Projects in Technology Education and Fostering Learning: The Potential and Its Realization |
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| Authors: | Moshe Barak Ahron Shachar |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Science and Technology Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel |
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| Abstract: | The current study aimed at examining the efficacy of technological projects as learning tools by exploring the following questions:
the extent to which projects in technology develop students as independent learners; the types of knowledge the students deal
with in working on their projects; the role of problem-solving in technological projects; and how projects integrate into
traditional schooling. The subjects were 53 high school (12th grade) students who prepared graduating projects in technology
under the supervision of nine teachers. Data were collected by observing the students in the laboratory, administrating two
questionnaires to both the students and the teachers, and analyzing 25 portfolios prepared by the students of their projects.
The findings indicate that projects in technology provide a good opportunity to engage students in challenging tasks that
enhance their learning skills. To maximize this potential, it is necessary to employ the project method from the early stages
of learning technology. It is especially important that teachers having a strong engineering orientation also acquire pedagogical
knowledge on issues such as fostering independent learning, creativity, peer learning and reflective practice in the technological
classroom. |
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| Keywords: | Project-based learning Technology Learning skills Problem-solving |
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