ERIC Number: EJ1384663
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0957 7572
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1804
Programming in School Technology Education: The Shaping of a New Subject Content
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, v33 n4 p1449-1470 Sep 2023
In Sweden, as in many other countries, programming has been added to the curriculum in recent years. This paper explores how and under what conditions programming is transformed into teaching in technology education. Teachers in grade 7-9 were interviewed about what and how they teach about programming in the context of technology education, and what influenced the choices they made. Data was analysed using content analysis. The results suggest that teachers mainly see programming as a medium to explore and understand technological systems and construction work. The results further implies that teachers are uncertain of what programming means in terms of practices and concepts, and how programming knowledge can be assessed. The process of transformation presents teachers with several challenges, related to their own knowledge of programming, quality of teaching materials, and knowing pupils' prior knowledge about programming. In addition, the results indicate that technology teachers work in isolation. In consequence, the intended interdisciplinary collaboration between technology and mathematics teachers on programming is largely absent.
Descriptors: Programming, Technology Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Change, Knowledge Level, Educational Quality, Prior Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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