A Systems Approach for Developing Technological Literacy

Autor/in	Frank, Moti
Titel	A Systems Approach for Developing Technological Literacy
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology Education, 17 (2005) 1, S.19-34 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1064
Schlagwörter	Systems Approach; Technological Literacy; Engineering; Foreign Countries; Engineering Education; Student Projects; Teaching Methods; Introductory Courses; Experiential Learning; Preservice Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; Science and Society; Methods Courses; Required Courses; Prior Learning; Consciousness Raising; Technology Integration; Qualitative Research; Interdisciplinary Approach; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Systemischer Ansatz; Technisches Wissen; Maschinenbau; Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; Schulprojekt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Einführungskurs; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Pflichtkurs; Vorkenntnisse; Bewusstseinsbildung; Qualitative Forschung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität
Abstract	In order to examine the implications of applying a teaching strategy that integrates a systems approach and project-based learning (PBL), it was implemented in two courses. The objective of the first course was to train preservice teachers to teach the subject of "Science and Technology to All" (mandatory subject in all of Israel's junior high schools), a mandatory methods course has been developed in the Department of Education in Technology and Science at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology: "Methods for Teaching Science and Technology for All". The course participants were pre-service teachers who were studying toward a teaching certificate in the Department of Education in Science and Technology parallel to their studies for a B.Sc. degree in one of the Technion's science Faculties. Most students in this course lack basic knowledge in engineering and technology. The second course was an introductory freshman course in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The goal of the second course was to achieve certain objectives through experiential learning. These were to provide students with a clear overview of the different fields in mechanical engineering; to introduce them to the essence of engineering work and the processes of design and development of new technological products; to raise their awareness of the importance and necessity of analysis for finding optimal solutions for engineering problems, and to acquaint freshmen with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and familiarize them with the different aspects of mechanical engineering expertise (Elata & Garaway, 2002). The innovation here is the integration of PBL and the systems approach, and the implementation of this combination in courses that up until today had been taught in traditional ways. This was an attempt to exploit this integrated approach to teach technology through a top-down process, without explaining the details to students lacking a technological background. This paper describes a qualitative study that followed the progress of the two classes. It presents what was learned during implementation of this approach in these two courses, as well as thoughts on future implications. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Technology Education. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01