STEM Activity in teaching blood donation
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Sevil Soykan
Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University / Türkiye
0000-0001-9515-2290
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Ela Ayşe Köksal
Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University / Türkiye
0000-0001-7309-1458
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The aim of this study is to examine the place given to the subject of blood donation in the curriculum and textbooks of science courses in Türkiye, to design a STEM activity to develop awareness of blood donation at this educational level, and to get students' evaluations about this activity. Blood donation is related to benevolence, which is a human value for all societies, and is a phenomenon that provides social solidarity. However, it is noteworthy that the number of voluntary donors is low even in developed countries. For this reason, blood donation information and prejudices of various segments of society are being researched and suggestions are being made for education. In this study, educational programs and textbooks were examined using case study, one of the qualitative research methods; STEM activity for apheresis device design was prepared and implemented in the student group. It is noteworthy that there is a lack of topics and objectives regarding blood donation in the curriculum. With the medical engineering design developed and implemented, it has been seen that students can gain knowledge and skills related to blood donation and apheresis device. The activity developed in this study can be applied in teaching blood donation. Similar science and engineering designs can be developed for other processes of blood donation
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Blood Donation Apheresis STEM Engineering Design Science CurriculumDownloads
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