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From page 347... ... ASEE. See American Society for Survey, 10, 185�186 Engineering Education Agricultural and related biotechnologies, Assessing technological literacy, 2�7, 31, 244�245 38�39 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 244 benefits, 3�4 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 244�245 developing a conceptual framework, benchmarks for grades 9�12, 245 5�6 benchmarks for grades K�2, 244 existing instruments, 4�5 Agriculture, 218�220 general principles, 6, 175�176 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 218�219 matrix for, 5 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 219 recommendations by category and benchmarks for grades 9�12, 220 target population, 7 benchmarks for grades K�2, 218 Assessing the impact of products and ALL. Read the entire page →
From page 348... ... , 251�254 content, 155 Children, learning by, 81�82 description and rationale, 153 Cognition, 72�80 obstacles to implementation, 156�157 conceptual change, 78�80 performance levels, 155 knowledge transfer, 75�77 purpose, 153�155 metacognition, 77�78 sample test items, 157 nature of expertise, 73�75 ASVAB. See Armed Services Vocational Cognitive dimensions of assessment Aptitude Battery frameworks, 55 Attentive publics, 147 Cognitive research, 75 Attitudes, and the assessment of Cognitive science, insights about how technological literacy, 36 people learn, 49�50 Attitudes toward technology, 36�37, Committee on Assessing Technological 113�115 Literacy, 2, 25 Pupils Attitudes Toward charge to, 25�26 Technology, 115 Communication, 224�225 survey of teachers' attitudes toward benchmarks for grades 3�5, 224 engineering, 114 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 224 views on science, technology, and benchmarks for grades 9�12, 225 society, 115 benchmarks for grades K�2, 224 348 I N D E X Read the entire page →
From page 349... ... , 95, 274� Construction technologies, 31, 250 277 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 250 background, 274 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 250 committee observations, 276�277 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 250 sample items, 275�276 benchmarks for grades K�2, 250 scope, 275 Content knowledge, 100 Design criteria, 48�56 Content standards, reflecting avoiding bias and accommodating appropriate, 50 disabilities, 50 Core concepts of technology, 230�231 conceptual framework, 51�56 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 230 encouraging higher-order thinking, benchmarks for grades 6�8, 230�231 50, 280, 335 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 231 gathering data useful to the purpose, benchmarks for grades K�2, 230 49 Criterion-referenced interpretations, 72 general criteria, 48�50 Critical thinking, 112 identifying, 48�56 and the decision-making dimension, meeting a specific purpose, 48�49 111�112 possible purposes for assessments, 49 by a technologically literate person, reflecting appropriate content 34 standards, 50 Cultural, social, economic, and political reviewing items for currency, 50 effects of technology, 232� using insights from cognitive science 233 about how people learn, 49�50 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 232 Design process, 41�59 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 233 applying, 239�241 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 233 interative, 43 benchmarks for grades K�2, 232 linear steps in, 43�59 Currency, reviewing items for, 50 standards related to, 236�239 and technology, 271 I N D E X 349 Read the entire page →
From page 350... ... , 104, Existing instruments, 4�5 163, 179, 182, 185, 296, 320 mapping to the dimensions of Effective formats, 70 technological literacy, 98�112 Electronic portfolios, 170�171 Expertise, 73�75 Electronic questionnaires, 171�172 Energy and power technologies, 31, 245�246 F benchmarks for grades 3�5, 245 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 245�246 Feedback, 59 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 246 Filling the assessment matrix, 115�123 benchmarks for grades K�2, 245 Findings and recommendations, 8�15, Energy sources and use, 222�223 175�196 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 222 by category and target population, 7 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 222�223 conclusion, 193�195 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 223 definition of technology, 192�193 benchmarks for grades K�2, 222 framework development, 190�191 Engineering design, 237�238 innovative measurement techniques, benchmarks for grades 3�5, 238 188�190 350 I N D E X Read the entire page →
From page 351... ... See International Baccalaureate Future City Competition -- Judges Organization Manual, 95, 111, 291�293 ICT. See Information and background, 291 Communication Technology committee observations, 292�293 Literacy Assessment sample items, 292 Illinois Science Assessment Framework, 51 scope, 291�292 Illinois Standards Achievement Test- Science, 95, 299�301 background, 299 G committee observations, 301 sample items, 300�301 Gallup Poll on What Americans Think scope, 299 About Technology, 14, 29, 97, Illinois State Board of Education, 100 105, 148, 184, 288, 293�295 Impact of products and systems, background, 293 assessing, 242�243 committee observations, 295 Impairments, 134 sample items, 294�295 Industrial Technology Literacy Test, 95, scope, 294 301�303 General public, 148, 152 background, 301�302 General Social Survey (GSS) Read the entire page →
From page 352... ... , 111�112, 281, 307 Gallup Poll on What Americans International Society for Technology in Think About Technology, 97, Education (ISTE) , 192 293�295 International Technology Education ICT Literacy Assessment, 95, 179, Association (ITEA) Read the entire page →
From page 353... ... , 168 of a technologically literate person, 34 Materials and manufacturing, 220�222 Knowledge dimension, 98�105 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 220�221 content knowledge, 100 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 221 data from the NAEP long-term benchmarks for grades 9�12, 221�222 science assessment, 101 benchmarks for grades K�2, 220 process knowledge, 100 Mathematical literacy, 33 productive thinking scale, 100 Matrix-sample assessment of 7th Knowledge transfer, 75�77, 276 graders, 136�140 administration and logistics, 138 content specifications, 137�138 L description and rationale, 136�137 obstacles to implementation, 138�139 Learning performance levels, 138 "free-choice," 153�154 purpose, 137 lifelong, 154 sample assessment item, 139�140 related to engineering, 83�86 Matrix sampling, 71, 139, 183 related to technology, 80�83 MCAS. See Massachusetts research on, 186�188 Comprehensive Assessment Level of technological literacy, 20�22 System MCREL. Read the entire page →
From page 354... ... See Massive, multiplayer, on- purpose, 142 line games sample assessment items, 144�145 Modified Angoff standards-setting, 72 National Science Board (NSB) , 105, "Monkey Wrench Conspiracy," 168 148, 327�328 Multiple-Choice Instrument for National Science Education Standards, 30, Monitoring Views on Science- 131, 137, 142, 207�212 Technology-Society Topics, abilities to distinguish between 96, 313�317 natural objects and objects background, 313�314 made by humans, 212 committee observations, 316�317 standards related to "science and sample items, 314�316 technology," 207�209 scope, 314 understanding about science and technology, 210�211 National Science Foundation (NSF) Read the entire page →
From page 355... ... See Pupils' Attitudes informing informal-education Toward Technology programs, 49 Performance-assessment formats, 70 informing legislation and public Pilot testing, 68 policy, 49 PISA. See Programme for International informing product design and Student Assessment marketing, 49 Policy-attentive citizens, 147, 151�152 meeting graduation/matriculation Potential solutions, refining, 58�59 requirements, 49 Practical formats, 70 meeting professional licensing Praxis Specialty Area Test for requirements, 49 Technology Education, 94, program evaluation, 49 97, 104, 182, 320�322 as a research tool, 49 background, 320 screening for hiring/employment, 49 committee observations, 322 sample items, 321�322 scope, 320�321 Q Problem solvers, unskilled, 74 Problem solving -- troubleshooting, Qualitative methodologies, 83 research and development, Questionnaires invention and innovation, and electronic, 171�172 experimentation, 238�239 open-ended, 83 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 239 very short, 171 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 239 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 239 benchmarks for grades K�2, 238� R 239 Problems, defined, 44�45 Reading literacy, 32 Process knowledge, 100 Recommendations, 8�15, 95�97, 175� Productive Thinking Scale (PTS) Read the entire page →
From page 356... ... See Student Individualized Standards related to the design world, Performance Inventory 243�250 Society, technology-dependent, 195 agricultural and related Society's role in the development and biotechnologies, 244�245 use of technology, 234�235 construction technologies, 250 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 234 energy and power technologies, 245� benchmarks for grades 6�8, 235 246 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 235 information and communication benchmarks for grades K�2, 234 technologies, 246�247 Software piracy, 83 manufacturing technologies, 248�249 Solutions, identifying potential, 57�58 medical technologies, 243�244 transportation technologies, 247�248 356 I N D E X Read the entire page →
From page 357... ... , 96, 106, 229�232 330�332 through the lens of Hurricane background, 330 Katrina, 32 committee observations, 332 Technology and science, 212�213 sample items, 331�332 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 212�213 scope, 331 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 213 Survey of Teachers' Attitudes About benchmarks for grades 9�12, 213 Engineering, 113�114 benchmarks for grades K�2, 212 Survey of Technological Literacy of Technology and society, standards Elementary and Junior High related to, 232�236 School Students, 96, 333�335 Technology consumers, 147, 150�151 background, 333 Technology for All Americans, 35 committee observations, 335 Technology-literacy-related assessment sample items, 334�335 instruments, 95�97 scope, 333�334 Technology-related standards and Survey Research Center, 185�186 benchmarks, 207�250 Surveys of consumers, 10, 186 benchmarks for science literacy, 212� 228 I N D E X 357 Read the entire page →
From page 358... ... See Trends in Mathematics and measurement defined, 64 Science Study reliability defined, 64�65 TL50 -- Technological Literacy testing defined, 64 Instrument, 96, 337�339 validity defined, 65 background, 337�338 VOSTS. See Views on Science, committee observations, 339 Technology, and Society sample items, 338�339 scope, 338 "Trading off," 57�58 W Training, in administering tests, 135 Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education Web-based games, 168�169 (TIDEE) Read the entire page →

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... ASEE. See American Society for Survey, 10, 185�186 Engineering Education Agricultural and related biotechnologies, Assessing technological literacy, 2�7, 31, 244�245 38�39 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 244 benefits, 3�4 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 244�245 developing a conceptual framework, benchmarks for grades 9�12, 245 5�6 benchmarks for grades K�2, 244 existing instruments, 4�5 Agriculture, 218�220 general principles, 6, 175�176 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 218�219 matrix for, 5 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 219 recommendations by category and benchmarks for grades 9�12, 220 target population, 7 benchmarks for grades K�2, 218 Assessing the impact of products and ALL.

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... , 251�254 content, 155 Children, learning by, 81�82 description and rationale, 153 Cognition, 72�80 obstacles to implementation, 156�157 conceptual change, 78�80 performance levels, 155 knowledge transfer, 75�77 purpose, 153�155 metacognition, 77�78 sample test items, 157 nature of expertise, 73�75 ASVAB. See Armed Services Vocational Cognitive dimensions of assessment Aptitude Battery frameworks, 55 Attentive publics, 147 Cognitive research, 75 Attitudes, and the assessment of Cognitive science, insights about how technological literacy, 36 people learn, 49�50 Attitudes toward technology, 36�37, Committee on Assessing Technological 113�115 Literacy, 2, 25 Pupils Attitudes Toward charge to, 25�26 Technology, 115 Communication, 224�225 survey of teachers' attitudes toward benchmarks for grades 3�5, 224 engineering, 114 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 224 views on science, technology, and benchmarks for grades 9�12, 225 society, 115 benchmarks for grades K�2, 224 348 I N D E X

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... , 95, 274� Construction technologies, 31, 250 277 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 250 background, 274 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 250 committee observations, 276�277 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 250 sample items, 275�276 benchmarks for grades K�2, 250 scope, 275 Content knowledge, 100 Design criteria, 48�56 Content standards, reflecting avoiding bias and accommodating appropriate, 50 disabilities, 50 Core concepts of technology, 230�231 conceptual framework, 51�56 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 230 encouraging higher-order thinking, benchmarks for grades 6�8, 230�231 50, 280, 335 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 231 gathering data useful to the purpose, benchmarks for grades K�2, 230 49 Criterion-referenced interpretations, 72 general criteria, 48�50 Critical thinking, 112 identifying, 48�56 and the decision-making dimension, meeting a specific purpose, 48�49 111�112 possible purposes for assessments, 49 by a technologically literate person, reflecting appropriate content 34 standards, 50 Cultural, social, economic, and political reviewing items for currency, 50 effects of technology, 232� using insights from cognitive science 233 about how people learn, 49�50 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 232 Design process, 41�59 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 233 applying, 239�241 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 233 interative, 43 benchmarks for grades K�2, 232 linear steps in, 43�59 Currency, reviewing items for, 50 standards related to, 236�239 and technology, 271 I N D E X 349

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... , 104, Existing instruments, 4�5 163, 179, 182, 185, 296, 320 mapping to the dimensions of Effective formats, 70 technological literacy, 98�112 Electronic portfolios, 170�171 Expertise, 73�75 Electronic questionnaires, 171�172 Energy and power technologies, 31, 245�246 F benchmarks for grades 3�5, 245 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 245�246 Feedback, 59 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 246 Filling the assessment matrix, 115�123 benchmarks for grades K�2, 245 Findings and recommendations, 8�15, Energy sources and use, 222�223 175�196 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 222 by category and target population, 7 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 222�223 conclusion, 193�195 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 223 definition of technology, 192�193 benchmarks for grades K�2, 222 framework development, 190�191 Engineering design, 237�238 innovative measurement techniques, benchmarks for grades 3�5, 238 188�190 350 I N D E X

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... See International Baccalaureate Future City Competition -- Judges Organization Manual, 95, 111, 291�293 ICT. See Information and background, 291 Communication Technology committee observations, 292�293 Literacy Assessment sample items, 292 Illinois Science Assessment Framework, 51 scope, 291�292 Illinois Standards Achievement Test- Science, 95, 299�301 background, 299 G committee observations, 301 sample items, 300�301 Gallup Poll on What Americans Think scope, 299 About Technology, 14, 29, 97, Illinois State Board of Education, 100 105, 148, 184, 288, 293�295 Impact of products and systems, background, 293 assessing, 242�243 committee observations, 295 Impairments, 134 sample items, 294�295 Industrial Technology Literacy Test, 95, scope, 294 301�303 General public, 148, 152 background, 301�302 General Social Survey (GSS)

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... , 111�112, 281, 307 Gallup Poll on What Americans International Society for Technology in Think About Technology, 97, Education (ISTE) , 192 293�295 International Technology Education ICT Literacy Assessment, 95, 179, Association (ITEA)

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... , 168 of a technologically literate person, 34 Materials and manufacturing, 220�222 Knowledge dimension, 98�105 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 220�221 content knowledge, 100 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 221 data from the NAEP long-term benchmarks for grades 9�12, 221�222 science assessment, 101 benchmarks for grades K�2, 220 process knowledge, 100 Mathematical literacy, 33 productive thinking scale, 100 Matrix-sample assessment of 7th Knowledge transfer, 75�77, 276 graders, 136�140 administration and logistics, 138 content specifications, 137�138 L description and rationale, 136�137 obstacles to implementation, 138�139 Learning performance levels, 138 "free-choice," 153�154 purpose, 137 lifelong, 154 sample assessment item, 139�140 related to engineering, 83�86 Matrix sampling, 71, 139, 183 related to technology, 80�83 MCAS. See Massachusetts research on, 186�188 Comprehensive Assessment Level of technological literacy, 20�22 System MCREL.

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... See Massive, multiplayer, on- purpose, 142 line games sample assessment items, 144�145 Modified Angoff standards-setting, 72 National Science Board (NSB) , 105, "Monkey Wrench Conspiracy," 168 148, 327�328 Multiple-Choice Instrument for National Science Education Standards, 30, Monitoring Views on Science- 131, 137, 142, 207�212 Technology-Society Topics, abilities to distinguish between 96, 313�317 natural objects and objects background, 313�314 made by humans, 212 committee observations, 316�317 standards related to "science and sample items, 314�316 technology," 207�209 scope, 314 understanding about science and technology, 210�211 National Science Foundation (NSF)

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... See Pupils' Attitudes informing informal-education Toward Technology programs, 49 Performance-assessment formats, 70 informing legislation and public Pilot testing, 68 policy, 49 PISA. See Programme for International informing product design and Student Assessment marketing, 49 Policy-attentive citizens, 147, 151�152 meeting graduation/matriculation Potential solutions, refining, 58�59 requirements, 49 Practical formats, 70 meeting professional licensing Praxis Specialty Area Test for requirements, 49 Technology Education, 94, program evaluation, 49 97, 104, 182, 320�322 as a research tool, 49 background, 320 screening for hiring/employment, 49 committee observations, 322 sample items, 321�322 scope, 320�321 Q Problem solvers, unskilled, 74 Problem solving -- troubleshooting, Qualitative methodologies, 83 research and development, Questionnaires invention and innovation, and electronic, 171�172 experimentation, 238�239 open-ended, 83 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 239 very short, 171 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 239 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 239 benchmarks for grades K�2, 238� R 239 Problems, defined, 44�45 Reading literacy, 32 Process knowledge, 100 Recommendations, 8�15, 95�97, 175� Productive Thinking Scale (PTS)

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... See Student Individualized Standards related to the design world, Performance Inventory 243�250 Society, technology-dependent, 195 agricultural and related Society's role in the development and biotechnologies, 244�245 use of technology, 234�235 construction technologies, 250 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 234 energy and power technologies, 245� benchmarks for grades 6�8, 235 246 benchmarks for grades 9�12, 235 information and communication benchmarks for grades K�2, 234 technologies, 246�247 Software piracy, 83 manufacturing technologies, 248�249 Solutions, identifying potential, 57�58 medical technologies, 243�244 transportation technologies, 247�248 356 I N D E X

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... , 96, 106, 229�232 330�332 through the lens of Hurricane background, 330 Katrina, 32 committee observations, 332 Technology and science, 212�213 sample items, 331�332 benchmarks for grades 3�5, 212�213 scope, 331 benchmarks for grades 6�8, 213 Survey of Teachers' Attitudes About benchmarks for grades 9�12, 213 Engineering, 113�114 benchmarks for grades K�2, 212 Survey of Technological Literacy of Technology and society, standards Elementary and Junior High related to, 232�236 School Students, 96, 333�335 Technology consumers, 147, 150�151 background, 333 Technology for All Americans, 35 committee observations, 335 Technology-literacy-related assessment sample items, 334�335 instruments, 95�97 scope, 333�334 Technology-related standards and Survey Research Center, 185�186 benchmarks, 207�250 Surveys of consumers, 10, 186 benchmarks for science literacy, 212� 228 I N D E X 357

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... See Trends in Mathematics and measurement defined, 64 Science Study reliability defined, 64�65 TL50 -- Technological Literacy testing defined, 64 Instrument, 96, 337�339 validity defined, 65 background, 337�338 VOSTS. See Views on Science, committee observations, 339 Technology, and Society sample items, 338�339 scope, 338 "Trading off," 57�58 W Training, in administering tests, 135 Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education Web-based games, 168�169 (TIDEE)

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