Since the emergence of Pakistan, technical education has been over ruled. In the early phase trade institutes, there after polytechnics and later on the colleges of technology emerged. The current endeavor is an effort to explore the students' attitude towards technology. About 3338 respondents served as sample from final year of Civil, Electrical…

This document summarizes the 2004 survey results for the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program. The required and supplemental sections are listed, along with recommendations.

Describes the stealth technology used by military forces and suggests student activities for exploring the topic. (SK)

Describes high-tech methods of materials testing and organizations that perform it. Suggests that materials testing is an ideal example of the integration of mathematics, science, and technology. (SK)

Describes new technologies that have greatly improved the extraction efficiency of gold ore, including: altering plant layout to promote efficiency, engaging Filiblast forced oxidation and bioxidation systems, and updating the electrowinning procedure at the gold recovery stage. (JRH)

Describes the following aspects of the National Association of Industrial Technology: purpose, objectives, membership, historical development, administrative organization, structure, and future directions. (SK)

Technology education in Korea faces such obstacles as uncertainty about its meaning and scope, lack of public understanding, poorly qualified teachers, large class size, and the pressures imposed by national college entrance exams. (SK)

Dissemination of quality content and best practices in education increasingly includes the use of electronic media in lieu of textbooks or direct student-teacher interaction. Several National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported projects are using enhanced and supplemented video to attract a broader student audience to science and enhance the…

The purpose of the National Science Foundation's Course and Curriculum Development (CCD) program is to improve the quality of undergraduate courses and curricula in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SME&T). The program also seeks to encourage a greater number of talented faculty to devote creative energy to improving undergraduate…

In Taiwan, technology education used to be called "industrial arts," but was changed to "living technology" in 1997. The goals of craftwork in elementary school are to provide an understanding in the areas of presentation, appreciation, and practical application of the arts. Curriculum content is divided into the three areas.…

Describes the LabNet project that has three interrelated goals: (1) encouraging the use of student projects to enhance science learning, (2) building a professional community of practice among high school science teachers, and (3) exploiting the potential of today's new technologies. (PR)

Argues that the world of technical education suffers from contradictions caused by the necessity to divide teaching efforts between groups of subjects consisting of classical theories, numerical methods, and practical skills and knowledge. Considers different aspects of these contradictions and proposes some recommendations to minimize the…

Presents findings from a commission that looked into gender technology and teacher education. Girls use technology as much as boys, but they have less interest in the machine for the machine's sake and more interest in using computers as tools for current interests. Both teachers and girls have similar concerns about computer technology in the…

Reports on the Scientific Reasoning Series--10 computer programs that make the nature of scientific reasoning accessible to a wider group of students. The aim of this material is to make improvements in scientific reasoning for all students over 10 years of age. The programs are highly interactive and are motivationally strong. About 20 hours of…

Outlines current practices and future trends for science education in Thailand. Advocates a change in the teacher's role to that of facilitator and the increased incorporation of technology and multimedia approaches to science education. (WRM)