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Technology Education Teacher Supply And Demand In The United States, Johnny J. Moye
Technology Education Teacher Supply And Demand In The United States, Johnny J. Moye
STEMPS Theses & Dissertations
This research investigated the supply and demand of technology education teachers in each of the United States. The research goals guiding this study were to determine (1) the number of technology education teachers produced in the United States, (2) the number of technology education teachers employed in the United States public schools during the spring of 2009, (3) the number of vacant technology education teacher positions in United States public schools during the spring of 2009, and (4) the projected number of technology education teacher vacancies for the fall semesters of 2009, 2012, and 2014. The 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, and …
The Effect Of Technology Education On Student's State Standardized Test Scores, Maurice Torrez Frazier
The Effect Of Technology Education On Student's State Standardized Test Scores, Maurice Torrez Frazier
STEMPS Theses & Dissertations
The intent of this dissertation was to determine if technology education program completers score higher on academic standards assessments than do students who do not enroll in technology education courses. Many states have developed academic standards for public school students to measure the quality of the educational system. States and local school systems adopted these standards and their accompanying tests to establish a level of academic competency for all of their students. One of the goals of technology education courses was to provide practical applications to reinforce the content of the core subject areas. The purpose of this study was …
Perceptions Of Technology Education Supervisors Toward Implementation Of Engineering By Design Courses In Virginia Public Schools, Terrance Beddow
Perceptions Of Technology Education Supervisors Toward Implementation Of Engineering By Design Courses In Virginia Public Schools, Terrance Beddow
OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers
The problem of this study was to determine the perceptions of Virginia technology education supervisors toward implementation of Engineering by Design courses in Virginia public schools.
Comparing High School Students' And Adults' Perceptions Of Technological Literacy, Henry Ladson Harrison Iii
Comparing High School Students' And Adults' Perceptions Of Technological Literacy, Henry Ladson Harrison Iii
STEMPS Theses & Dissertations
This study compared high school student's perceptions of technology and technological literacy to those perceptions of the general public. Additionally, individual student groups were compared statistically to determine significant differences between the groups. The ITEA/Gallup Poll instrument was used to survey high school student's perceptions of technology in the study. The instrument has been used twice (2001, 2004) in the United States and once (2005) in Hong Kong to survey adult's perceptions of technology. The student population in question consisted of three subgroups: students enrolled in a standards-based technology education courses, students enrolled in a Project Lead the Way® (PLTW®) …