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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Technology Teacher Education through a Constructivist Approach
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Fox-Turnbull, Wendy; Snape, Paul – Design and Technology Education, 2011
This paper reviews literature on constructivist learning theories relevant to and evident in teacher education in a New Zealand university. These theories are illustrated within an authentic technology education context which involves students from a primary teacher-education degree programme. It investigates how a practical activity, based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Constructivism (Learning), Technology Education
The Role of Conversation in Technology Education
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Fox-Turnbull, Wendy – Design and Technology Education, 2010
This article investigates recent literature in the area of classroom conversation and dialogue with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the role that classroom conversation and dialogue plays in learning. It also investigates literature on the constructivist, collaborative nature of technology education and suggests that to enhance our…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Intention, Program Effectiveness, Technology Education