Examining the impact of a computational thinking intervention on pre-service elementary science teachers' computational thinking teaching efficacy beliefs, interest …

E Kaya, E Yesilyurt, A Newley… - Journal of Computers in …, 2019 - learntechlib.org
Abstract Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Computer Science (CS)
are the driving forces of the United States prosperity. While there is a high demand to close …

Improving preservice elementary teachers' engineering teaching efficacy beliefs with 3D design and printing

E Kaya, A Newley, E Yesilyurt… - Journal of College Science …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards
(NGSS) underscore the importance of including engineering design process (EDP) within …

Measuring computational thinking teaching efficacy beliefs of preservice elementary teachers

E Kaya, A Newley, E Yesilyurt… - Journal of College Science …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), assessing K-12 science
teachers' self-efficacy in Computational Thinking (CT) is an important research gap to study …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing high school science teachers' nature of engineering (NOE) perceptions with an open-ended NOE instrument (fundamental)

EJ Marti, E Kaya, H Deniz, E Yesilyurt… - 2018 ASEE Annual …, 2018 - peer.asee.org
The recent adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) by some states
provides an opportunity to integrate engineering education in the K-12 science curricula …

Improving Prekindergarten and Elementary Science Teaching: A Synthesis of Recent DRK-12 Program Investment in This Field

D Ferguson, I Pinerua, D Gerdeman - American Institutes for Research, 2022 - par.nsf.gov
Early science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education sets the stage
for future STEM learning. The purpose of this synthesis is to understand the findings from …

Toward developing a valid and reliable assessment of learners' nature of engineering views

E Kaya - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Nature of Engineering (NOE) refers to the epistemological beliefs pertaining to engineering
(Antink-Meyer & Brown, 2019; Deniz et al., 2019; Hartman & Bell, 2018; Kaya et al., 2017; …

Cross-Cultural Training and Engineering: An Illustration Using Vietnamese Engineering Faculties' Responses to Nature of Engineering Instrument (Work in Progress)

A Vazquez, EJ Marti, E Kaya, H Deniz - 2019 ASEE Annual …, 2019 - peer.asee.org
Engineering faculty have advanced experiences with engineering that non-engineers do not
have, but what Nature of Engineering (NOE) concepts do engineering researchers hold? For …