Opportunities to engage in STEM practices: Technology and design course

2019-12-03
Technology and design courses hold a potential to contribute to the STEM agenda. In this study I seek to explore the nature of STEM education across the courses, particularly examining 7 th grade intended curriculum in Turkey in terms of engineering design process and knowledge base. By extensive examination and coding of learning outcomes together with explanation provided under each one I identified instances of engineering design process and knowledge by learning areas. 52 learning outcomes (27 with emphasis on knowledge and 25 with engineering design) were identified in the intended curriculum.
Opportunities to engage in STEM practices: Technology and design course, CERME 11, Utrecht, Hollanda, 5 - 10 Şubat 2019

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Citation Formats
B. Ubuz, “Opportunities to engage in STEM practices: Technology and design course,” presented at the Opportunities to engage in STEM practices: Technology and design course, CERME 11, Utrecht, Hollanda, 5 - 10 Şubat 2019, Utrecht, Hollanda, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de/~erme/.