Integrating GIS into Science Classes to Handle STEM Education

dc.contributor.authorErcan, Serhat
dc.contributor.authorAltan, Esra Bozkurt
dc.contributor.authorTaştan, Bekir
dc.contributor.authorDağ, İbrahim
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:13:08Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:13:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractSTEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and is an approach to educationthat aims to integrate these four separate disciplines. In theory, the idea of integration is clear, but inpractice in a school setting it proves to be problematic due to the current structure of the educationalcurricula. In the current structure of educational curricula, usually only mathematics and science coursesfrom STEM disciplines are included in school programmes and these courses are conducted in an isolatedmanner separate from other disciplines. This problem may be overcome by using interrelated applicationssuch as the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to integrate mathematics and science courses withinSTEM disciplines. As an interdisciplinary technology, GIS serves as a pedagogical tool for use in STEMeducation. Using a qualitative research paradigm, the current study evaluated a sample of junior (thirdyear) science teacher candidates (N=34) in a STEM educational setting using GIS. The data was collectedfrom the written science texts of teacher candidates (e.g. the role of GIS in STEM teaching and scienceteaching; the implementation of STEM education in science classes) before and after the teachingintervention. At the end of the study, it was discovered that a four-week long teaching intervention had apositive effect on the science teacher candidates’ views of implementing STEM as well as improvingtheir views on and awareness of GIS.
dc.identifier.endpage43
dc.identifier.issn1304-6020
dc.identifier.startpage30
dc.identifier.trdizinid347662
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/347662
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/4013
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Turkish Science Education
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR_20250323
dc.subjectBilgisayar Bilimleri
dc.subjectYazılım Mühendisliği
dc.subjectEğitim
dc.subjectEğitim Araştırmaları
dc.subjectBilgisayar Bilimleri
dc.subjectBilgi Sistemleri
dc.titleIntegrating GIS into Science Classes to Handle STEM Education
dc.typeArticle

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