Teaching science through designing technology |
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Authors: | Mai M Sidawi |
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Institution: | (1) The Math Forum @ Drexel, 3210 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper is a review of the literature related to teaching science through designing technology. The premise of this method
is that designing technology presents the students with the context through which they can apply the science concepts they
learned and thus enhancing their understanding of these concepts. Despite the promise of this method, teachers attempting
it were faced by many challenges such as: (1) teachers did not have a grasp of the complex relationship between science and
technology and assumed that technology was simply applied science, (2) the students were not able to transfer their learning
of science to designing technology, (3) teachers did not have a deep understanding of the design process and tried to teach
it as a linear, context-free process without regard to the context of the problem. The purpose of this paper is to extract
from the literature a better understanding of teaching science through designing technology and the elements that teachers
need to satisfy in order to increase their chances of successfully implementing this method in the classroom. |
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Keywords: | Science Technology Education Design Knowledge transfer |
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