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TEACHERS MINDFUL CONCEPTION ABOUT THE USE OF STEM EDUCATION AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).12      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).12      Published : Dec 2021

Teachers' Mindful Conception about the Use of STEM Education at Secondary School Level

Abstract

    A nation's progress rests on its people, and current economic growth conditions demand high-quality education. Modern science education has been superseded by STEM education. The objectives were 1) to find out secondary school teachers' awareness about the use of STEM-based education and its challenges and the relationship between teachers' understanding and use of STEM at the secondary school level. It was descriptive research and used a self-developed questionnaire for data collection from the respondents. A sample of secondary school teachers (350) was selected through a simple random sampling technique. Statistical tests of minimum, maximum, mean score, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation were applied to the collected data. The study concluded that teachers are aware of STEM-based education, and in line with their awareness, they make the most exclusive use of STEM-based education to enhance students' critical and creative thinking abilities.

    STEM Education, Secondary School Level, Education

    (1) Khadija Rafeeq
    MS (Scholar), Department of Education, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Qasim Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Naveed Zainab
    MS (Scholar), Department of Education, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    OXFORD : Rafeeq, Khadija, Ali, Muhammad Qasim, and Zainab, Naveed (2021), "Teachers' Mindful Conception about the Use of STEM Education at Secondary School Level", Global Educational Studies Review, VI (IV), 111-120

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    TURABIAN : Rafeeq, Khadija, Muhammad Qasim Ali, and Naveed Zainab. "Teachers' Mindful Conception about the Use of STEM Education at Secondary School Level." Global Educational Studies Review VI, no. IV (2021): 111-120. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).12