Students’ Attitudes About STEM Teaching Case Study From Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edisa Puška; Adis Puška; Ilija Stojanović; Branislav Dudić; Jelena Premović

doi:10.23947/2334-8496-2023-11-3-475-485

Authors

Edisa Puška Ninth elementary school of Brcko, Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8107-4789
Adis Puška Government of Brcko District BiH, Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-0188
Ilija Stojanović College of Business Administration, American University in the Emirates, Dubai International Academic City, United Arab https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9299-0384
Branislav Dudić Comenius University, Faculty of Management, Slovakia; Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4647-6026
Jelena Premović Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8052-4802

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2023-11-3-475-485

Keywords:

STEM, Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ENABLE-BIH, multiple regression analysis, factor analysis

Abstract

The knowledge that is based on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is the basis for the development of any country. Less developed countries lack experts in these areas. Therefore, the ENABLE-BIH project (Enhancing and Advancing Basic Learning and Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina) was introduced in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which aims to improve the situation in the education sector. This study included the Public Institution “Ninth Elementary School” in Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina in which this project was implemented. The study included a total of 125 students from this school. The aim of this study is to examine the difference between attitudes about STEM from the point of view of gender differences and the age of students. After the data were collected, the statements were grouped into appropriate factors using factor analysis. The factor analysis showed that five factors stand out in this research. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that there is no difference between students ‘attitudes regarding gender differences, while there is a difference regarding students’ age. The results of this research showed that the ENABLE-BIH project delivered good results and suggests the importance of implementing similar projects in the future.

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