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Identifying, developing and grading 'soft skills' in design and technology education: a methodological approach.
(PATT2016, 2016-08)
Soft skills (Professional skills) complement hard skills to enhance an individual's relationships, job
performance and career prospects. Strategically targeting the development of these skills requires
the recognition ...
The validity and reliability of adaptive comparative judgements in the assessment of graphical capability.
(ASEE, 2016-10)
The valid and reliable assessment of capability is of paramount importance in education.
Operationalizing assessment practices of divergent problems can be particularly challenging due
to the variety of potential responses. ...
Investigating the factor structure of pupils attitudes towards technology.
(ASEE, 2016)
As STEM education becomes the focus of educational reforms in knowledge based economies, technological literacy is seen as a key outcome of many STEM related programmes. When considering technological literacy it is vital ...
MIND strengths: the unique cognitive architecture of engineering and technology students.
(IMC, 2016)
Engineering and technology education is uniquely positioned within formal education systems to facilitate the development of a broad range of cognitive competencies such as designerly thinking, spatial reasoning and ...
An investigation into problem solving approaches adopted during graphical reasoning episodes.
(PATT2016, 2016-08)
A core aim of contemporary design and technology education is the development of transferable and
robust problem solving skills. Graphical education is a critical component in achieving this aim as
it espouses to enhance ...
The validity and reliability of online testing for the assessment of spatial ability.
(ASEE, 2016-10)
The assessment of spatial skills offers significant insight into cognitive capacities associated
with disciplines such as graphics, engineering and design. The operationalization of this
assessment is typically seen in ...