Defining a Process in a Creative and Co-Operative Technology Education Course

Ossi Autio*, Jari Lavonen**
*Department of Teacher Education University of Helsinki, Finland
**Professor of Physics and Chemistry Education University of Helsinki, Finland
Periodicity:September - November'2005
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.1.2.930

Abstract

Historically, technology educators have chosen the creation of products or projects as a means to teach technological concepts. Although it is true that technology is most commonly known by its products, in most educational situations technology is best described as a process. This paper describes a technology education course that promotes cooperative and creative problem-solving in primary school teacher education. The purpose of the course was to study creativity through analysing a special method for problem-solving and to create new pedagogical approaches in a learning environment, designed to promote active, co-operative, and problem-centred learning in technology education.

Keywords

Creativity, Creative Problem Solving, Technology Education.

How to Cite this Article?

Autio.O and Lavonen.J. (2005) Defining a Process in a Creative and Co-Operative Technology Education Course. i-manager’s Journal on School Education Technology.1(2), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.1.2.930

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