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ERIC Number: EJ636467
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-1064
Teacher Knowledge and Understanding of Design and Technology for Children in the 3-11 Age Group: A Study Focusing on Aspects of Structures.
Parkinson, Eric
Journal of Technology Education, v13 n1 p44-58 Fall 2001
Student teachers (n=40) worked in pairs on a structural design problem-solving activity. Their preconceptions about such concepts as strength and force were challenged and reconstructed in the process. Stronger links between scientific thinking and teacher knowledge were urged. (Contains 45 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Design, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Problem Solving, Structural Elements (Construction), Student Teachers, Technology Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom