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Wei Xu; Jia-Chen Chen; Ye-feng Lou; Hang Chen – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2024
Maker education can enhance learners' creativity. Design thinking can facilitate the innovative resolution of complex problems. The design thinking literature and most maker teaching modes are limited in their promotion of learning and ability development in various dimensions. Learners have stereotypes about some professions; interventions can…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning, Student Projects
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Walan, Susanne; Gericke, Niklas – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
This case study aimed to investigate teachers' reflections on the transfer of makerspace activities into classrooms. Primary and secondary STEM teachers participated in a Continuous Professional Development programme about makerspaces. Data were collected in the form of written reflections and semi-structured interviews after the teachers…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, STEM Education, Faculty Development
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Lin, Kuen-Yi; Yu, Kuang-Chao; Hsiao, Hsien-Sheng; Chang, Yu-Shan; Chien, Yu-Hung – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2020
Collaborative problem-solving skills are one of the key competencies required in the twenty-first century. In this study, researchers attempted to compare the effectiveness of web-based collaborative problem-solving systems (wCPSS) and classroom-based collaborative hands-on learning activities (cCHLA) in the development of collaborative…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, STEM Education, Classroom Environment, Instructional Effectiveness
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Potter, Patricia; France, Bev – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2018
Design and problem solving are central to technology and have distinguished learning in technology from other curriculum areas. This research investigated how expert technologists learn design and problem solving through experience. Data was collected from four expert technologists and this information was analysed using learning theories that…
Descriptors: Design, Problem Solving, Technology Education, Expertise
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Julià, Carme; Antolí, Juan Òscar – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019
This paper aims at analysing the effect of implementing a long-term STEM-based active learning course on students' motivation. First of all, a course that introduces science, technology and engineering concepts to students was designed. The key point was to provide the students with authentic learning activities based on real-world problems. The…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Motivation, Active Learning, Learning Activities
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Pirttimaa, Matti; Husu, Jukka; Metsärinne, Mika – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2017
Different knowledge types have their own specific features and tasks in the learning process. Procedural knowledge is used in craft and technology education when students solve problems individually and share their working knowledge with others. This study presents a detailed analysis of a one student's learning process in technology education and…
Descriptors: Design Crafts, Technology Education, Hands on Science, Experiential Learning