Working Technologically: Investigations into How Young Children Design and Make During Technology Education.

Authors

  • Marilyn Fleer
  • Fernando Alberto Álvarez Romero

Keywords:

Designing, technological capability, young children, (Tomado de: Fleer,M. (2000).

Abstract

Technology education in the early years in Australia is a newly defined curriculum area. A growing amount of resource development has occurred to support technology teaching in schools. However, only a limited amount of research into technology education for children aged three to eight years has taken place. This paper presents the findings of a pilot study which investigated the planning, making and evaluating activities of children when engaged in technology education whilst in childcare. In particular, young children’s ability to design, and then use their design for making was examined.” (Tomado de: Fleer, M. (2000).

Author Biographies

  • Marilyn Fleer

    Marilyn Fleer es Profesora Asociada en Educación financiada por la Universidad de Canberra. Es PhD, MA, MEd (con honores) y BEd (Educación en infancia temprana). Su investigación se enfoca ante todo en los primeros años de la infancia con la ciencia, tecnología e investigación transcultural. Sus publicaciones recientes incluyen: Grandma why are bats so ugly? Supporting Key Learning Areas and Key Competencies in Early Childhood Settings, and Stretching your brains. Developing Children’s Thinking in Early Childhood Settings through the Key Competencies, ambas publicadas por la Asociación Australiana de la Infancia Temprana (ACT). 1997.El libro (En coautoría con Beverly Jane) titulado: Technology for Children:  Developing a Personal Approach to Teaching, publicado por Prentice Hall de Australia, fue publicado a principios de este año. La publicación relacionada (en coautoría con Jane Sukoo) se titula: I can make my Robot Dance. Technology for 3 to 8 Year Olds. Curriculum Corporation, Carlton. 1995.

  • Fernando Alberto Álvarez Romero

    Traducción. Candidato a Doctor en Diseño y Creación, Universidad de Caldas. Profesor Asociado II, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá

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Published

2019-06-08

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No. 13 (2016)

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