Thing Knowledge - Function and Truth

Baird, Davis

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“…In summary, modelling in technology is central to achieving a technological outcome that fulfils the epistemological criterion of technological knowledge-that is, successful function (Baird 2002). Modelling maximises the possibility that a technological outcome being developed will have both a 'purpose that is fit' (Barnett 1994) and be 'fit for purpose'.…”

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“…Modelling has been identified as a central part of the technological enterprise in the NZC (Compton and France 2007b) with this position being substantiated in the philosophical literature (Baird 2002;De Vries 2003Pitt 2001;Ropohl 1997). A technological outcome is judged according to its 'fitness for purpose', and modelling is critical to achieving that goal.…”

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Understanding modelling in technology and science: the potential of stories from the field

Compton

Gilbert

2010

Int J Technol Des Educ

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This paper tells the story of how two biotechnologists used models, one working as a technologist and the other as a scientist. These stories were collected during the development of the key ideas about the nature of technology and technological knowledge during the latest curriculum development in New Zealand. Their stories of how and why they used models provided insight into the different role of modelling in technology and science. This difference can be linked to the fundamental difference between technology as a discipline that attempts to intervene in the world and create something other, and science as a discipline that attempts to explain the world. The stories illustrate the differences in the purpose, outcome and the underpinning reasoning across technology and science. We suggest that using such stories supports learning about the nature of technology and the nature of science and provides an opportunity to add a critical dimension to the development of technological literacy and scientific literacy.

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Understanding modelling in technology and science: the potential of stories from the field

Compton

Gilbert

2010

Int J Technol Des Educ

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“…Este enfoque pragmatista culmina en el análisis de Davis Baird (2002;2004), que propone una "epistemología material", sosteniendo que los objetos (principalmente, los instrumentos) que producimos encarnan nuestro conocimiento del mundo de manera análoga a como lo hacen las palabras. Para este autor, los artefactos (un reloj, un motor etc.)…”

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La peculiaridad del conocimiento tecnológico

Cupani¹

2006

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resumen La filosofía de la tecnología, disciplina relativamente reciente, viene destacando la especificidad del conocimiento tecnológico, principalmente a diferencia del científico. En este artículo reúno diversas características del conocimiento tecnológico que aparecen dispersas en la bibliografía correspondiente. Mi propósito es contribuir así a una mejor comprensión de la índole de ese conocimiento como un todo y a la solución de algunas cuestiones sobre la naturaleza de la ciencia, principalmente la de su posible compromiso intrínseco con la tecnología.Palabras-clave • Conocimiento tecnológico. Tecnología como conocimiento. Conocimiento científico. Control de la naturaleza. ILa reflexión filosófica sobre la tecnología dentro de la academia es relativamente reciente. Mario Bunge, uno de sus pioneros, escribía en 1980 acerca de esos "dos vecinos que se desconocían", la filosofía y la tecnología, llamando la atención para la amplitud y la riqueza de los asuntos que un filósofo podría detectar en el mundo tecnológico (Bunge, 1980, Cap. 13). Desde aquella época, afortunadamente, el panorama cambió mucho y la tecnología es hoy objeto de examen por filósofos de variadas orientaciones.Carl Mitcham, en un libro que constituye probablemente la mejor introducción a esta área filosófica, señala que la tecnología puede ser abordada desde cuatro perspectivas básicas: como cierto tipo de objetos (los artefactos), como una clase específi-ca de conocimiento (el saber tecnológico), como un conjunto de actividades (resumidas en producir y usar artefactos) y como manifestación de determinada voluntad del ser humano en relación al mundo (tecnología como volición) (cf. Mitcham, 1994, p. 60). Es claro que las cuatro perspectivas no pueden ser separadas, pero es posible prestar atención a una de ellas, preferentemente. Es lo que me propongo en este artí-culo, en que presento los rasgos que, en la opinión de los estudiosos, caracterizan el scientiae zudia, São Paulo, v. 4, n. 3, p. 353-71, 2006 artigos

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“…Many authors have written about the categories of knowledge within technological activity (Baird, 2002;Benedict, 1999;Compton, 2004;Compton & France, 2007;Cross, 1984Cross, , 2001Custer, 1995;Glaser, 1984;Lawson, 1997;Layton, 1987;McCormick, 1997;McGinn, 1978;Meijers & deVries, 2009;Pacey, 1983). Common threads emerge to inform the nature of knowledge bases that drive, evolve within, are embedded in, and relate to technological activity.…”

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The Technological Knowledge Strand: Is that all there is?

McGlashan

2015

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The Australasian Journal of Technology Education is a peer refereed journal, and provides a forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to technology education. Submissions are welcomed relating to the primary, secondary and higher education sectors, initial teacher education and continuous professional development, and general research about Technology Education. Contributions to the ongoing research debate are encouraged from any country. The expectation is that the Journal will publish articles at the leading edge of development of the subject area.

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Thing Knowledge - Function and Truth

Cited by 9 publications

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Understanding modelling in technology and science: the potential of stories from the field

Understanding modelling in technology and science: the potential of stories from the field

La peculiaridad del conocimiento tecnológico

The Technological Knowledge Strand: Is that all there is?

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