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Assessing Elementary School Students' Conceptions Of Engineering And Technology

Author(s) -

Christine M. Cunningham,

Cathy Lachapelle,

Anna Lindgren-Streicher

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

papers on engineering education repository (american society for engineering education)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.18260/1-2--14836

Subject(s) - curriculum , mathematics education , engineering ethics , literacy , engineering education , field (mathematics) , process (computing) , technology education , scientific literacy , pedagogy , science education , sociology , engineering , psychology , computer science , engineering management , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system

As our society becomes increasingly dependent on engineering and technology, it is more important than ever that our citizens are technologically literate. There are many possible ways to develop technological literacy—one of the most wide-reaching is through K-12 schools. The Museum of Science, Boston is working to create curricular materials and professional development for K-12 students and teachers. However, previous research in science has evinced that responsible curriculum development draws upon and is shaped by students’ conceptions and misconceptions (Posner, Strike, Hewson, & Gertzog, 1982).

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