期刊名称：International Journal of Eurasia Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2146-1961
出版年度：2019
卷号：36
页码：1-16
出版社：Avrasya Değerler Eğitimi Derneği
摘要：STEM education is recommended to be started in early childhood. This study was conducted to
determine the effect of STEM activities on preschool students' scientific process skills. The study
was carried out with a total of 24 students (11 control groups, 13 experimental groups) who were
educated in a preschool in Elazığ province during 2017-2018 academic year. In this study, quasiexperimental
design was used. The study consisted of activities involving STEM applications,
robotic studies and fun science experiments for 11 weeks. In the study, robotics studies and
amusing science experiments were integrated and applied in accordance with STEM
understanding. Applications lasted for 11 weeks. In the control group, the current program has
been adhered to during the course process. The scientific process skill test (SPST) was used as a
data collection tool in the study. The pre-test and posttest scores of scientific process skill test
were analyzed using the Mann-Witney U test. When the test statistic was examined, it was
concluded that the students in the experimental and control groups had a statistically significant
difference between the SPST post-test scores and sub-dimensions of SPST (p <.01). STEM
activities have been found to contribute to preschool students ‘scientific process skills.
关键词：Preschool; scientific process skills; STEM activities
