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2 Arguments For and Against Content Standards for K–12 Engineering Education
Pages 15-22

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From page 15...
... Researchers have been working to tease out such learning progressions in science education (e.g., Corcoran et al., 2009) , but the committee is unaware of this kind of research in K–12 engineering education.
From page 16...
... Because the draft framework for the next generation of science standards being developed by the National Research Council includes key concepts in engineering and technology, it is possible those subjects may also become part of the common core. When finalized in the first quarter of 2011, the science framework will be handed off to Achieve, Inc., which will use it to create new standards.
From page 17...
... For instance, standards can provide guidelines and goals for course designers and teacher educators, even it they do not actually work together. Standards for K–12 engineering education, for example, could inform revisions of existing engineering curricula to align them more closely with essential
From page 18...
... The Argument Against Engineering Content Standards Perhaps the most serious argument against developing content standards for K–12 engineering education is our limited experience with K–12 engineering education in elementary and secondary schools. Although there has been a considerable increase in the last 5 to 10 years, the number of K–12 students, teachers, and schools engaged in engineering education is still extremely small compared to the numbers for almost every other school subject.
From page 19...
... Conclusion As a K–12 school subject, engineering is distinct both in terms of its recent appearance in the curriculum and its natural connections to other, more established subjects, particularly science, mathematics, and technology, which already have content standards. Although the main ideas in K–12 engineering education are largely agreed upon, data based on rigorous research on engineering learning at the K–12 level are still not sufficient to develop learning progressions that could be reflected in standards.
From page 20...
... Paper presented at the NAE Workshop on Standards for K–12 Engineering Education, July 8, 2009, Washington, D.C. Available online at http://www.nae.edu/Programs/TechLit1/K12stds/ WorkshoponStandardsforK–12EngineeringEducation/15165.aspx.
From page 21...
... 2003. A Study of K–12 Mathematics and Science Education in the United States.


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