scholarly journals Measuring Teachers’ Perceptions to Sustain STEM Education Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
NGUYEN Thi To Khuyen ◽  
NGUYEN Van Bien ◽  
Pei-Ling Lin ◽  
Jing Lin ◽  
Chun-Yen Chang
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Experience Education ◽  
The One

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development emphasized teachers as the cornerstone for the betterment of education. Teachers’ practices are strongly affected by teachers’ perceptions. The purpose of this study was to identify teachers’ perceptions to sustain STEM education development, regarding STEM education, STEM competencies, and difficulties in STEM implementation. We collected the data from 186 Vietnamese teachers, including STEM sub-field teachers and no STEM sub-field teachers. We used a survey method to capture teachers’ perceptions of STEM education. The one-way ANOVA was employed to examine the differences in teachers’ perceptions of STEM education in terms of the categorization of teaching experience, education background, and teaching subjects. The quantitative analysis showed that most Vietnamese teachers had positive views on STEM education. The higher educational background teachers and science teachers have the highest statistically significant scores in (1) STEM education, (2) STEM competencies, and (3) difficulties in implementation. The novice teachers have more positive views of STEM education, in terms of a better understanding of STEM education and assessing STEM competencies as being more valuable. There are no statistically significant differences in teachers’ difficulties among teaching experience groups. These results provide valuable information to design effective teacher professional development to sustain STEM education.

scholarly journals Assessing Teacher’s Attitude, Knowledge, and Application (AKA) on STEM: An Effort to Foster the Sustainable Development of STEM Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bevo Wahono ◽  
Chun-Yen Chang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Quantitative Result ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
The Sustainable Development

This study focuses on assessing the growth of the latest developments of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as part of an effort to maintain the progress of STEM education. Assessment is necessary for every educational activity, including in the field of STEM education. However, there are limited comprehensive reports on the progress and development of STEM education inside individual Asian countries. An attempt to bring up the sustainable development of STEM education is conducted by using an exhaustive assessment. The assessment, within this study, includes three domains, namely attitudes, knowledge, and applications (AKA) regarding STEM education. The comparison of these three domains based on demographic data, teachers’ difficulties perception, and its contribution to the sustainable development of STEM education is, likewise, discussed. This type of research is a mix of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology. The quantitative analysis method was performed to address the level position and the comparative value of the three domains. In comparison, the qualitative analysis method was employed to strengthen the quantitative result analysis, as well as to deal with the teachers’ perception. Results show that science teachers have a very good attitude, a moderate-level category in the application, and a low-level category in knowledge regarding STEM education. Further, there are differences in knowledge and the application of STEM education, based on educational background and teaching experience of the teachers, yet there are no differences regarding teachers’ attitudes. Other components are discussed in detail, such as the teacher’s perception of STEM teaching difficulties. Providing challenges and opportunities for improving the quality of education in the future are discoursed. The results of this study suggest that knowledge and attitudes are fundamental domains for the proper implementation, as well as sustainability, of STEM education (especially in Indonesia).

scholarly journals PHYSICS TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE PHYSICS EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-582
Author(s):  
Nurfaradilla Mohamad Nasri ◽  
Nurfarahin Nasri ◽  
Mohamad Asyraf Abd Talib
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Physics Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
The One ◽  
Physics Knowledge

The United Nation 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development advocates teachers as the key in, and for, sustainable development. Surprisingly, while physics teachers have long been recognized as important agents in equipping students with necessary physics knowledge and scientific inquiry skills, nonetheless less attention is paid to explore physics teachers’ perceptions on sustainable physics education (SPE). The absence of robust research that explores physics teachers’ perceptions to SPE has informed this research. A total of 248 Malaysian physics teachers were involved in a survey consisting of both close and open-ended questions to capture their perceptions of SPE. In examining the differences in physics teachers’ perceptions of SPE, with regards to teaching experiences and educational background, the one-way ANOVA was utilized. Whereas thematic analysis was used to analyze responses from the open-ended questions. The main finding of this research is the novice physics teachers expressed more positive views of SPE, where they posed better understanding and greatly valued physics competencies when compared to the other teaching experiences groups. The understandings of sustainability among physics teachers were largely dominated by environmental foci. This research provides vital information to design effective teacher professional development targeting novice physics teachers in order to implement SPE effectively. Keywords: physics education, education for sustainable development, physics teacher, teachers’ perception.

scholarly journals ANALISIS FAKTOR DETERMINAN YANG MEMPENGARUHI PROFESIONALITAS GURU BIDANG STUDI ILMU SOSIAL DI KOTA PAREPARE

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Afrilya Liliani Pabubung
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teacher Motivation ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Teacher Professionalism ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
And Training

This study aims to study educational background, teaching experience, training (education and training), and facilities on the motivation teachers, to find out their educational background, teaching experience, training (training), facilities and infrastructure, motivation of teachers towards the professionalism of teachers and to understand the educational background, teaching experience, training (training), and infrastructure for teacher professionalism through social science teachers in the Municipality of Parepare.This research is quantitative research, a type of correlational research. The data obtained were analyzed by two types of statistics, namely descriptive statistics and inferential statistics: Data Normality Test and Hypothesis Test.The results showed that: (i) there was a direct significant influence, teaching experience, training (training), and infrastructure directly related to the motivation of teachers Parepare City, (ii) educational background, teaching experience, training, facilities and infrastructure, and direct teacher motivation on the professionalism of teachers in Parepare City, (iii) educational background, teaching experience, training (training), and indirect infrastructure facilities for teacher professionalism through social science teachers in Parepare City 

scholarly journals UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE INTEGRATING MECHANISMS AND IMPORTANCE OF STEM EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-557
Author(s):  
Eman A. AlMuraie ◽  
Norah A. Algarni ◽  
Nidhal Sh. Alahmad
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
School Science ◽  
Upper Secondary School ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Secondary School Science ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Integration Mechanisms

This study aimed to recognize upper-secondary school science teachers’ perceptions of the meaning, importance, and integrating mechanisms of science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) education, taking in to account the differences between the science teachers’ perceptions according to their specialties, years of experience, and degrees. A closed-ended questionnaire was distributed among 700 science teachers (biology, physics, and chemistry) in Riyadh, and 255 teachers responded. The results showed a strong alignment in the upper-secondary school science teachers’ perceptions of the meaning and the importance of STEM education, although there was less of a consensus regarding the integrating mechanisms. There were statistically significant differences in the physics teachers’ perceptions of STEM meaning, although there were otherwise no significant differences by specialty in the science teachers’ perceptions of the importance of STEM education and its integration mechanisms. Furthermore, the teachers showed no statistically significant differences in STEM’s meaning, importance, or integrating mechanisms according to their years of experience. Based on the results, recommendations included intensifying professional development programs on utilizing technology, engineering, and mathematics in learning science concepts and application. Keywords: integration mechanisms, science teachers, STEM education, teachers’ perceptions, upper secondary school

scholarly journals Why the Optimism Misses? An Analysis on the Gaps and Lags of Teachers’ Perceptions of 21st Century Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Jijo Varghese ◽  
M N Mohamedunni Alias Musthafa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Level Data

The present century demands transformative competencies in all spheres of human life and this necessitated the evolution of a new civil right in the modern era. Inevitably, this demands for new sets of skills and competencies in the learners to meet the challenges and competitions of the knowledge economy, labor market and information settings. To build the 21st century skills and competencies in the learners, teachers need to have awareness and knowledge about these skills and apply them in their daily classroom activities. In order to execute the strategies for promoting 21st century skills among learners, a clear perception on the same is highly essential. It is interesting to analyze the perception of the teachers and the missing gaps. This study was conducted to examine the gap between the actual and ideal perception of 21st century skills among secondary school teachers of Kerala. It also examined to what extent their age, teaching experience and subjects have been related to perception level. Data has been collected from secondary school teachers (N=350) through survey method. The result of the study showed that there was gap between actual and ideal perceptions of 21st century skills among the secondary school teachers and also positive correlation between age, teaching experience and the actual perception of 21st century skills.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Factors Influencing of Pre-service Science Teacher in Conceptualization of STEM Education: Self-Efficacy and Content Knowledge

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (SpecialIssue) ◽  
pp. 225-230
Author(s):  
Pramudya Dwi Aristya Putra ◽  
Nur Ahmad ◽  
Sri Wahyuni ◽  
Erlia Narulita
Keyword(s):  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Service Science ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Science Content ◽  
Science Content Knowledge

This research investigates the factors that influence pre-service science teachers' conceptualization of STEM education. The factors involved STEM self-efficacy, STEM anxiety, science content knowledge, and mathematics content knowledge. The survey method was utilized in this research to collect a huge number of respondents at one time. The participants were 604 pre-service science teachers in Indonesia with different backgrounds (physics Education, biology education, chemistry education, Ingrate of Science education, and primary school education). The instruments were developed and share with participants using a google form to avoid the items that the participant did not fill in. The data analyzed using STEM showed that science content knowledge, STEM self-efficacy, and STEM anxiety were influencing the conceptualization of STEM education. This research suggested that to improve the quality of STEM education in the classroom. Pre-service science teachers should understand the concept of the content taught

scholarly journals Teachers’ Confidence in Teaching English Using You*Tube Channel in Early Pandemic Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ketut Santi Indriani
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Teacher Perspective ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Tube Channel

This study aims to identify teachers' confidence in teaching English using a You*Tube channel in early pandemic. This study used a qualitative quantitative approach with a survey method. The data sources in this study were 50 teachers from both public and private primary schools in Denpasar who used You*Tube channel as the media in teaching English. The data were collected through questionnaires consisting of 30 closed and open statements which were grouped into four categories. Closed statements consisted of yes/no statements as well as agreement and frequency statements based on a Likert’s five-point scaling. Open statements were intended to provide additional information on the answers to the closed statements that had been given. The data were analyzed qualitatively and presented descriptively using narration supported by diagrams and tables. The result of analysis data showed that teachers' confidence in teaching English using a YouTube channel in the early  pandemic was supported by many factors, such as educational background, teaching experience and teacher perspective in online English learning using the You*Tube channel. However, teaching English through the You*Tube channel needs to be used frequently to improve teachers' skills and techniques in using this media for better teaching.

scholarly journals Science Process Skills Analysis of Science Teacher on Professional Teacher Program in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-247
Author(s):  
A. M. Setiawan ◽  
S. Sugiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Science Process Skills ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Professional Teacher ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
Program Data

The low level of science teacher graduation in the professional teacher program in the last two years has become a severe concern for researchers in higher education. Here we analyze these problems by measuring the Science Process (SP) Skills of science teachers in Indonesia through this program. Data collection procedures are interviews, worksheets, and questionnaires, while data analysis techniques use mixed methods, consist of quantitative and qualitative methods simultaneously. The SP skills data obtained were Observing 76.1%, Proposing Hypothesis 76.4%, Planning an Experiment 60.0%, Utilizing Tools 57.2%, Interpreting 39.4%, Applying Concept 48.1%, and Communicating 18.3%. The lowest percentage is in interpreting skills and communicating skills. Based on the analysis result, the causes are the short time teaching experience and the educational background of science teachers who are not linear with their competence.

scholarly journals EDUCAÇÃO SEXUAL E ATUAÇÃO DOCENTE NA ESCOLA INCLUSIVA: COMPROMISSOS SOCIAIS DO ENSINO DE CIÊNCIAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
Andreia Lelis Pena ◽  
Juliana Eugênia Caixeta ◽  
Gerson De Souza Mól
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Sexual Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
The One

Science Education must assume its social commitment to Sexual Education and Inclusion, because it is responsible for the elaboration of pedagogical contexts that enable the construction of scientific concepts related to body and sexuality. In order to do so, science education must position human sexuality as a complex phenomenon, whose teaching must consider biological, psychological and social phenomena, and contemplate diversity as inherent in human groups. In this work, we seek to investigate the perception of Science teachers about Sexual Education and the understandings about the sexuality of students with specific needs, in inclusive schools of the Federal District. The relevance of this research is anchored in three aspects: first, the invisibility of the theoretical and methodological discussion that articulates sexuality and disability; according to the repercussion of this invisibility in the non-teaching and; third, in the possibilities of initial and continued training of science teachers in the subject matter. It was a qualitative investigation whose information was generated through semi-structured interviews with eight teachers and analyzed with the support of WQDA software. The teachers' perceptions about the sexuality of people with disabilities, outlined in this research, showed advances on the one hand, that is, on the recognition of many teachers that people with disabilities are subjects of desire; but also stagnation, when there are still teachers who have not been able to recognize their sexuality or how to act in the classroom in order to approach different ways of being and living together, considering sexuality. The analyzes presented reveal the importance of planning proposals for initial and continuing training for Science teachers, with a view to meeting the social commitments of Science Education towards inclusive and sexual education, which implies in defending and promoting the essential right to education person to human development in its entirety, including sexuality and its teaching, in a plural and bio-social perspective.

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