Evaluation of Products and Educational Perspectives of Middle School Students Trained at the STEM Artificial Intelligence Center

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 1 - 22

Nejla Gürefe , Elif Yaren Taş

Öz

This study aims to evaluate the products using product evaluation form resulting from activities conducted by 5th-grade middle school students trained at the STEM Artificial Intelligence Center and to determine the students' perspectives on this education. The research, which uses the case study method, a qualitative research design, was conducted with 5th-grade students. Product Evaluation Form and Student Opinion Form were used in the evaluation of the data. The data were analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. According to the research findings, the products created by the students at the end of a term of STEM activities were determined to be original, adequate, diverse, and made using the materials provided. It was observed that in the material creation process, students collaborated in groups to produce a product; during the scientific research process, students answered open-ended questions by discussing among themselves and produced solutions to given real-life problems; and in the process of integrating what they learned from different subjects, students gained new knowledge from this group work and left happily. Considering the advantages, it can be said that it is important to increase the number of students trained at the STEM artificial intelligence center and the frequency of these trainings.

Anahtar Kelimeler

STEM education, STEM activities, STEM and Artificial Intelligence school

Kaynakça

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