EDN4420

Technology education

Mr R Greaves

8 points - 3 hours per week - Second semester - Peninsula

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to articulate a rationale for the teaching of technology in schools; conduct practical investigations designed to solve a range of problems; use a variety of media to report the outcomes of their investigations.

Synopsis This subject consists of four components: (1) a study of the rationale for school technology, understood as the application of knowledge and skills to practical problems either posed by the teacher or generated by the students' own inquiries; (2) the extension of the students' repertoire of practical skills in techniques and technologies ranging from woodworking to the use of computers to control models; (3) exploration of the extent to which theoretical problems can be resolved by practical investigations; (4) the development of report writing skills.

Assessment Assignment (3000 words): 70% - Examination: 30%

Recommended texts

Ross C and Browne N Girls as constructors in the early years: Promoting equal opportunities in maths, science and technology Trentham, 1993
Victorian Board of Studies Curriculum and standards framework: Technology VBOS, 1995

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