| Yazarlar |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Aysun ATA AKTÜRK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Hasibe Özlen Demircan
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| This study examines the development of a STEM-based (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and parent-involved engineering design curriculum for early childhood education and investigates its design principles and contributions to children’s STEM-related learning. This research utilized a design-based research methodology broken into three main phases (preliminary research, prototyping, and assessment). The data were gathered over a 2-year span, and the curriculum was designed and revised during the prototyping phase’s three iterative cycles. This paper presents the findings of a field test that involved two early childhood education teachers, five preschool children, and five parents. Findings validated eight key design principles of the curriculum and revealed that the curriculum contributes to the knowledge, skills, feelings, and dispositions children have towards STEM. The findings suggest that the developed curriculum can be used as a novel way of integrating STEM into early childhood education, with a particular focus on engineering, while encouraging parental involvement. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Design-based research | Early childhood education | Early engineering education | Parental involvement | STEM |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION JOURNAL |
| Dergi ISSN | 1082-3301 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 07-2021 |
| Cilt No | 49 |
| Sayı | 4 |
| Sayfalar | 607 / 621 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1007/s10643-020-01100-1 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-020-01100-1 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 16 |
| SCOPUS | 30 |
