A Metaphor Analysis Study Related to STEM Subjects Based on Middle School Students’ Perceptions

Year 2018, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 246 - 257, 01.07.2018

Sahin Idin , İsmail Donmez

https://doi.org/10.21891/jeseh.453629

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine what metaphors
seventh and eighth grade students have when they identify STEM subjects. For
this purpose, a form was developed to provide students to write their own
metaphors related to STEM subjects. Qualitative research method was used and
this research was conducted as a phenomenological study. 94 seventh and eighth
grade students participated in this study from two different middle schools,
which are located in the center of Ankara, Turkey. Students were encouraged to
write their metaphors to identify STEM subjects. It has been seen that both
seventh and eighth grade students had complexity while they were identifying
science and technology subjects. Students used technology metaphor eleven times
while they identified science, and they used science metaphor five times while
they identified technology. It has also been learnt from students’ metaphors
that students have not had enough information on math and engineering since the
metaphors could not explain these subjects. It is recommended that some courses
might be given to students within STEM subjects to provide them to learn those
subjects.

Keywords

STEM, Metaphor, Qualitative

References

• Idin, S. & Donmez, I. (2018). A metaphor analysis study related to STEM subjects based on middle school students’ perceptions. Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health (JESEH), 4(2), 246-257.