ERIC Number: EJ813284
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jan
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Sparking Self-Sustained Learning: Report on a Design Experiment to Build Technological Fluency and Bridge Divides
Barron, Brigid; Martin, Caitlin Kennedy; Roberts, Eric
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, v17 n1 p75-105 Jan 2007
In this article we report assessment results from two studies in an ongoing design experiment intended to provide a single school system with a sequence of secondary school level (ages 14-18) computer technology courses. In our first study, we share data on students' learning as a function of the required introductory course and their pre-course history of technological experience. In order to go beyond traditional assessments of learning we assessed two aspects of students' "learning ecologies": their use of a variety of learning resources and the extent to which they share their knowledge about technology with others. In our second study we present patterns of course taking by male and female students who have almost completed their secondary schooling. In addition, we share case studies of students who elected to take more technology classes and leveraged their course experiences for internships, further education, and jobs. The quantitative and qualitative data are consistent with our hypothesis that students would become more technologically fluent and that their "learning ecologies" would diversify as a result of their project-based experiences.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Computer Literacy, Secondary School Students, Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Computers, Gender Differences, Technology Education, Design, Curriculum Development, Introductory Courses, Secondary School Curriculum
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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