Modelling teachers' perceptions towards Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) among secondary school in Kota Bharu

• Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• Main Author: Sobri N.M.; Wan Ramli W.K.H.; Razak N.F.A.; Ismail I.; Rosdi M.H.A.M.; Shupian M.H.H.M.; Hamdan H.F.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing Ltd 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85120804424&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f2084%2f1%2f012001&partnerID=40&md5=37ee01d699075f2d8dcd89edcfa976f6

In an era of Education 5.0 where technology is advancing, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics education (STEM) is one of the important aspects. Teachers play an important role to support students in developing better awareness towards the importance of STEM education. Unfortunately, recent statistics show that there is a lack of students' participation in choosing STEM education. Therefore, the aim of the study is to determine the teacher's perception on factors which might influence students' lack of interest towards Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools located in Kota Bharu. There are several factors that affect students' interest in STEM education which are attitude, management policy, learning method and gender of students. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 290 secondary school teachers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. A combination of stratified sampling and cluster sampling technique was applied to collect data. Pearson Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression revealed that management policy and learning methods were significantly associated with teachers' perception. Findings from this study indicated that it may be effective to increase the students' interest towards STEM education by improving the management policies and learning method. © Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence.