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Standards for K-12 Engineering Education?

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Standards for K-12 Engineering Education?

Standards for K-12 Engineering Education?
Committee on Standards for K-12 Engineering Education; National Academy of Engineering
NAS Press | 2010 | ISBN: 0309160154 9780309160155 | 161 pages | PDF | 1 MB

The goal of this study was to assess the value and feasibility of developing and implementing content standards for engineering education at the K-12 level. Content standards have been developed for three disciplines in STEM education–science, technology, and mathematic–but not for engineering.

It would be extremely difficult to ensure their usefulness and effective implementation. This conclusion is supported by the following findings:
1) there is relatively limited experience with K-12 engineering education in U.S. elementary and secondary schools,
2) there is not at present a critical mass of teachers qualified to deliver engineering instruction,
3) evidence regarding the impact of standards-based educational reforms on student learning in other subjects, such as mathematics and science, is inconclusive,
4) there are significant barriers to introducing stand-alone standards for an entirely new content area in a curriculum already burdened with learning goals in more established domains of study.

Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
Defining Engineering
A Brief History of Standards in STEM Education
Project Goal, Objectives, and Study Process
Content of the Report and Intended Audience
References
Annex
2 ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST CONTENT STANDARDS FOR K–12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Special Characteristics of K–12 Engineering Education
The Argument for Engineering Content Standards
The Argument against Engineering Content Standards
Conclusion
References
3 LEVERAGING EXISTING STANDARDS TO IMPROVE K–12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION
The Infusion Approach
The Mapping Approach
Conclusion
References
Annex
4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Step 1: Reach Consensus on Core Ideas in Engineering
Step 2: Provide Guidelines for the Development of Instructional Materials
Step 3: Boost Research on Learning
Step 4: Measure the Impact of Reforms
A Final Word
References
Annex
APPENDIXES
A Committee Biographies
B Commissioned Papers
K–12 Engineering Education Standards: Opportunities and Barriers
Formulating the Conceptual Base for Secondary Level Engineering Education: A Review and Synthesis
Report for NAE on Non-U.S. Standards for Pre-University Engineering Education
The Development of Technology/Engineering Concepts in Massachusetts Academic Standards
Standards 2.0: New Models for the New Century: Alternatives to Traditional Content Standards
Towards a Vision for Integrating Engineering into Science and Mathematics Standards
C Agenda for Committee Workshop

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