Understanding design and technology in primary schools : cases from teachers' research / edited by Les Tickle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tickle, Les.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering design--Study and teaching (Primary)--Case studies.

Engineering design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 curr

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Design and technology in primary schools Les Tickle; Developing design and technology teaching through research Les Tickle; Combining design, technology and science? Martin Bayliss; Effective completion of technological tasks Sue Cooke; Mixed ability children and the single open-ended task Helen Deacon; Views and values Sarah Humphreys; Copying Rosemary Jackson; Change from rigid teaching Sue Lusted; Mental images and design drawing Andrew McCandlish; Working together Annette McMylor

Early years children, designers and partner choice Kevin O'GradyTechnology teaching at Dove First School Gillian Oliver; Children's choices Candy Rogers; Measuring success John Seaward; Food and design technology: where do we start? Val Simpson; 'Seeing the light' Nancy Wright; Positive discrimination: is there a case? Dene Zarins; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-79215-8

1-134-79216-6

1-280-32835-5

9786610328352

0-203-13438-9

9780203134382

OCLC:

437074580