Participants report strong future engagement intentions and high enjoyment of the e-textile STEAM PD program¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? 93.5% strongly agreed similar training should be offered regularly and 80.6% strongly agreed they would participate again, with future-engagement means of 6.52–6.90. → Mustafa Sat 2026 q2 i? 80.6% strongly agreed the camp was beneficial and enjoyable, and 90.3% disagreed or strongly disagreed that they did activities reluctantly. → Mustafa Sat 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Mustafa Sat 2026¶

Mustafa Sat, Kursat Cagiltay. (2026). Weaving STEAM with threads: teacher professional development with e-textile projects. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10597-z

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Post-program future-engagement survey (N = 31), means 6.52–6.90. The article reports "93.5% of participants strongly agreed that similar training opportunities should be offered regularly" and 80.6% strong agreement on re-participation.

"93.5% of participants strongly agreed that similar training opportunities should be offered regularly, showing strong support for ongoing STEAM-focused professional development."

Mustafa Sat 2026 (2)¶

Mustafa Sat, Kursat Cagiltay. (2026). Weaving STEAM with threads: teacher professional development with e-textile projects. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10597-z

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Enjoyment/satisfaction survey (N = 31). Negatively framed items showed minimal negative affect: 80.6% strongly disagreed the camp was uninteresting and 90.3% strongly disagreed they participated reluctantly; 96.8% disagreed expectations were unmet.

"80.6% of participants strongly agreed that the camp was highly beneficial and that they enjoyed the experience."

Discussion¶

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