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The Status of Technology Education in The United States, 2010

The Status of Technology Education in The United States, 2010. William E. Dugger, Jr. Uno Cygnaeus 200 th Anniversary Symposium University of Jyväskylä October 12-13, 2010. Evolution of Educational Standards in the U. S. Discontent with education in early 1980’s

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The Status of Technology Education in The United States, 2010

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  1. The Status of Technology Education in The United States, 2010 William E. Dugger, Jr. Uno Cygnaeus 200th Anniversary Symposium University of Jyväskylä October 12-13, 2010

  2. Evolution of Educational Standards in the U. S. • Discontent with education in early 1980’s • Mathematics Standards (NCTM) – 1989 • Science (AAAS) – Benchmarks for Science Literacy – 1993 • Science – National Science Education Standards (NRC) – 1996 • Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (ITEA/TAA) – 2000 • Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy (ITEA/TAA) - 2003 • Others

  3. Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (STL) • Technology for All Americans Project. • Vision: All students can become technologically literate. • Technological literacy is one’s ability to use, manage, evaluate, and understand technology. • STL provides the content (what everyone should know and be able to do) for technological literacy in grades K-12 (Ages 6-18). • Technological literacy encompasses the totality of technology (including but not just limited to information and computer technology).

  4. Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (STL) STL is written around 20 standards that are organized under five major categories that are: The Nature of Technology (3) Technology and Society (4) Design (3) Abilities for a Designed World (3) The Designed World (7)

  5. Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (STL) • Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy: Student Assessment, Professional Development, and Program Standards (AETL)(ITEA, 2003) • Addenda: • Student Assessment • Curriculum • Programs • Professional Development • Engineering by Design (EbD)(ITEEA)

  6. ITEEA/Gallup Polls<http://www.iteea.org/TAA/Publications/TAA_Publications.html#Polls> • 2001 and 2004 ITEEA/Gallup Polls. • 1000/800 national telephone interviews. • Theme: “What Americans Think About Technology”. • Two-thirds of Americans think that technology and science are basically one and the same thing. • 98% believe that understanding the relationship between technology and science is important. • Two-thirds view technology narrowly as computers and the Internet • 97% stated that the study of technology should be included in the school curriculum

  7. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) • What is NAEP? • Steering and Planning Committees • Purposes of this research (conducted by WestEd): • Develop a framework and specifications for a new NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy Assessment (TELA) in 2014 for Grades 4, 8, and 12 (ages 10, 14, and 18). • Recommend background variables associated with student achievement in TELA that should be included in the NAEP Assessment.

  8. Chapter 2 - Major Assessment Areas

  9. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) • STEM is the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics into a trans-disciplinary subject in schools. • STEM is a new offering in U. S. schools • STEM education offers a chance for students to make sense of the world rather than learn isolated bits and pieces of phenomena • STEM can be taught in a number of ways (silos vs. integrated subject matter or other)

  10. What is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics???

  11. STEM DEFINITIONS • Science is the study of our natural world (National Science Education Standards, National Research Council, 1996). • Technology is the modification of the natural world to meet to human wants and needs. (ITEA, 2000) • Engineering is design under constraint (William Wulf, Past-president of National Academy of Engineering) • Mathematics is the study of any patterns or relationships (AAAS, 1993)

  12. Positioning and Politics • In the U. S., education is the responsibility of the state or local government. • “No Child Left Behind” • Common Core State Standards <http://www.corestandards.org>. • Technology Education vs. Educational Technology (Information and Computer Technology - ICT) • Status of Technology Education in U. S. • Dwindling production of technology teachers by colleges/universities (Moye, 2009)

  13. Summary • This presentation has provided a view of the status of some of the events and efforts in the study of technology in the U.S. • The items discussed were: • Standards • ITEEA/Gallup Polls • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) • STEM • Positioning and Politics

  14. Thank you! William E. Dugger, Jr. Senior Fellow and Former Director Technology for All Americans Project International Technology and Engineering Educators Association wdugger@iteea.org and Emeritus Professor, Virginia Tech dugger@vt.edu

  15. Download this presentation online: www.iteea.org/Resources/PressRoom/pressroom.htm

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