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Research in Science & Technological Education | 1999

Analyzing the Tacit Strategies of Novice Designers

Malcolm Welch

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem‐solving strategies of students as they attempted to design a solution to a technological problem. Ten grade 7 students, who had received no prior technology education instruction, were formed into single‐sex dyads and provided with a design brief from which they designed and made a technological solution. The natural talk between the subjects was taped and transcribed. A description of their designing‐in‐action was added to the transcript. Actions were coded using an empirically derived scheme grounded in both a general problem‐solving model and theoretical models of the design process. Segments coded as designing were analyzed using descriptive statistics. This analysis provided the data for mapping, that is, visually representing, the design process used by the subjects. Results showed that novice designers do not design in the way described in textbooks. Their strategy is not linear but highly iterative. Subjects developed their ideas us...


Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education | 2003

Technology education in Canada: A mosaic

John Gradwell; Malcolm Welch

Canada’s system of technology education is complex and diverse. Each province has jurisdiction over its own curriculum, standards, program delivery, graduation requirements, and finances. Technology education in Canada is an evolving subject. Not only are technologies themselves constantly changing the importance of technology education within the curriculum is periodically modified according to educational reform policies in individual provinces. Unlike in other countries, there is little research that documents the state of the field or the changes that are currently taking place. Furthermore, while curriculum documents from the various provincial ministries of education provide guidelines for teachers, technology teaching as practised in the classroom often deviates considerably from these official statements.Given these variations no attempt is made in this article to describe technology education on a provinceby- province basis. Rather, the various approaches to technology education are grouped into three categories and summarized, and illustrative examples are provided. Descriptions focus on the objectives of the curricula, on the way the content of the programs is structured, and on recent developments.RésuméEn tant que citoyens d’un pays industrialisé, les Canadiens sont entoures de technologies qui affectent leur vie. Pourtant, il n’y a aucun consensus sur l’importance d’étudier les technologies à l’école. Historiquement, chaque province a toujours vu l’enseignement des technologies à sa façon. Bien que deux rapports assez complets aient été publiés leur diffusion a été plutôt limitée. Les objectifs et la portée du curriculum, ainsi que son importance relative comme matière obligatoire, se perçoivent mieux à la lumière des guides provinciaux sur les curricula.Il est clair que l’enseignement des technologies est un sujet en pleine évolution, mais cette évolution n’est pas uniforme. Les programmes peuvent mettre l’accent sur les compétences manuelles, les connaissances industrielles ou les contrôles cybernétiques. Ils peuvent être axés sur certains aspects scientifiques ou d’ingénierie. Ils peuvent envisager l’orientation professionnelle du point de vue des compétences générales ou des compétences spécifiques à chaque métier. Peu de programmes sont réellement généraux, suffisamment pour permettre aux élèves de devenir eux-mêmes agents du changement. En tentant d’analyser cette vaste gamme de programmes, nous avons identifié trois catégories principales: les cours professionnels, les cours pré-professionnels et les cours généraux de technologies. Les cours professionnels sont toujours facultatifs et sont choisis par les étudiants les plus susceptibles de chercher un emploi immédiatement après la fin des études secondaires. Au cours des cent dernières années, ils ont eu le soutien du Gouvernement fédéral, mais l’infusion de ressources financières n’a guère élevé la position de ces programmes au niveau de ses équivalents européens. Dans plusieurs provinces, c’est la spécialisation qui règne, tandis que les gouvernements tentent de donner une formation de base qui donne accès à des centaines de métiers. Les cours pré-professionnels couvrent une matière plus vaste et fournissent les compétences générales recherchées par les employeurs quelque soit le profil professionnel particulier. Grâce à différents programmes de sensibilisation, d’orientation et d’exploration professionnelle, certaines écoles permettent aux étudiants de comprendre en quoi leurs aptitudes personnelles pourraient un jour les aider dans le monde du travail. Quant aux cours généraux de technologies, ils se concentrent sur l’acquisition des compétences technologiques nécessaires pour interagir dans la société technologique d’aujourd’hui. Au fur et à mesure que la société adopte des technologies de plus en plus complexes, tous les citoyens sont affectés et tous doivent participer aux décisions.


International Journal of Technology and Design Education | 2000

Sketching: Friend or Foe to the Novice Designer?

Malcolm Welch; David Barlex; Hee Sook Lim


The Journal of Technology Studies | 2000

The Strategic Thinking of Novice Designers: Discontinuity between Theory and Practice.

Malcolm Welch; Hee Sook Lim


International Journal of Technology and Design Education | 1998

Students' Use of Three-Dimensional Modelling While Designing and Making a Solution to a Technological Problem.

Malcolm Welch


Archive | 2006

Elementary Students' Beliefs About Designers and Designing

Malcolm Welch; David Barlex; Erin O'Donnell


The Journal of Design and Technology Education | 2001

Educational Research and Curriculum Development: The Case for Synergy

David Barlex; Malcolm Welch


Archive | 2004

Portfolios in Design and Technology Education: Investigating Differing Views

Malcolm Welch; David Barlex


Archive | 2005

I don’t enjoy making the folder: secondary students’ views of portfolios in technology education

Malcolm Welch; David Barlex; Krista Taylor


The Journal of Design and Technology Education | 2003

In Search of a Sustainable Future: An International Overview of the Contribution from Design and Technology Education

John R. Dakers; Louise Duvernet; Dov Kipperman; Kris Kumar; D John Martin; Kin Wai Michael Siu; Gisli Thorsteinsson; Malcolm Welch

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David Barlex

Brunel University London

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Gill Hope

Canterbury Christ Church University

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Wendy Dow

University of Glasgow

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A Howe

Bath Spa University

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Clare Benson

Birmingham City University

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Colin Chapman

Sheffield Hallam University

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