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标题：Perceptions and Attitudes of Secondary School Students towards Engineers and Engineering
其他标题：Perceptions and Attitudes of Secondary School Students towards Engineers and Engineering
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作者：Ayşegül Ergün ; Muhammed Doğukan Balçın
期刊名称：Journal of Education and Practice
印刷版ISSN：2222-288X
电子版ISSN：2222-288X
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
期号：10
页码：90-106
语种：English
出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：The aim of this research is to determine the perceptions and attitudes of fifth and sixth grade secondary school students towards engineers and engineering. The study group consists of fifty four students receiving education in the fifth and sixth grades of a state secondary school in Turkey. Convergent parallel design, as a mixed methods research design, was used during the research. The research data were obtained using the questionnaire on attitudes towards engineers and a draw-an-engineer form. Descriptive and predictive statistical techniques and content analysis were used during data analysis. The research results indicate that, students perceive engineers as qualified construction workers, repairers, managers or designers; and that they have stereotypical opinions about their gender. Despite their positive attitudes towards engineering, students were found to prefer engineering as a profession at a low level. The research was carried out with a view to contribute to the related literature, educators and researchers with research results obtained from Turkish education system in which STEM education has an increasing importance. Keywords: STEM education, engineering, perception, attitude, stereotypical opinions
关键词：STEM education; engineering; perception; attitude; stereotypical opinions