How project-based learning manifests itself in technology education textbooks

dc.contributor.authorRauscher, Willem Johannes
dc.contributor.emailwillem.rauscher@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-23T06:16:30Z
dc.date.available2012-07-23T06:16:30Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractProject-based learning (PBL) is the recommended approach for teaching technology in South Africa. The implementation of this approach, however, is problematic since the vast majority of technology teachers are not formally trained in technology education. Consequently, many of these teachers rely on technology textbooks for guidance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate how PBL is represented in technology textbooks. A set of criteria, identified by Thomas, capturing the uniqueness of PBL, formed the conceptual framework of this study and was used to conduct the content analysis of twelve of the most commonly used textbooks. The study engaged a combination of quantitative and qualitative research to provide insight into how project-based learning is presented, if at all, in these textbooks. It was found that PBL is poorly represented in the sampled textbooks; the criteria that require projects to be central to the curriculum and to involve learners in a constructive investigation seem to be most problematic. The study recommends that teachers involved in teaching technology deepen their understanding of PBL by studying the theory of this approach, since a proper understanding of PBL in schools is crucial to ensure that we do justice to technology education.en_US
dc.description.librariangv2012en
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_saarmste.htmlen_US
dc.identifier.citationRauscher, W 2012, 'How project-based learning manifests itself in technology education textbooks', African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16 , no. 1, pp. 18–31.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1028-8457
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/19476
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouthern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Educationen_US
dc.rightsSouthern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Educationen_US
dc.subjectTechnology textbooksen_US
dc.subjectProject tasksen_US
dc.subjectCapability tasksen_US
dc.subjectProject-based learning (PBL)en_US
dc.subject.lcshTechnology -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.en
dc.subject.lcshTextbooks -- Technologyen
dc.titleHow project-based learning manifests itself in technology education textbooksen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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