Student attitudes toward STEM
Benek, I. & Akcay, B. (2019
Science
I enjoy participating in science-related
1 activities.
2 I am interested in science course.
3 I am curious about science.
4 I enjoy working on science at home.
Math
5 Mathematical operations are enjoyable.
6 I am interested in mathematics.
7 Mathematics is a fun lesson.
I'm interested in mathematics in extracurricular
8 times.
9 I enjoy solving mathematical problems.
I do mathematical activities in my spare time
10 (puzzles,
11 sudoku, etc.).
When I have math homework, I can't wait to
12 complete it.
13 I feel good when I deal with mathematics.
Engineering
I like to design things.
I like drawing a building, car, bridge, plane, etc.
I enjoy designing something in my free time.
I would like to design a tool/product that will
make human life easier.
I love to repair something at home.
I am interested in designing a product/tool.
Technology
I like to play with technological tools.
I am interested in the technology.
I like to deal with technology.
I would like to have more courses on technology
at school.
I want more technology to be used during the
course.
I closely follow the latest innovations in
technology.
Kyaruzi F., Mjege K., Rukondo N. (2021)
Science
I am sure of myself when I do science.
I would consider a career in science.
I expect to use science when I get out of school.
Knowing science will help me earn a living.
I will need science for my future work.
I know I can do well in science.
Science will be important to me in my life’s work.
I can handle most subjects well, but I cannot do a good job
with science.
Math
I would consider choosing a career that uses math.
Math is hard for me.
I am the type of student to do well in math
I am sure I could do advanced work in math.
I can get good grades in math.
I am good at math.
Engineering
Technology
Technology and Engineering
I like to imagine creating new products.
If I learn engineering, then I can improve things that
people use every day.
I am interested in what makes machines work.
Designing products or structures will be important for my
future work.
I am curious about how electronics work.
I would like to use creativity and innovation in my future
work.
Knowing how to use math and science together will allow
me to invent useful things.
I believe I can be successful in a career in engineering.
21 Century skills
I am confident I can lead others to accomplish a goal.
I am confident I can encourage others to do their best.
I am confident I can produce high quality work.
I am confident I can respect the differences of my peers.
I am confident I can help my peers.
I am confident I can include others’ perspectives when
making decisions.
I am confident I can make changes when things do not go
as planned.
I am confident I can manage my time wisely when working
on my own.
I am confident I can work well with students from different
backgrounds.
Alana Unfried, Malinda Faber, Daniel S. Stanhope, and
Eric Wiebe (2015)
Science
I am sure of myself when I do science
I would consider a career in science
I expect to use science when I get out of school
Knowing science will help me earn a living
I will need science for my future work
I know I can do well in science
Science will be important to me in my life’s work
I can handle most subjects well, but I cannot do a good job
with science
I am sure I could do advanced work in science
I feel good about myself when I do science
I might choose a career in science
After I finish high school, I will use science often
When I am older, knowing science will help me earn
money
When I am older, I will need to understand science for my
job
Science will be important to me in my future career
I can understand most subjects easily, but science is hard
for me to understand
In the future, I could do harder science work
Math
Math has been my worst subject
I would consider choosing a career that uses math
Math is hard for me
I am the type of student to do well in math
I can handle most subjects well, but I cannot do a good job
with math
I am sure I could do advanced work in math
I can get good grades in math
I am good at math
When I am older, I might choose a job that uses math
I can understand most subjects easily, but math is difficult
for me
In the future, I could do harder math problems
Engineering
Technology
Technology and Engineering
I like to imagine creating new products
If I learn engineering, then I can improve things that
people use every day
I am good at building and fixing things
I am interested in what makes machines work
Designing products or structures will be important for my
future work
I am curious about how electronics work
I would like to use creativity and innovation in my future
work
Knowing how to use math and science together will allow
me to invent useful things
I believe I can be successful in a career in engineering
Designing products or structures will be important in my
future jobs
I want to be creative in my future jobs
21 Century skills
I am confident I can lead others to accomplish a goal
I am confident I can encourage others to do their best
I am confident I can produce high quality work
I am confident I can respect the differences of my peers
I am confident I can help my peers
I am confident I can include others’ perspectives when
making decisions
I am confident I can make changes when things do not go
as planned
I am confident I can set my own learning goals
I am confident I can manage my time wisely when working
on my own
When I have many assignments, I can choose which ones
need to be done first
I am confident I can work well with students from
different backgrounds
In school and at home, I can do things well
I respect all children my age even if they are different
from me
I try to help other children my age
When I make decisions, I think about what is good for
other people
When things do not go how I want, I can change my
actions for the better
I can make my own goals for learning
I can use time wisely when working on my own
When I have a lot of homework, I can choose what needs
to be done first
I can work well with all students, even if they are different
from me
A. M. Noh and A. Z. Khairani (2020)
Science
I am sure of myself when I do science
I would consider a career in science
I expect to use science when I get out of school.
I know that my knowledge of science will help me to find a job.
I will need science for my future work.
I know I can do well in science.
Science will be important to me in my life’s work.
Math
Math has been my worst subject.
Math is hard for me.
I am the type of student to do well in math.
I can get good grades in math.
I can handle most subjects well, but I cannot do a good job with math.
I can solve questions related to high order thinking in mathematics.
I am good at math.
Technology and Engineering
I like to imagine creating new products.
If I learn to engineer, then I can improve things that people use every day
I am good at building and fixing things
I am interested in what makes machines work.
Designing products or structures will be necessary for my future work.
I am curious about how electronics work.
I would like to use creativity and innovation in my future work
