Abstract:

The purpose of this research, pre-service science teachers’ opinions were determined about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines and education. For this purpose, interviews were conducted with 25 pre-service teachers who were studying 2015-2016 education semesters in department of science education from a university. Research data were obtained with 10 open-ended questions. The resulting data were analyzed content and descriptive analysis. In the first question, pre-service teachers were expressed to facilitate the engineering of human life (28%), and to make the products (24%). In following six questions were asked about bilateral relations in the field of STEM disciplines. Accordingly, the pre-service teachers were stated that science (32%) and mathematics (60%) was used in engineering, technology was connected to engineering (52%), and engineering was connected to technology (28%), mathematics was used in science (44%), It was a bilateral development between to science and technology (32%), the mathematics was needed for technology (32%). In the eighth questions, pre-service teachers were stated that necessary to use engineering in science and mathematics education (12%). In other question, pre-service teachers were stated that must have found the use of technology in science and mathematics education (12%), and the use of technological products in training (12%). In the last question, pre-service teachers often were talked about the benefits of STEM education. Also, pre-service teachers were stated that STEM disciplines were connected with each other (12%).

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