Using Teaching Portfolios to Revise Curriculum and Explore Instructional Practices of Technology and Engineering Education Teachers

Q3 Social Sciences
Michal S. Lomask, D. Crismond, M. Hacker
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Abstract

This paper reports on the use of teaching portfolios to assist in curriculum revision and the exploration of instructional practices used by middle school technology and engineering education teachers. Two new middle school technology and engineering education units were developed through the Engineering for All (EfA) project. One EfA unit focused on addressing world food shortages via the design and construction of urban vertical hydroponic farming systems, and the other focused on providing safe drinking water through the design and construction of water filtration and purification systems (modeled to reflect needs of people in a developing nation, in this case, Bangladesh). To explore the implementation of the new EfA units by teachers and to help with their revision, a new teaching portfolio instrument was developed, validated, and used. The teaching portfolios that participating EfA teachers compiled were evaluated based on a set of Design Teaching Standards that were developed for the project, and which grew out of the informed design teaching and learning model. Findings from the review of the teaching portfolios were used to (a) revise the curriculum, (b) create design-based teaching performance rubrics, and (c) develop specific materials for the professional development of prospective EfA teachers. Findings from this research project were also used to explore the strengths of middle school technology and engineering teachers and the challenges that they face when supporting students in doing engineering design in a social context.
利用教学档案修改课程,探索技术与工程教育教师的教学实践
本文报道了中学技术与工程教育教师使用教学档案辅助课程修订和教学实践的探索。通过全民工程(EfA)项目,建立了两个新的中学技术和工程教育单位。一个全民教育单位的重点是通过设计和建造城市垂直水培农业系统来解决世界粮食短缺问题,另一个单位的重点是通过设计和建造水过滤和净化系统来提供安全饮用水(以一个发展中国家人民的需求为模型,在这个例子中是孟加拉国)。为了探索教师对新的全民教育单元的实施情况,并帮助对其进行修订,我们开发、验证并使用了一种新的教学组合工具。参与全民教育教师编制的教学档案是根据为该项目制定的一套设计教学标准进行评估的,该标准源于知情设计教学模式。对教学档案的审查结果被用于(a)修订课程,(b)创建基于设计的教学绩效标准,以及(c)为未来的全民教育教师的专业发展开发特定的材料。这个研究项目的结果也被用来探讨中学技术和工程教师的优势,以及他们在支持学生在社会背景下进行工程设计时所面临的挑战。
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Journal of Technology Education
Journal of Technology Education Social Sciences-Education
CiteScore
1.20
自引率
0.00%
发文量
6
审稿时长
34 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Technology Education provides a forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to technology education. Manuscripts should focus on technology education research, philosophy, and theory. In addition, the Journal publishes book reviews, editorials, guest articles, comprehensive literature reviews, and reactions to previously published articles.
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