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Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Technology and Engineering Education

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

NationalDefense Education Act in response to Sputnik that overseen the funding and implementation ofcurriculum [15]. A current funding source known as the Carl D. Perkins Career and TechnicalEducation Act holds accountability requirements in exchange to federal funds under this act tooffer overall leadership. The Act, which offers supervision, maintains a relationship with theOffice of Vocational and Adult Education [17]. Many other services now exist such as federallyfunded and state funded vocational rehabilitation services that offer training for employment(See Figure 1). 1876-1960 HISTORICAL VIEW OF 1960

Conference Session

Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish PhD, Arizona State University; Elizabeth A Adams P.E., Chandler Gilbert Community College; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

and environmental, construction engineering and constructionmanagement programs, and is known for research on the connections between the builtenvironment and human and natural systems.MCC is the largest of ten community colleges in the Maricopa Community College District andis the largest community college in the nation, comprising more than 40,000 students, offeringtwo-year degrees as well as transfer, career and certificate programs and is one of ASU’s largesttransfer providers. The Physical Sciences Department at MCC includes traditional freshman andsophomore level astronomy, chemistry, engineering, geology and physics courses. Engineeringcourses are designed to prepare student to transfer to four-year degree-granting institutions.MCC has

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Program 2006 and was the curriculum director for the Supercomputing Education Program 2005. In January 2008, he was awarded the NSF CAREER award for work on transforming en- gineering education through learner-centric, adaptive cyber-tools and cyber-environments. He was one of 49 faculty members selected as the nation’s top engineering educators and researchers by the US National Academy of Engineering to the Frontiers in Engineering Education symposium.Dr. William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette William (Bill) Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program and one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has held courtesy appointments in Mechanical

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osvaldo Clua, University of Buenos Aires; Maria Feldgen, University of Buenos Aires

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Page 23.748.9 Analyzing the reported data on mandatory technology and comparing it with the technology weknow is used in the courses, we found that a lot of technology went unnoticed. In the groupinterview we could state that students did not identify the used technology with the survey Items. English language is perceived as a mandatory skill among students. In the case of ICT studentswhere data form higher courses is gathered, it can be seen that mastery in English increases asthey progress in their careers. It is usual for teachers to make students read material in Englishand the awareness of the importance of the language increases with this practice. The use of technology when studying showed that the main difficulty laid not with the

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence L Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

future decisions can be made. These concepts,systems, processes, and procedures can then be applied to challenging new problems that todayare not even being considered. Israel4 (1995) stated that “a student who has completed atechnology education program should be able to participate as an active citizen by expressingtheir positions on technological issues, making wise consumer choices such as selecting, using,and disposing of technical artifacts, and making informed career choices.” Technologicalliteracy, according to Wiens21 (1995), “is essential to the political and economic empowermentof the citizen.”“Artifacts are probably our most obvious everyday encounter with technology. Therefore, a goodunderstanding of the nature of technical