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

ISBN-13: 9780415130325 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 232 str.

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Opis

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.

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Acknowledgements 1. Design and Technology in Primary Schools Les Tickle 2. Developing Design and Technology Teaching Through Research Les Tickle 3. Combining Design Technology and Science? Martin Bayliss 4. Effective Completion of Technological Tasks Sue Cooke 5. Mixed ability Children and the Single Open-ended Task Helen Deacon 6. Views and Values Sarah Humphreys 7. Copying Rosemary Jackson 8. Change From Rigid Teaching Sue Lusted 9. Mental Images and Design Drawing Andrew McCandlish 10. Working Together Annette McMylor 11. Early Years Children, Designers and Partner Choice Kevin O' Grady 12. Technology Teaching at Dove First School Gillian Oliver 13. Children's Choices Candida Rogers 14. Measuring Success John Seaward 15. Food and Design Technology - where do we start? Val Simpson 16. 'Seeing the Light' Nancy Wright 17. Positive Discrimination: is there a case? Dene Zarins

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