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Linking Learning Activities and Assessment Activities to Learning Outcomes and Assessment Standards When Teaching Technology: A Case Study
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Potgieter, Calvyn – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
In this article the results of a critical reflection on the analysis of 564 technology education lesson plans are discussed. The critical reflection draws on the responses of approximately 120 South African technology education teachers in a teaching practice workbook where they had to choose a project and base five lessons on the project. The…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Technology Education, Lesson Plans, Case Studies
Communities of Practice as a Tool for Continuing Professional Development of Technology Teachers' Professional Knowledge
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van As, Francois – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2018
With the introduction of a new school curriculum in South Africa in 1998, Technology as a school subject was introduced for the first time. Implementation by the National Department of Education took place over a very short time frame allowing very little time for adequate training of technology teachers by the provincial departments of education.…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Technology Education, Teacher Education, Technology Integration
Teaching Practice Trends Regarding the Teaching of the Design Process within a South African Context: A Situation Analysis
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Potgieter, Calvyn – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
In this article an analysis is made of the responses of 95 technology education teachers, 14 technology education lecturers and 25 design practitioners to questionnaires regarding the teaching and the application of the design process. The main purpose of the questionnaires is to determine whether there are any trends regarding the strategies and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Design, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
An Evaluation of Technology Teacher Training in South Africa: Shortcomings and Recommendations
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Pool, Jessica; Reitsma, Gerda; Mentz, Elsa – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
Compared to other subjects Technology Education (TE) is regarded as a new subject both nationally and internationally. In the absence of an established subject philosophy Technology educators had little alternative than to base their professional teaching and learning practices on approaches from other fields of knowledge and to adapt these. TE is…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Qualitative Research
Integrating Innovation Skills in an Introductory Engineering Design-Build Course
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Liebenberg, Leon; Mathews, Edward Henry – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2012
Modern engineering curricula have started to emphasize design, mostly in the form of design-build experiences. Apart from instilling important problem-solving skills, such pedagogical frameworks address the critical social skill aspects of engineering education due to their team-based, project-based nature. However, it is required of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, College Instruction, Introductory Courses