The instruction of a laboratory lesson on the Internet with STEM-based hands-on activities: Electrochemistry sampling

Hilal Karabulut; Naime Elcan Kaynak; İshak Afşin Kariper

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Hilal Karabulut ¹ , Naime Elcan Kaynak ¹ , İshak Afşin Kariper ¹ ^*

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¹ Faculty of Education, Erciyes University, Kayseri, TÜRKİYE^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study examines pre-service science teachers’ opinions about STEM-supported hands-on activities and emergency remote teaching performed in laboratory courses during the pandemic. It was conducted with 14 pre-service teachers; they were asked to design an experiment by integrating STEM concepts and hands-on activities. The participants designed seven activities in the process. Data collection tools used in the study were expert evaluation, self-assessment, peer review, and interview forms. The data obtained from these tools were subjected to qualitative analysis. The entire process was carried out through online portals due to the pandemic. The study results indicate that the participants discovered the concepts of STEM, designed hands-on activities, and enjoyed the learning process. In addition, they suggested that laboratory courses enriched with STEM and hands-on activities can be an alternative to existing learning, and they were minimally affected by the adverse effects of the pandemic.

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electrochemistry
emergency remote teaching
hands-on learning
high school
laboratory instruction
multidisciplinary
physical chemistry

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PEDAGOGICAL RES, Volume 9, Issue 4, October 2024, Article No: em0223

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Karabulut, H., Elcan Kaynak, N., & Kariper, İ. A. (2024). The instruction of a laboratory lesson on the Internet with STEM-based hands-on activities: Electrochemistry sampling. Pedagogical Research, 9(4), em0223. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/15156

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Karabulut H, Elcan Kaynak N, Kariper İA. The instruction of a laboratory lesson on the Internet with STEM-based hands-on activities: Electrochemistry sampling. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2024;9(4):em0223. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/15156

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Karabulut H, Elcan Kaynak N, Kariper İA. The instruction of a laboratory lesson on the Internet with STEM-based hands-on activities: Electrochemistry sampling. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2024;9(4), em0223. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/15156

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Karabulut, Hilal, Naime Elcan Kaynak, and İshak Afşin Kariper. "The instruction of a laboratory lesson on the Internet with STEM-based hands-on activities: Electrochemistry sampling". Pedagogical Research 2024 9 no. 4 (2024): em0223. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/15156

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Karabulut, H., Elcan Kaynak, N., and Kariper, İ. A. (2024). The instruction of a laboratory lesson on the Internet with STEM-based hands-on activities: Electrochemistry sampling. Pedagogical Research, 9(4), em0223. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/15156

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Karabulut, Hilal et al. "The instruction of a laboratory lesson on the Internet with STEM-based hands-on activities: Electrochemistry sampling". Pedagogical Research, vol. 9, no. 4, 2024, em0223. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/15156