Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

thisproject, as one of the goals of this project is to demonstrate to students all of the benefits thatwill accrue to those who learn about technology.Self-Efficacy: Self-efficacy measures students’ beliefs about their ability to achieve onschool-learning tasks. If students feel competent and empowered to succeed in school, theywill have high scores on self-efficacy. This measure also is particularly important for thisproject, as one of the goals is to increase students’ belief that science and technology learningare tasks that they can complete. This will be particularly important to students in this class,as many of them will be elementary school teachers. If the preservice teachers can develop asense of technological self-efficacy, they can

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; James Young, Rice University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

motivation, extrinsic motivation, task value, self-efficacy, and testanxiety.Promising results are summarized in Figure 1. The pre- and post-MSLQ data were analyzedusing paired t-tests. After completing just one engineering course for non-engineering majors,these students demonstrated increased intrinsic motivation, increased task value, and improvedself-efficacy about science and technology. Self-efficacy increased by more than 10% and testanxiety about technological topics decreased by almost 15% in one semester. All results arestatistically significant (p<0.05). These results are encouraging for the prospect of attracting non-engineering students to pursue an engineering minor

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

about how these objects would be used by Owen in school. This lesson was centered on Reading, one of the three “R’s,” but certainly integrated T&E in a very intimate and direct manner. The MST students routinely design outstanding cross-curricular lessons, often integrating T&E content.(2) “Internal” Research: a) Survey student teachers and their experience and lesson plans. b) Technological literacy, T&E anxiety & self-efficacy of teacher candidates (MST vs. non-MST populations). c) STEM affect of teacher candidates (MST vs. non-MST populations). d) Lesson plan design effectiveness w.r.t. STEM, but especially T&E content (MST vs. non-MST populations).(3) “External” Research: a) Locate

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoojung Chae, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

their learning experienceas and how to promote students' learning who show giftedness in the Engineering and Technology areas.Senay Purzer, Purdue University Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is also the Co-Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE). She received a Ph.D. and a M.A in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University. Her creative research focuses on collaborative learning, design & decision-making, and the role of engineering self-efficacy on student achievement.Monica Cardella, Purdue University