Understanding Design and Technology in Primary Schools: Cases from Teachers' Research

by Tickle,Les; Tickle,Les

• ISBN13: 9780415130325
• ISBN10: 0415130328
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-06-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Teaching design and technology to young children has set new challenges for primary school managers, teachers, pupils and parents. Through the use of frank and detailed case studies, this book reveals the teaching aims and methods adopted by teachers, the issues they face in making their work effective, and the experiences of their pupils in learning design and technology. Extensive first hand evidence of classroon experience is provided by the teachers. The collection describes how action research can be done. It then provides practical examples of teachers introducing changes in the curriculum, in their teaching and in their use of evidence in monitoring teaching, as a result of this kind of research. Student teachers, teachers, parents and curriculum managers will all benefit from the insights offered by this wealth of practical accounts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Design and Technology in Primary Schools

Developing Design and Technology Teaching Through Research

Combining Design Technology and Science?

Effective Completion of Technological Tasks

Mixed ability Children and the Single Open-ended Task

Views and Values

Copying

Change From Rigid Teaching Sue Lusted

Mental Images and Design Drawing

Working Together

Early Years Children, Designers and Partner Choice

Technology Teaching at Dove First School

Children's Choices

Measuring Success

Food and Design Technology - where do we start?

'Seeing the Light'

Positive Discrimination: is there a case?

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