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Middleton, Howard – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
This paper explores the issue of how students might learn about sustainability in technology--education classrooms and the relevance of problem-solving in that learning. One of the emerging issues in technology education research is the nature of problem-solving specified in curriculum documents and the kinds of learning activities undertaken by…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Sustainable Development, Technology Education, Teaching Methods
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Soygenis, Sema; Erktin, Emine – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2010
This paper discusses the Archimath programme, which was designed to develop awareness of the built environment in elementary school students, and to initiate an effort to improve it. Acknowledging the relationship between education and awareness of the environment, the programme was constructed for use with elementary school students selected from…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Introductory Courses, Architecture
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Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Viilo, Marjut; Hakkarainen, Kai – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2010
The purpose of the present article is to examine the knowledge-practice based approach to technology-enhanced learning. Toward that end, the article reports the efforts of an elementary-school teacher and researchers in promoting genuine inquiry at the 4th and 5th grade of a Finnish elementary school. We will describe implementation and social…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Grade 5, Professional Development