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…

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…

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 will address five questions that emerge
from the title of the Design and Technology
Association Education and International Research
Conference 2007: ‘Linking Learning’: (a) How can we
think about learning so that it informs our work in
design…

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…

In an ever changing society of the 21st century, there is a
demand to equip students with meta competences going
beyond cognitive knowledge. Education, therefore, needs
a transition from transferring knowledge to developing
individual potentials with the help of constructivist…

This paper explores the pedagogy underpinning the use of
laser manufacturing methods for the teaching of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at key
stage 3 design and technology. Clock making (horology)
has been a popular project in design and…

The internal design thinking behaviour of designers in the
concept development has been an important issue of
cognitive psychology. In this study, the design thinking
process designers have in applying digital media and
traditional paper in the early concept development…

In knowledge based economies technological literacy is gaining interest. Technological literacy correlates with attitude towards technology. When measuring technological literacy as an outcome of education, the attitudinal dimension has to be taken into account. This requires a valid, reliable instrument…

Technology education in Irish post-primary schools is undergoing significant change. In recent years the syllabi of all technology-related subjects have been revised. A new subject, Design and Communication Graphics, has replaced the traditional Technical Drawing subject. This new subject aims…