Literacy for a technological age

Measuring Student Knowledge and Skills

“…[Being literate] means having the intellectual skills to examine the pros and cons of any technological development, to examine its potential benefits, and to perceive the underlying political and social forces driving the development (Fleming, 1989).…”

Una controversia de la Historia de la Tecnología para aprender sobre Naturaleza de la Tecnología: Tesla vs. Edison – La guerra de las corrientes

“…Basándose en ideas de Staudenmaier (1985), Fleming (1989) ha señalado los siguientes componentes del conocimiento tecnológico:…”

Reflecting on the development of a new school subject: The development of technology education in New Zealand

“…The writing of the policy papers involved distilling the outcomes from these meetings, developing initial papers and frameworks and undertaking further consultation with the relevant groups. Literature reviews were crucial to this process in terms developing understanding of a structure for technology as a discipline (e.g., Kline, 1987;Layton, 1994;Pacey, 1983;Pinch, Hughes & Bijker, 1987;Staudenmaier, 1985;Wajcman, 1991); student learning and learning in technology in particular (Brown, Collins & Duguid, 1989;Kimbell, Stables, Wheeler, Wosniak & Kelly, 1991;Perkins & Salomon, 1989;Resnick, Levine & Teasley, 1991); technology curricula internationally and critiques of it (e.g., Fleming, 1989;McCulloch, Jenkins & Layton, 1985;Medway, 1989Medway, , 1992Smithers & Robinson, 1992); and theoretical aspects of technology curriculum design (e.g., Johnson, 1992;Petrina, 1992;Zuga, 1992). The development of the policy papers attempted to reflect a broad notion of curriculum.…”