Abstract :
In this study, it is aimed to determine the tendency of experimental researches on STEM approach by examining the experimental studies published between 2014-2019 (September) on STEM approach. For the purpose of inclusion in this study, researches were conducted by using “STEM”, “FeTeMM” and “Engineering Design Based Teaching” keywords from National Thesis Center of Council of Higher Education (CHE), ULAKBIM (Turkish academic network and information centre) and Google Scholar databases. The data were analyzed by content analysis. As a result of these investigations, it was determined that the experimental researches conducted for STEM were concentrated in 2018 and the studies were mostly master s thesis followed by articles and doctoral theses respectively. Academic success, problem solving skills / perception and reflective thinking, attitudes towards the course and scientific process skills are frequently considered as dependent variables in these experimental studies, which are mostly conducted with secondary school students. While the majority of the studies consisted of experimental studies with control groups, the single-subject study was found only once. In experimental studies, it was observed that the applications were mostly performed within 6-10 weeks. It was determined that approximately half of the researches were conducted by using mixed research method and the rest of the researches were conducted by using only quantitative research method. It has been determined that the experimental researches for STEM conducted in all regions are in the majority in Istanbul.
