Research
The Development of Problem Solving Capabilities in Pre-service Technology Teacher Education
Author:
Richard Boser
Illinois State University, US
About Richard
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Technology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
Abstract
Enhancing the problem solving capabilities of students and employees has become a national educational issue. The Commission on Pre-College Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (1983) declared that “problem-solving skills, and scientific and technological literacy — [are] the thinking tools that allow us to understand the technological world around us” (p. v). More recent reports that have focused on entry-level workplace skills by Carnevale, Gainer, and Meltzer (1990) and United States Department of Labor (1991) [SCANS Report] also underscore the importance of developing students' problem solving abilities. As a result of this decade of emphasis on problem solving, efforts to enhance the capabilities of students to solve problems have reached most disciplines and most educational levels (Birch, 1986; Bransford, Goin, Hasselbring, Kinzer, Sherwood, & Williams, 1986; Kulm, 1990; Lombard, Konicek, & Schultz, 1985; Thomas & Englund, 1990).
How to Cite:
Boser, R. (1993). The Development of Problem Solving Capabilities in Pre-service Technology Teacher Education. Journal of Technology Education, 4(2), 11–27. DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/jte.v4i2.a.2
Published on
22 Mar 1993.
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