Teacher Knowledge and Understanding of Design and Technology for Children in the 3-11 Age Group: A Study Focusing on Aspects of Structures.

Parkinson, Eric

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Publication Date: 2001

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Teacher Knowledge and Understanding of Design and Technology for Children in the 3-11 Age Group: A Study Focusing on Aspects of Structures.

Parkinson, Eric

Journal of Technology Education, v13 n1 p44-58 Fall 2001

Student teachers (n=40) worked in pairs on a structural design problem-solving activity. Their preconceptions about such concepts as strength and force were challenged and reconstructed in the process. Stronger links between scientific thinking and teacher knowledge were urged. (Contains 45 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Design, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Problem Solving, Structural Elements (Construction), Student Teachers, Technology Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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