Knowing what engineering and technology teachers need to know: An analysis of pre-service teachers engineering design problems

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-320

  Fantz, Todd D ^a   De Miranda, Michael A ^b   Siller, Thomas J ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering education; K 12 engineering; K 12 technology; Technology education; Technology teacher training

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL REASONING; CONTENT KNOWLEDGE; DESIGN BRIEF; DESIGN PROCESS; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ENGINEERING CURRICULUM; ENGINEERING DEGREES; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEMS; ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS; ENGINEERING PROGRAM; ENGINEERING SCIENCE; ENGINEERING TRAINING; FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES; K-12 CURRICULUM; K-12 EDUCATION; K-12 ENGINEERING; K-12 TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMUM SOLUTION; PRE-ENGINEERING; PRE-SERVICE TEACHER; TEACHER PREPARATION; TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS; TECHNOLOGY CURRICULA; TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION; TOP QUALITIES; WASHINGTON;

CURRICULA; DESIGN; ENGINEERS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 80052953329     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: 15731804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10798-010-9121-9     Document Type: Article

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