Attitudes toward digital technology, communication, innovation skills and STEM career interest: a model test for secondary school students
Yazarlar (3)
Prof. Dr. Munise Seçkin Kapucu Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ahmet KARA Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Sinan Aslan Ministry Of Education, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Current Psychology (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 1046-1310 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 09-2024
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 43 / 35 / 28558–28569 DOI 10.1007/s12144-024-06356-z
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06356-z
UAK Araştırma Alanları
Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık
Özet
This study examines the mediating role of attitudes toward digital technology in the relationship between communication and innovation skills and STEM career interest among Turkish secondary school students. The study used criterion sampling on a sample of 321 Turkish secondary school students [Ageranj = 10–16, AgeMean =12.11, AgeSd = 1.19] selected. Data were collected using the Communication Skills Scale, Attitude Toward Digital Technology Scale, Innovation Skills Scale, and STEM Career Interest Scale. The data were analyzed using two-stage structural equation modeling. In addition, bootstrapping analysis tested the mediation effect’s significance. As a result of this study, it was determined that the mediating effect of the attitude towards digital technology was significant in the relationship between communication skills and STEM career interest. In addition, the mediation effect of the attitude towards …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Attitudes toward digital technology | Communication skills | Innovation skills | STEM career interest