Abstract:

Abstracten The aim of this study is to adapt the scale of the attitude of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM= FeTeMM) towards students of 4 - 8th grade and to determine whether the STEM attitude levels of these students differ according to some demographic data. The work in the screening model is in Istanbul, Edirne, Denizli, Antalya and Kahramanmaraş. 5th- 6th- 7th and 8th classes were performed with 964 students. As a data collection tool in the study, the STEM attitude scale was used, which was developed by Guzey, Harwell and Moore (2014) and made up of 28 articles adapted to Turkish within the framework of this study. In data analysis, using Lisrel870 and SPSS 17 programs, verifying factor analysis in scale adaptation was used by Mann Whitney U-Test for Independent Samples (Mann-Whitney U-Test for Independent Samples) and Kruskal Wallis H-Test (Kruskal Wallis H-Tests for Independent Samples) to determine whether there are differences. According to the results obtained, the sample group has determined that the STEM attitude levels of students are at the level I agree. Also, STEM attitude levels of students have not been found to vary in terms of gender, private or public school, parent-parent educational status variables. However, the class level (χ2 (sd=4, n=964) = 54.49, p<.05), the city in which they live (χ2 (sd=3, n=964) = 13.10, p<.05) and occupational preferences (χ2 (sd=7, n=964) = 7.77, p>. 05) STEM has caused significant differences in attitude levels. The use of the study scale in the field is important for our primary and secondary school students to show their level of preparation for STEM applications.