| Summary: | 碩士 === 大葉大學 === 資訊管理學系碩士班 === 106 === In recent years, to response the latest technological development and enhance the national competitiveness, many countries carried out the integrated courses such as STEM (Science, Technology, Mathematics) or STEAM (Science, Technology, Art, Mathematics) in universities and schools, and it has become a global education trend. Majority of STEM researches in Taiwan mainly focused on implementation issues in junior high and senior high schools as well as analysis of the influences of STEM teaching methods on students' learning outcomes. Few researches discussed on elementary school students’ learning attitude toward STEM courses. However, elementary education is the foundation for students’ future competitiveness, it is necessary to stress STEM issues for school children.
This study aims to explore the relationship between learning attitude and self-efficacy toward STEM courses among elementary school students, and the influences of STEM self-efficacy on learning performances of mathematics and science & technology courses respectively. Based on the literature review, a questionnaire on STEM learning attitude and self-efficacy was administrated to third-fourth graders in elementary schools in Taichung City. A total of 317 samples were collected from 11 schools. A structure equation modeling approach was adopted to analyze data. Results showed that the model fitness was at an acceptable level, a significant correlation between learning attitude and self-efficacy toward STEM, and STEM self-efficacy significantly affects the learning performances of mathematics and science & technology courses respectively.
Finally, several recommendations based on research findings are provided for STEM curriculum and teaching in elementary education.
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