınkaya Önder

Institution: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi

Language: English

Topic: Science Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4224303564