Recycling-Based STEM Education for Sustainability: Effects on Secondary School Students’ STEAM Attitudes, Recycling Behaviours and Design Thinking Skills
Yazarlar (2)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Akın Karakuyu Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Burcu KARAFİL Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
(SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | Sustainability Switzerland (Q2) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 2071-1050 Dergi Bilgileri (2026) | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 03-2026 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 18 / 4 / 1–28 | DOI | 10.3390/su18041820 |
| Makale Linki | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/18/4/1820 | ||
| UAK Araştırma Alanları |
Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim
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| Özet |
| This study examines the associations between participation in recycling-based STEM activities and secondary school students’ STEAM attitudes, recycling-related behaviours, and design thinking skills. A nested mixed-methods design was employed. The quantitative part used a one-group pre-test–post-test experimental design with 32 students, while the qualitative part included semi-structured interviews with 7 students selected through criterion sampling. Data were collected using a STEAM attitude scale, an attitude towards recycling scale, a design thinking scale and an interview form. Paired-samples t-tests were conducted for quantitative analyses, and the interview data were examined using content analysis. Statistically significant increases were observed from pre-test to post-test in students’ STEAM attitudes, recycling-related behaviours, and design thinking skills following participation in the recycling-based STEM activities. Qualitative findings indicated that students described coping with challenges in the design process by using problem-solving strategies and collaborating with peers. They also reported perceived increases in self-efficacy, creativity, and understanding of interdisciplinary (STEM) approaches. In addition, students reported greater awareness and described changes in recycling-related behaviours. Overall, the findings suggest that integrating recycling into STEM education may be associated with sustainability-oriented behaviours and higher-order thinking skills among secondary school students. |
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| design thinking | recycling | secondary school | STEM |
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| Scopus | 1 |