Conceptions of technology in physics teachers’ training courses
There has been an increased emphasis on technology in the educational context. However, is not clear what technology is. Frequently, people think technology as applied science or as an artefact, like a computer or a smartphone. Technology is rarely seen as a process or the relationship between techn...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repository: | Revista Investigações em ensino de ciências |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.if.ufrgs.br:article/1876 |
| Online Access: | https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/1876 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Conceptions of technology physics and technology technological education teaching of technology Concepções de tecnologia física e tecnologia educação tecnológica ensino de tecnologia |
| Summary: | There has been an increased emphasis on technology in the educational context. However, is not clear what technology is. Frequently, people think technology as applied science or as an artefact, like a computer or a smartphone. Technology is rarely seen as a process or the relationship between technological innovations and social, economic, and historical aspects. Nevertheless, are teachers prepared to discuss technology in the classroom? This article presents a qualitative analysis of the conceptions of technology in physics teachers’ training courses. To this purpose, Pedagogical Projects of 19 undergraduate courses are analysed. Analysis indicates that conceptions of technology criticized by the literature are present in those documents, such as technology as applied science, technology as an artefact, linear model of technological development, and technological determinism. |
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