Title :
Technology education in New York State
Author_Institution :
New York State Education Dept., NY, USA
Abstract :
In New York, a massive in-service program has trained thousands of industrial arts teachers to deliver technology education. by design, technology education complements mathematics and science education. It is an integrating discipline whose programs provide students a unique opportunity to synthesize much of their learning. Real-world problem-solving provides the context for conceptual learning to be applied, and for technological design activity to occur
Keywords :
design engineering; educational courses; engineering education; project engineering; teaching; USA; conceptual learning; courses; engineering; learning synthesis; mathematics; problem-solving; science; students; technological design activity; technology education; Art; Education; Educational institutions; Educational products; Educational programs; Educational technology; Humans; Industrial training; Mathematics; Problem-solving;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1993. Twenty-Third Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education: Renewing America's Technology', Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1482-4
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1993.405502