Engineering Inquiry-based Learning Modules for Technology Education

位于巴尔的摩县的马里兰大学和位于巴尔的摩的马里兰大学正在与技术教育教师和行业合作者合作，为学生开发模块化教学材料。这些材料旨在提高人们对工程和技术职业机会的认识和兴趣。这些单元使用真实、真实的工程应用程序和实践经验来培养解决问题的技能，并有助于中学生的技术素养。这些单元专门针对ITEA技术扫盲内容标准和相关基准。具体地说，该项目正在开发五个CD格式的案例研究，使用真实世界的例子向学生介绍工程设计和决策过程。将采用探究式学习和实践经验，最大限度地提高学生的兴趣和理解力。该项目正在进行研究，以证明这些单元在提高技术素养以及提高对工程和技术职业的认识和兴趣方面的有效性。该项目还在进行研究，以确定交互的、真实的、解决问题的模拟如何影响和促进学生的学习。它还为技术教育教师提供专业发展机会，包括在将课程案例研究用于课堂之前概述课程和熟悉课程案例研究，并通过在课堂上提供女性和少数族裔榜样并开发案例研究，鼓励所有群体感兴趣和参与，增加妇女和其他代表性不足群体对工程和技术的参与。

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, in cooperation with technology education teachers and industrial collaborators, are developing modular instructional materials for students. The materials are designed to increase the awareness of and interest in career opportunities in engineering and technology. The modules use authentic, real-world engineering applications and hands-on experiences to build problem-solving skills and contribute to the technological literacy of secondary students. The modules specifically target the ITEA Content Standards for Technological Literacy and related benchmarks. Specifically, the project is developing five case studies in CD format, using real-world examples to introduce students to engineering design and decision-making processes. Inquiry-based learning with hands-on experiences will be used to maximize student interest and understanding. The project is conducting research to demonstrate the effectiveness of the modules in increasing technological literacy and in building awareness of and interest in engineering and technology careers. The project is also conducting research to determine how interactive, authentic, problem-solving simulations impact and facilitate student learning. It is also providing professional development opportunities for technology education teachers, including an overview of the program and acquaintance with the curriculum case studies prior to their use in the classroom, as well as increasing the involvement of women and other underrepresented groups in engineering and technology by providing female and minority role models in the classroom and developing case studies that encourage interest and participation by all groups.