The attitudes of secondary school students living in Northern Cyprus before and after STEM education

Abstract

The scope of this research is to reveal the opinions of secondary school students after STEM Education Course in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Quantitative research methods were used in the research. The study group consists of 15 secondary school students aged 12 years. The questionnaire form developed by Özcan and Koca (2018) was used by the researcher after obtaining the necessary permissions to collect the data. SPSS-21 program was used for data analysis and modeling of the emerging situation. The findings obtained as a result of the research were discussed with the relevant field. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that after the STEM education course, students developed their skills, and this education should be given in their schools and that it benefits them. In line with the results obtained, recommendations were made on STEM applications.