Exploring technical knowledge in the primary technology classroom

Exploring technical knowledge in the primary technology classroom

The aim of this article is to explore the use of categories and aspects of technical knowing which have been identified in specific contexts and related to specific learning objects to identify technical knowing and technical content in another teaching context. In this way, we want to contribute to the understanding of technical knowing within primary technology education, as well as to the de...

Exploring the capability of evaluating technical solutions: A collaborative study into the primary technology classroom

Exploring the capability of evaluating technical solutions: A collaborative study focusing on teaching and learning in the primary technology classroom

The purpose of this study is to explore the capability of evaluating technical solutions in terms of fitness for purpose in the primary technology classroom. In the study we conceptualize pupils’ ways of experiencing technical solutions in terms of what critical aspects are discerned. The analyzed data is drawn from a classroom study of technology education in a Swedish primary school. In this ...

Statistical knowledge for teaching: Exploring it in the classroom

There is a significant amount of research on teacher knowledge for mathematics. In comparison, research on teacher knowledge for statistics is more scarce, especially research that has been conducted in the classroom and at the primary school level. This paper reports first on the methodology of such a study. The methodology included videotaping of a sequence of lessons that involved students i...

Exploring Primary Activities of the Knowledge Chain

It is often claimed that knowledge management (KM) is important, or even essential, as a basis for competitiveness. The knowledge chain model was recently advanced as a first step in understanding the linkage between KM and organizational performance. Based on a general ontology of KM, this model identifies five primary and four secondary activities as focal points for enhancing competitiveness...