An Analysis of Student Existing Technological Capability: Developing an Initial Framework |
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Authors: | A Jones |
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Institution: | (1) Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Research, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | This paper reports on the analysis of student (ages 6–15 years) technological capability as they undertake technological tasks.
The activities covered a number of different contexts (including different subject areas), and had differing degrees of openness
and methods of presentation. Data was obtained from 261 of the 400 students that took part in the classroom activities. A
holistic approach to analysing student performance was developed and this provided insights into the strategies adopted by
the students. Some preliminary conclusions are: the focus of students on an end-product meant that they did not fully consider
the processes that might be required to solve the problem; student technological approaches were influenced by the culture
of the classroom; and existing concepts of technological processes influenced the approaches undertaken.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | student learning technological capability classroom culture problem solving |
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