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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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A Process-Based Assessment Framework for Technology Education: A Case Study
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van Niekerk, Elsabe; Ankiewicz, Piet; de Swardt, Estelle – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2010
Over the past few years, educators in South Africa have been subjected to many changes in the educational sphere. Not only was a new approach to education, namely outcomes-based education (OBE) implemented, but the curriculum was also changed and now consists of eight learning areas, some of which are groupings of traditional school subjects (e.g.…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Action Research, Official Languages, Interviews
Some Implications of the Philosophy of Technology for Science, Technology and Society (STS) Studies
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Ankiewicz, Piet; De Swardt, Estelle; De Vries, Marc – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2006
Technology is frequently considered in terms of its impact on entities outside its essential nature: as the impact of technology on the environment and society, but also the impact of human values and needs on technology. By taking particular social implications of technology into account, the Science-Technology relationship can be extended to the…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Science and Society, Epistemology, Influence of Technology
A Synergy between the Technological Process and a Methodology for Web Design: Implications for Technological Problem Solving and Design
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Jakovljevic, Maria; Ankiewicz, Piet; De swardt, Estelle; Gross, Elna – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2004
Traditional instructional methodology in the Information System Design (ISD) environment lacks explicit strategies for promoting the cognitive skills of prospective system designers. This contributes to the fragmented knowledge and low motivational and creative involvement of learners in system design tasks. In addition, present ISD methodologies,…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Computer Software, Problem Solving, Information Systems
Assessing South Africa Learners' Attitudes Towards Technology by Using the PATT (Pupils' Attitudes towards Technology) Questionnaire.
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Van Rensburg, Susan; Ankiewicz, Piet; Myburgh, Chris – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1999
The PATT (Pupils' Attitude Towards Technology) questionnaire, as validated for the United States, was used to assess and analyze attitudes of 500 girls and 510 boys from the Gauteng Province in South Africa. Findings are compared for both genders. Four tables present results. Contains 43 references. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries