The purpose of the study is to study the perceptions of high school students studying at the Science and Arts Center in Kars, Ardahan, Iğdır and Pair, located in the TRA-2 area of SERKA (Serhat Development Agency) and their attitudes towards digital technology according to some demographic variables. Research is an imaginary study in the screening model. The sample of the study consists of 183 students at the high school level at Kars, Ardahan,Iğdır and the Science and Arts Center in Durga. The research has used the "STEM perception test" adapted to Turkish by Gülhan (2016) with the "Digital Technology Attitude Scale" developed by Cabı (2016) as a data collection tool. The analysis of the obtained data found that the students’ attitudes towards digital technologies were on a medium level, while the STEM attitudes were above the medium level. When studied by demographic variables, it was found that students’ attitudes towards digital technology significantly vary according to gender, age group, class level and school type variables. In addition, the attitudes of students towards STEM have also been found to vary according to gender, age group, class level and school type.

The aim of this study is to research on perceptions of secondary school students studying at Science and Art Centers in Kars, Ardahan, Igdır and Agrı which are in the region of SERKA (Serhat Development Agency) TRA-2 about STEM and attitudes of these students towards digital technologies according to demographic variables. The study is a descriptive survey model. The sample of the study includes 183 secondary school students who study at Science and Art Centers in Kars, Ardahan, Igdır and Agrı. As a data collection tool, “Attitude Scale towards Digital Technology” developed by Cabı (2016) and “STEM Perception Test” adapted to Turkish by Gulhan (2016) have been used. According to the results of the obtained data, it has been found out that student attitudes towards digital technologies are at average level. On the other hand, it has been figured out that the level of their attitudes towards STEM are above the average level. It has been identified that there is a significant difference among students’ attitudes towards digital technologies according to gender, age, grade level and type of school variables when it is analyzed in regard to demographic variables. Moreover, it has been found out that attitudes of students towards STEM are also vary with gender, age, grade level and type of school.