China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong province
This article reports the survey findings of a pilot study on primary students' views, attitudes, self-concept, identity, and experiences toward STEM education. This survey was held in China Shandong Province. Applying a mixed-method approach, we administered the survey to 332 students and inter...
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| description | This article reports the survey findings of a pilot study on primary students' views, attitudes, self-concept, identity, and experiences toward STEM education. This survey was held in China Shandong Province. Applying a mixed-method approach, we administered the survey to 332 students and interviewed 8 students to learn about their views about STEM education after the activity. The survey data was analyzed using Rasch on five constructs, namely views, attitudes, self-concept, identity, and experiences in STEM learning. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using emergent coding. The findings showed that students generally responded positively to the five constructs. Students thought that problem-solving was essential, but it was still difficult for them to solve a real-world problem. They agreed that joining STEM activities could enhance their interest in STEM jobs, but they still had less confidence in pursuing a STEM job. The findings provide some insights into a pilot STEM curriculum work in a province and open up possibilities for broadening and deepening knowledge about STEM teaching and learning in China, which is at its nascent stages. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d2d14243c417410ca49392c28e685fcf2025-01-23T07:54:57ZengAIMS PressSTEM Education2767-19252024-09-014438142010.3934/steme.2024022China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong provinceFeiyue Wang0Tang Wee Teo1Shoubao Gao2School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250358, Shandong, China; wfy22314@163.comMulti-centric Education, Research and Industry STEM Centre, Natural Sciences & Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616; tangwee.teo@nie.edu.sgSchool of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250358, Shandong, China; gaoshoubao@sdnu.edu.cnThis article reports the survey findings of a pilot study on primary students' views, attitudes, self-concept, identity, and experiences toward STEM education. This survey was held in China Shandong Province. Applying a mixed-method approach, we administered the survey to 332 students and interviewed 8 students to learn about their views about STEM education after the activity. The survey data was analyzed using Rasch on five constructs, namely views, attitudes, self-concept, identity, and experiences in STEM learning. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using emergent coding. The findings showed that students generally responded positively to the five constructs. Students thought that problem-solving was essential, but it was still difficult for them to solve a real-world problem. They agreed that joining STEM activities could enhance their interest in STEM jobs, but they still had less confidence in pursuing a STEM job. The findings provide some insights into a pilot STEM curriculum work in a province and open up possibilities for broadening and deepening knowledge about STEM teaching and learning in China, which is at its nascent stages.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/steme.2024022primary studentsstem viewsattitudesself-conceptidentityexperiences |
| spellingShingle | Feiyue Wang Tang Wee Teo Shoubao Gao China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong province STEM Education primary students stem views attitudes self-concept identity experiences |
| title | China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong province |
| title_full | China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong province |
| title_fullStr | China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong province |
| title_full_unstemmed | China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong province |
| title_short | China primary school students' STEM views, attitudes, self-concept, identity and experiences: A pilot study in Shandong province |
| title_sort | china primary school students stem views attitudes self concept identity and experiences a pilot study in shandong province |
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