The Perception of Engineers by Middle School Students through Drawings

Autor/inn/en	Ergun, Aysegul; Balcin, Muhammed Dogukan
Titel	The Perception of Engineers by Middle School Students through Drawings
Quelle	In: Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, (2019) 83, S.1-28 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ergun, Aysegul) ORCID (Balcin, Muhammed Dogukan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-597X
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Freehand Drawing; Engineering; Technical Occupations; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Physical Sciences; Sex Stereotypes; Age Differences; STEM Education; Work Environment; Physical Characteristics; Public Schools; Rural Schools; Instructional Program Divisions; Early Adolescents; Occupational Information; Building Trades; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Drawing; Zeichnen; Maschinenbau; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Natural sciences; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaft; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; STEM; Arbeitsmilieu; Körperliche Erscheinung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Berufsinformation; Building trade; Bauwesen; Baugewerbe; Türkei
Abstract	Purpose: In 2017 and 2018, engineering applications and design process were given weight to with the updates carried out in the Physical Sciences Lesson Curriculum in Turkey. For the STEM education which is at the center of this update to reach its target, it is highly important that students accurately learn what engineers do, what their work field is, the characteristics they should carry and understand the nature of engineering. The present study aims to identify the perception of engineers of 5th, 6th and 7th grade middle school students through drawings. Research Methods: The study group of this research which is a descriptive survey model consisted of 119 students from a city located in the East Anatolian region of Turkey who were 5th, 6th and 7th grade students. The "Draw an Engineer" form was used as the data collection tool and the drawings were evaluated with a checklist. Findings: As a result of this study, it was determined that a majority of the students adopted the stereotyped idea that engineers are male. The findings showed that as the age increased, the rate of male engineers in the drawings increased as well and engineers creating designs were given more place to. In this study, it was concluded that in general the students mixed up what engineers do with the work construction workers or repairmen do and that they perceived engineers as individuals who work alone. Implications for Research and Practice: To be able to develop students' perception of engineers in a positive manner, it is considered important for students' to experience STEM education applications. In this context, it is suggested to give place to 'Science, Engineering and Entrepreneurship Applications' in all grade levels both in school and outside school learning environments. [Paper presented at the International Congress on Science and Education organized in Afyonkarahisar on 23-25 March, 2018.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01