By 2050, the global population is projected to be in excess of nine billion people. This will
result in an increased burden and stress on the food production systems, particularly in …

Design and Technology evolved in the school curriculum from the mid 1960s. By the 1980s
it had become mainstream for the British government to fund research exploring what …

The main goals of this study were to look after the technological knowledge construction
process by high-school high-achievers, and their ability to design and implement solutions …

This paper proposes a compensative model for self-regulated learning in technology
education (SRLT) comprised of cognitive, metacognitive and motivational domains …

The purposes of this research are to analyse studies which include “Engineering Design
Process” by using meta-synthesis method and to present the type of tendency and …

The term 'STEM literacy', while often used as a slogan for the goal of STEM education, is
open to multiple interpretations and used without much research evidence to support its …

AbstractThe design process' as an underpinning structure for technology education is well
established. A number of increasingly complex models have been produced to describe the …

This paper presents the response of the technology teacher education programmes at the
University of Limerick to the assessment challenge created by the shift in philosophy of the …

During the last ten years, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) has ensured that
educators at every level focus on accountability, use scientifically-based research, be data …

This paper reports on a professional development that was designed and implemented in an
attempt to broaden teachers' knowledge of the nature of technology and also enhance their …