EDF6425

Technology in the curriculum

(EDU)

Not offered in 2001

Mr C Penna

12 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: The rationale for developments in technology education; the scope of technology education as part of the curriculum; international, national and local perspectives on technology education; the concept of capability, ie the ability to use knowledge to do things - to design, make, repair, adapt, evaluate and improve artefacts for a human purpose; the relationship of technology to other curriculum areas; strategies for implementing and assessing technology education programs.

Assessment: Two research projects (1000 words each): 30% each + Essay (3000 words): 40%