Constructivist Learning Environment: A Perfect Mediator for The Relationship of Students' Multiple Intelligences with Attitudes Towards and Achievement in STEM

Haki Peşman; Tuba Güler; Üzeyir Arı; Fatma Erdoğan

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Constructivist Learning Environment: A Perfect Mediator for The Relationship of Students' Multiple Intelligences with Attitudes Towards and Achievement in STEM

Authors:

Haki Peşman | Tuba Güler | Üzeyir Arı | Fatma Erdoğan

Publisher:

Bartin University

Main Topics:

Development of Science | Technology and Engineering Education and Programs

Journal:

Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education Vol.13 Issue 4, pp.1045-1061

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001329960

pISSN:

1308-7177

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Abstract:

 In STEM disciplines, it is crucial to design research studies clarifying the relationships between academic performance-related constructs and academic performance. This study aims at exploring whether middle school students perceptions of constructivist learning environment P-CLE mediate the relationship between their perceptions of multiple intelligences P-MI and their attitude towards and achievement in STEM disciplines AA-STEM. Because the relationships among middle school students P-CLE, P-MI, and AA-STEM are under investigation, this study is a correlational study. The sample consisted of 579 students from randomly selected 10 middle schools in Kayapınar, a district of Diyarbakır, Turkiye. The students GPA scores in STEM-related courses were used to represent their achievement in STEM disciplines. In addition, the Attitude towards STEM Survey AtSTEM, Multiple Intelligences Inventory MII, and Constructivist Learning Environment Survey CLES were used for the data collection. Lavaan, an R package, was used to conduct structural equation modeling for mediation analysis. The mediation analysis yielded that the P-CLE was a perfect mediator for the relationship between the P-MI and AA-STEM. In consequence, this study emphasizes the importance of providing constructivist learning environments in STEM classes and encouraging students to think of intelligence as something malleable.

 In STEM disciplines, it is crucial to design research studies clarifying the relationships between academic performance-related constructs and academic performance. This study aims at exploring whether middle school students perceptions of constructivist learning environment P-CLE mediate the relationship between their perceptions of multiple intelligences P-MI and their attitude towards and achievement in STEM disciplines AA-STEM. Because the relationships among middle school students P-CLE, P-MI, and AA-STEM are under investigation, this study is a correlational study. The sample consisted of 579 students from randomly selected 10 middle schools in Kayapınar, a district of Diyarbakır, Turkiye. The students GPA scores in STEM-related courses were used to represent their achievement in STEM disciplines. In addition, the Attitude towards STEM Survey AtSTEM, Multiple Intelligences Inventory MII, and Constructivist Learning Environment Survey CLES were used for the data collection. Lavaan, an R package, was used to conduct structural equation modeling for mediation analysis. The mediation analysis yielded that the P-CLE was a perfect mediator for the relationship between the P-MI and AA-STEM. In consequence, this study emphasizes the importance of providing constructivist learning environments in STEM classes and encouraging students to think of intelligence as something malleable.

 In STEM disciplines, it is crucial to design research studies clarifying the relationships between academic performance-related constructs and academic performance. This study aims at exploring whether middle school students perceptions of constructivist learning environment P-CLE mediate the relationship between their perceptions of multiple intelligences P-MI and their attitude towards and achievement in STEM disciplines AA-STEM. Because the relationships among middle school students P-CLE, P-MI, and AA-STEM are under investigation, this study is a correlational study. The sample consisted of 579 students from randomly selected 10 middle schools in Kayapınar, a district of Diyarbakır, Turkiye. The students GPA scores in STEM-related courses were used to represent their achievement in STEM disciplines. In addition, the Attitude towards STEM Survey AtSTEM, Multiple Intelligences Inventory MII, and Constructivist Learning Environment Survey CLES were used for the data collection. Lavaan, an R package, was used to conduct structural equation modeling for mediation analysis. The mediation analysis yielded that the P-CLE was a perfect mediator for the relationship between the P-MI and AA-STEM. In consequence, this study emphasizes the importance of providing constructivist learning environments in STEM classes and encouraging students to think of intelligence as something malleable.

 In STEM disciplines, it is crucial to design research studies clarifying the relationships between academic performance-related constructs and academic performance. This study aims at exploring whether middle school students perceptions of constructivist learning environment P-CLE mediate the relationship between their perceptions of multiple intelligences P-MI and their attitude towards and achievement in STEM disciplines AA-STEM. Because the relationships among middle school students P-CLE, P-MI, and AA-STEM are under investigation, this study is a correlational study. The sample consisted of 579 students from randomly selected 10 middle schools in Kayapınar, a district of Diyarbakır, Turkiye. The students GPA scores in STEM-related courses were used to represent their achievement in STEM disciplines. In addition, the Attitude towards STEM Survey AtSTEM, Multiple Intelligences Inventory MII, and Constructivist Learning Environment Survey CLES were used for the data collection. Lavaan, an R package, was used to conduct structural equation modeling for mediation analysis. The mediation analysis yielded that the P-CLE was a perfect mediator for the relationship between the P-MI and AA-STEM. In consequence, this study emphasizes the importance of providing constructivist learning environments in STEM classes and encouraging students to think of intelligence as something malleable.

Article Details

Constructivist Learning Environment: A Perfect Mediator for The Relationship of Students' Multiple Intelligences with Attitudes Towards and Achievement in STEM

Authors: Haki Peşman | Tuba Güler | Üzeyir Arı | Fatma Erdoğan

Publisher: Bartin University

Main Topics: Development of Science | Technology and Engineering Education and Programs

Journal: Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education Vol.13 Issue 4, pp.1045-1061

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2024

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001329960

pISSN: 1308-7177

Constructivist Learning Environment

Multiple Intelligences

STEM

Issues

Authors:

Haki Peşman | Tuba Güler | Üzeyir Arı | Fatma Erdoğan

Publisher:

Bartin University

Main Topics:

Development of Science | Technology and Engineering Education and Programs

Journal:

Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education Vol.13 Issue 4, pp.1045-1061

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001329960

pISSN:

1308-7177