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      An analysis of student existing technological capability: Developing an initial framework

      Jones, Alister
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       10.1023/A:1008898501572
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      Jones, A. (1997). An Analysis of Student Existing Technological Capability: Developing an Initial Framework. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 7(3), 241-258.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6912
      Abstract
      This paper reports on the analysis of student (ages 6–15 years) technological capability as they undertake technological tasks.

      The activities covered a number of different contexts (including different subject areas), and had differing degrees of openness and methods of presentation. Data was obtained from 261 of the 400 students that took part in the classroom activities. A holistic approach to analysing student performance was developed and this provided insights into the strategies adopted by the students. Some preliminary conclusions are: the focus of students on an end-product meant that they did not fully consider the processes that might be required to solve the problem; student technological approaches were influenced by the culture of the classroom; and existing concepts of technological processes influenced the approaches undertaken.
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      1997
      Type
      Journal Article
      Publisher
      Springer Verlag
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