Selection criteria for the courses of Natural Sciences and Technology by the students of the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education of the University of Ioannina

The present paper is an empiric study of the preference of the elective courses of Natural Sciences, Technology, Environment and Mathematics of the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education of the Undergraduate Study Program of the University of Ioannina. 140 students participated in this research. The questionnaire, completed by the students, consists of 33 multiple-choice, closed, and open type questions. According to the results, it seems that in general, students choose more Natural Sciences and Environment courses than Technology and Mathematics. Regarding the comparison between Gender, for all four years of study, women seem to prefer these electives more than men. Regarding the Orientation Group, students coming from Humanities Studies have a greater preference compared to students from Positive Studies and Economics and IT Studies.