Browsing Articles - Technology Education Research Group (TERG) by Subject "Academic Affairs and Registry - AIT"
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Agendas, influences, and capability: perspectives on practice in design and technology education.
(Springer, 2019)A philosophical shift in policy now situates the development of technological capability as the focus of Irish technology education. Internationally, the effectiveness of curricular reform in the discipline has previously ... -
Balancing curriculum intent with expected student responses to designerly tasks.
(Design and Technology Education: An International Journal., 2018-02)Design activities form an extensive part of design and technology education with a link being posited within the pertinent literature between the cognitive activity of learning and the cognitive activity of design. It ... -
An evaluation of the assessment of graphical education at Junior Cycle in the Irish system.
(2012)Junior Certificate Technical Graphics was introduced in Ireland in 1991 and aimed to develop innovative problem solving aptitudes and knowledge of plane and descriptive geometry (NCCA 1991). Despite the philosophy of ... -
Freehand sketching as a catalyst for developing concept driven competencies.
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2011)At a time when concept driven competencies are perceived to be critical in redefining effective technological education, the introduction of Design and Communication Graphics at senior cycle in Irish high schools has ... -
A heuristic framework of spatial ability: a review and synthesis of spatial factor literature to support its translation into STEM education.
(Springer, 2018)An abundance of empirical evidence exists identifying a significant correlation between spatial ability and educational performance particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Despite this ... -
Heuristics and CAD modelling: an examination of student behaviour during problem solving episodes within CAD modelling activities.
(Springer, 2018)Design activities typically involve and culminate in the creation of models representative of new ideas and conceptions. The format is often dictated by the specific discipline, with ideas in design and technology education ... -
Implicit theories of intelligence in STEM education: perspectives through the lens of technology education students.
(Springer, 2019)The educational significance of eliciting students’ implicit theories of intelligence is well established with the majority of this work focussing on theories regarding entity and incremental beliefs. However, a second ... -
Integrating learners into the assessment process using adaptive comparative judgement with an ipsative approach of identifying competence based gains relative to student ability levels.
(Springer, 2018)Educational assessment has profound effects on the nature and depth of learning that students engage in. Typically there are two core types discussed within the pertinent literature; criterion and norm referenced assessment. ... -
Investigating the use of spatial reasoning strategies in geometric problem solving.
(Springer, 2019)A core aim of contemporary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is the development of robust problem-solving skills. This can be achieved by fostering both discipline knowledge expertise and ... -
Outcome analyses of educational interventions: a case study of the Swedish “Boost of Technology” intervention.
(Springer, 2018)In Sweden, there have been multiple large scale interventions to support compulsory school teachers generally and within specific subjects. Due to the costs associated with such interventions it is critical that interim ... -
Parametric pedagogy: integrating parametric CAD in Irish post-primary schools.
(2011)Technology education in Irish post-primary schools is undergoing significant change. In recent years the syllabi of all technology-related subjects have been revised. A new subject, Design and Communication Graphics, ... -
The understated value of freehand sketching in technology education.
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2009)As education plays such a vital role in economic competitiveness, it is no surprise that the focus for many governments is to invest in educational initiatives. Innovation in pedagogy, refined curriculum and much research ...