This study aimed at exploring how high school studentsdeal with designing an information system, for example,for a small business or a medical clinic, the extent towhich students develop as independent learners whileworking on their projects, and the factors that help…

Gilbert Ryle (1949) divided knowledge into “know that” and “know how”, which is neatly appealing to many design and technology educators, and like many writers on developing the curriculum, Kahney (1993) made a distinction between declarative knowledge:

verbal knowledge,…

Title: The Cultural Transmission of Artefacts, Skills and
Knowledge: Eleven studies in technology education in
France
Author/Editor: Jacques Ginestié (Ed.)
Publisher:Sense Publisher
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ISBN: 978-90-8790-426-5
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Nowadays universities are required not only to impart
knowledge of specific disciplines but also generic graduate
attributes such as communication, problem-solving,
teamwork, creative thinking, research and inquiry skills. For
students to attain these generic skills, educators are
encouraged to use…

There have been books both erudite and popular on knowledge economy and learning challenges. About two decades ago, The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge (1990, 1994) popularised the concept of learning organisations and brought his seeming idealisms into the realm…

Emerging international research suggests that
enhancing teacher-student assessment for learning
(AfL) interactions is a key to enhancing student
learning. Planning frameworks that make explicit the
multiple dimensions of technology can be used to
extend teacher knowledge and focus interaction.
Effective…

The use of context-concept education alongside existing
approaches is valuable. In this article we introduce a threedomain
model for concept-context learning that supports
both the design process as well as the idea of concept
learning. The model shows how practical…

The present article examines how practices of computersupported
collaborative designing may be implemented in
an elementary classroom. We present a case study in
which 12-year-old students engaged in architectural design
under the guidance of their teacher and a professional
designer.…

Over the past decade, several prominent U.S.
organizations have suggested Americans – particularly
American students – should be more knowledgeable
about technology to be successful, well-rounded
citizens. However, these urgings have been made
largely in the absence of data about…

This paper outlines reflections by two tutors in Initial Teacher Education on ways design and technology (D&T) has been included in cross-curricular modules at our institution. These modules were a new addition to our courses in response to a conviction…