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The aim of this research was to determine the engineering and technology perceptions of middle school students. Descriptive survey model was used during the research. The study group consisted of 100 middle school students (52 male, 48 female) receiving education in a district state middle school in Aegean Region of Turkey.  Two questionnaires titled “What is engineering” and “What is technology” were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistical methods and content analysis were used during data analysis. Research results showed that, the majority of middle school students perceived engineers as construction workers that perform heavy works at outdoor environments or as mechanics that repair vehicles. While defining engineers, students mostly referred that engineers use of materials such as electrical devices, heavy equipment, cables and plans. As a result, it was found out that students are lack of the concept of engineering and they have a misunderstanding in engineering. In the research students were found to have an inadequate perception of technology as well. Most of the students perceived technology as electrically driven devices, and few related hand-made products to the concept of technology. It has been determined that the students' perception of engineering and technology in terms of grade level and gender did not display any differences. The obtained results are expected to contribute to the related literature, educators and researchers particularly for Turkish educational system in which STEM education has gained importance. Extended English summary is in the end of  Full Text  PDF (TURKISH)  file . Ozet Bu arastirmanin amaci ortaokul ogrencilerinin muhendislik ve teknoloji algilarinin belirlenmesidir. Arastirmada betimsel tarama modeli kullanilmistir. Arastirmanin calisma grubunu, Turkiye’nin Ege bolgesinde yer alan bir ilcedeki devlet okulunda ogrenim gormekte olan 100 ortaokul ogrencisi (52 erkek, 48 kiz) olusturmustur. Arastirmada veri toplama araci olarak “Muhendislik Nedir?” ve “Teknoloji Nedir?” isimli iki anket kullanilmistir. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistik yontemleri ve icerik analizinden yararlanilmistir. Arastirma sonucunda ortaokul ogrencilerinin cogunlugunun muhendisleri acik alanlarda calisan ve agir isler yapan insaat iscileri ya da araclari tamir eden tamirci olarak algiladiklari sonucu elde edilmistir. Ogrenciler muhendisleri tanimlarken elektrik malzemeleri, is makineleri, kablo ve plan kullandiklarini ifade etmistir. Sonuc olarak ogrencilerin muhendislik algilarinin yetersiz oldugu ve muhendislikle ilgili yanlis kavramalarinin olduguna ulasilmistir.  Arastirmada ogrencilerin teknoloji algilari da oldukca yetersiz bulunmustur. Ogrencilerin buyuk bir kismi, elektrikle calisan aletleri teknoloji olarak algilamakta, cok azi insan eliyle yapilan aletlerin teknoloji oldugunu dusunmektedir. Ogrencilerin muhendislik ve teknoloji algilarinin sinif duzeyi ve cinsiyete gore anlamli bir farklilik gostermedigi belirlenmistir. FeTeMM egitiminin onem kazandigi Turkiye’de arastirmadan elde edilen sonuclarin ilgili alan yazina, egitimcilere ve arastirmacilara katki saglayacagi dusunulmektedir.

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Turkish middle school students’ perceptions of engineering and technology: the effect of gender and grade level&lt;p&gt;Türk ortaokul öğrencilerinin mühendislik ve teknoloji algıları: sınıf düzeyi ve cinsiyetin etkisi