Examination of the attitudes of grade 7 and 8 students towards STEM education in Turkey and Ghana

Mohammed  Ibrahim; Hasan Şeker

doi:10.31129/LUMAT.10.1.1657

Authors

Mohammed Ibrahim Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1238-4721
Hasan Şeker Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8506-1296

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31129/LUMAT.10.1.1657

Keywords:

Ghana, gender, middle school, STEM education, Turkey

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of middle school 7th and 8th grade students towards STEM education in Turkey and Ghana. The research was conducted to a total of 974 grade 7 & 8 middle school students (480 from Turkey-Mugla Province and 494 from Ghana-Accra Province) during the spring semester of 2018-2019 academic year. A quantitative research method was used in this research. The attitudes of the students towards STEM show statistically significant difference in each dimension depending on which country the schools are located. The study revealed that the students' attitudes towards STEM education were “positive”. While there was no significant relationship between students' attitudes towards STEM and their gender and grade levels, there was a significant difference between their attitudes and the place where their schools were located.

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