A Process-Based Assessment Framework for Technology Education: A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	van Niekerk, Elsabe; Ankiewicz, Piet; de Swardt, Estelle
Titel	A Process-Based Assessment Framework for Technology Education: A Case Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 20 (2010) 2, S.191-215 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-7572
DOI	10.1007/s10798-008-9070-8
Schlagwörter	Outcome Based Education; Action Research; Official Languages; Interviews; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Grade 7; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Technology Education; Evaluation Methods; Data Collection; Teaching Models; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernerfolgsmessung; Projektforschung; Office language; Amtssprache; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Data capture; Datensammlung; Lehrmodell; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	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. languages). Technology, however, is a new and for most educators unfamiliar learning area. The implementation in 1998 of the technology learning area in South African schools had educators reeling as they were unprepared and untrained to facilitate this new learning area. There was also limited information available for the assessment of learners in technology. Learners' competence in technology education should be assessed in a meaningful and responsible manner, which requires more than just the evaluation of the end product. The purpose of this research was to develop a process-based assessment framework to support the technology teacher with assessment activities, which incorporate the technological process and provide opportunities for the assessment of aspects of the thinking sub-processes as part of the technological process. Qualitative action research was undertaken. Three Grade 7 learners and a teacher at a parallel medium primary school (school where two official languages are used congruently as medium of instruction) were involved in the case study. Resource, case study and a capability task were done by the three learners. For the purpose of the research project, information obtained from the capability task was used. This research focused on the initial idea generation stage (stage five) of the technological process, as well as creative and critical thinking (as thinking sub-processes) processes. Observation and semi-structured interviews were used as data-collection methods. The validity and reliability of the research were ensured by means of triangulation. Three main categories (findings) were named as aspects which could be employed when compiling a process-based assessment framework, namely outcomes, content and assessment methodology. Further subcategories were identified within each of these main categories. The framework will serve as a roadmap to technology teachers, especially those with little or no pedagogical knowledge in technology to assist them to base their assessment on sound methodology. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10