EDF3203

Curriculum studies: Primary technology

(EDU)

Mr B Greaves (Peninsula), Mr J Richardson (Gippsland)

6 points + First Semester (Gippsland) + Second semester (Peninsula) + on-campus + One hour of lecture, two hours of workshops per week

Synopsis: The unit consists of four components: (1) a study of the rationale for school technology, understood as the application of knowledge including investigating, designing, producing and evaluating practical problems either posed by the teacher or generated by the student's own inquiries; (2) the extension of the student's repertoire of practical skills in techniques and technologies ranging from woodworking skills and design drawing to the use of computers as 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: School-based written assignment involving the teaching of, and reporting on, a sequence of lessons: 30% + Presentation of a project which is the outcome of a process of investigation, design, production and evaluation: 70%