Observations and interviews in electronics classes in 12 Israeli high schools over 4 years yielded these findings: (1) electronics majors declined among high achievers; (2) conventional instruction belied the hands-on purposes of technology education; (3) 9 schools replaced final exams with a 12th-grade project; and (4) the project approach increased student interest in and demand for electronics courses. (Contains 33 references.) (SK)