Elementary school teachers’ influence on student engagement in STEM
Primary Faculty Mentor’s Name
Meca Williams-Johnson
Proposal Track
Student
Session Format
Paper Presentation
Abstract
This mixed-methods study explores influence of elementary school teachers on students’ interest and involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM) programs or activities; and seeks to understand what social and/or educational factors, in addition to teacher influence, contribute to students’ choice to participate in STEM programs. Through this study researchers identifies the perceptions of elementary school teachers on engaging students’ interest and participation in STEM and what methods, if any, elementary school teachers use within their classrooms to encourage students to participate in STEM.
Exploring the influence of elementary school teachers is significant because it provides insight to how students develop interest in specific subject areas and identify methods used to engage students. The results from this study may lead to further research exploring if the methods used to engage students in STEM can be used across content areas. The outcomes of the data are still being analyzed.
Keywords
STEM, Student engagement, teaching strategies
Award Consideration
1
Location
Room 2904
Presentation Year
2015
Start Date
11-7-2015 9:00 AM
End Date
11-7-2015 10:00 AM
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Hartman, Courtney, "Elementary school teachers’ influence on student engagement in STEM" (2015). Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (2014-2015). 48.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gurc/2015/2015/48
Elementary school teachers’ influence on student engagement in STEM
Room 2904
This mixed-methods study explores influence of elementary school teachers on students’ interest and involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM) programs or activities; and seeks to understand what social and/or educational factors, in addition to teacher influence, contribute to students’ choice to participate in STEM programs. Through this study researchers identifies the perceptions of elementary school teachers on engaging students’ interest and participation in STEM and what methods, if any, elementary school teachers use within their classrooms to encourage students to participate in STEM.
Exploring the influence of elementary school teachers is significant because it provides insight to how students develop interest in specific subject areas and identify methods used to engage students. The results from this study may lead to further research exploring if the methods used to engage students in STEM can be used across content areas. The outcomes of the data are still being analyzed.
