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Mentzer, Nathan; Fosmire, Michael J. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2015
This study measured the information gathering behaviors of high school students who had taken engineering design courses as they solved a design problem. The authors investigated what types of information students accessed, its quality, when it was accessed during the students' process, and if it impacted their thinking during the activity.…
Descriptors: High School Students, User Needs (Information), Engineering Technology, Design
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Katsioloudis, Petros; Fantz, Todd D. – Journal of Technology Education, 2012
In the spring semester of 2010, a materials process course was selected as a means to perform a preferred learning style research study. This course was selected because it contained three groups of students: technology education, engineering technology, and industrial technology. The researchers believed that the differences in the students'…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Cognitive Style, Teaching Styles, Teacher Characteristics
Al-Nasra, Moayyad M. – Online Submission, 2012
The engineering profession is very sensitive to the new changes in the engineering job market demand. The engineering job market is changing in a much faster rate than the engineering/engineering technology education. A 13-year study will be presented. The study focuses on the factors affecting the survival rate, student academic performance,…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Educational Change, Civil Engineering, Labor Market
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Mentzer, Nathan – Journal of STEM Teacher Education, 2011
This study contextualized the use of the engineering design process by providing descriptions of how each element in a design process was integrated in an eleventh grade industry and engineering systems course. The guiding research question for this inquiry was: How do students engage in the engineering design process in a course where technology…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Engineering Education, Instructional Design, Barriers
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Harris, Kara S.; Rogers, George E. – Technology Teacher, 2008
In this article, the authors examine which nontechnical competencies or soft skills related to technology education should be developed by high school students. Results clearly indicate that university-level engineering and engineering technology professors rate students' interpersonal, communication, and work ethic competencies as desired…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Engineering Education, Communication Skills, Work Ethic
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Shields, C. J. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2007
Technology education (TE) has come to encompass many facets of curriculum, ranging from industrial arts (IA) to integrating problem-solving and engineering concepts into the curriculum. For technology educators who have chosen the pre-engineering problem-solving route there is a pre-engineering curriculum called Project Lead The Way (PLTW), that…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Engineering, Statistical Analysis
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Rogers, George E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2007
School improvement initiatives have been the focus of recent political agendas, professional conferences, and publications. A recent educational change initiative in Indiana has been Project Lead The Way (PLTW). According to Rogers (2005) the state's technology education teachers have embraced PLTW and its infusion into the high school curriculum.…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Culture, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
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Audy, Jaromir – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
The paper presents the results obtained from teaching, learning and research associated with Surf Science and Technology (SST) course taught at the South West Campus of Edith Cowan University. The main topic discussed is Teaching and Learning with the Surfboard Making. It looks at a group of recent second year SST students who, after acquiring the…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Educational Trends, Engineering Technology, Aquatic Sports
Lee, Lung-Sheng – 1998
Taiwan's senior high school technology education (TE) is moving from industrial arts (IA) to living technology (LT). However, senior high school LT faces two major challenges. First, LT, a required course, may be changed to an elective. Second, there is only a vague distinction between junior high school LT and senior high school LT. In terms of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elective Courses, Engineering Technology
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Callahan, R. Neal; Strong, Shawn D. – Journal of Technology Studies, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of both industry professionals and faculty members of technology-based programs concerning the preparedness of recent graduates as they began a quality related position. To gain this information, surveys were administered among managers and technical leaders in industry and compared with…
Descriptors: Industry, Quality Control, Engineering Technology, Technology Education