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LL205N Perspectives on Comprehensive Technology Education 7.5 credits

Perspektiv på grundskolans teknikämne

Please note

This course is in the process of being cancelled.

The course deals with historic, educational, gender and philosophical perspectives on comprehensive school technology. Apart from the history of the school subject Teknik, also the prehistory of the subject is handled, both in terms of technical content present in other subjects in late 19th century and early 20th century public education, and how the subject was created in Swedish post war education. The character of the content and the borders to other closely related subjects such as educational slojd, social studies, science and home economics are also discussed. As the course is primarily directed towards in service teachers, a lot of effort is spent on making the analyses relevant for practice in terms of assessment and lesson design.

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

  • Subject area

    Technology and Learning

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Last planned examination: Spring 15

Course offerings

Autumn 12 for single courses students

  • Periods

    Autumn 12 P1 (4.0 credits), P2 (3.5 credits)

  • Application code

    10067

  • Start date

    24/08/2012

  • End date

    2013 week: 1

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    5 - 5

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Magnus Hultén <maghul@kth.se>

  • Target group

    Qualified teacher.

    The course is intended for the professional development of teachers in lower secondary school (pupils

    aged 13-16). Participants are recommended to have teaching experience, and preferably be educated in

    physics, chemistry, and/or biology.

Autumn 12 for single courses students

  • Periods

    Autumn 12 P2 (6.0 credits)
    Spring 13 P3 (1.5 credits)

  • Application code

    10068

  • Start date

    01/10/2012

  • End date

    2013 week: 7

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    10 - 10

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Magnus Hultén <maghul@kth.se>

  • Target group

    Qualified teacher.

    The course is intended for the professional development of teachers in lower secondary school (pupils

    aged 13-16). Participants are recommended to have teaching experience, and preferably be educated in

    physics, chemistry, and/or biology.

Spring 13 for single courses students

  • Periods

    Spring 13 P3 (4.0 credits), P4 (3.5 credits)

  • Application code

    20024

  • Start date

    07/01/2013

  • End date

    2013 week: 21

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    10 - 20

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Magnus Hultén <maghul@kth.se>

  • Target group

    Qualified teacher.

    The course is intended for the professional development of teachers in lower secondary school (pupils

    aged 13-16). Participants are recommended to have teaching experience, and preferably be educated in

    physics, chemistry, and/or biology.

Spring 13 for single courses students

  • Periods

    Spring 13 P3 (3.5 credits), P4 (3.5 credits), P5 (0.5 credits)

  • Application code

    20025

  • Start date

    04/02/2013

  • End date

    2013 week: 25

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    5 - 10

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Magnus Hultén <maghul@kth.se>

  • Target group

    Qualified teacher.

    The course is intended for the professional development of teachers in lower secondary school (pupils

    aged 13-16). Participants are recommended to have teaching experience, and preferably be educated in

    physics, chemistry, and/or biology.

Learning outcomes

After the course, the student will be able to

Describe the history of the concept of technology, the history of technology in Swedish comprehensive education and the borders to other subjects, and apply this knowledge in analyses of text from within the educational field.

Give examples of how and why gender has influenced the technical field and how this can be handled within comprehensive technology education.

Describe different forms of technical knowledge and use that in order to analyze the syllabus of Teknik, both in terms of content and assessment.

To develop educational activities dealing with large technical systems.

Course main content

The course deals with historic, educational, gender and philosophical perspectives on comprehensive school technology. Apart from the history of the school subject Teknik, also the prehistory of the subject is handled, both in terms of technical content present in other subjects in late 19th century and early 20th century public education, and how the subject was created in Swedish post war education. The character of the content and the borders to other closely related subjects such as educational slojd, social studies, science and home economics are also discussed. As the course is primarily directed towards in service teachers, a lot of effort is spent on making the analyses relevant for practice in terms of assessment and lesson design.

Disposition

Netbased

Eligibility

Qualified teacher; English, course level A; Swedish, course level B.

Literature

Elgström, O. & Riis, U. (1990). Läroplansprocesser och förhandlingsdynamik: exemplet med obligatorisk teknik i grundskolan. Linköping: Linköping University.

Gyberg, Per & Hallström, Jonas (redaktörer). (2009). Världen gång–teknikens utveckling. Lund: Studentlitteratur.

Hansson, Sven Ove, Nordlander, Edvard & Skogh, Inga-Britt (redaktörer) (2011).

Teknikutbildning för framtiden. Stockholm: Liber AB.

Hedlin, M. (2009). Konstruktionen av kön i skolpolitiska texter 1948–1994, med särskilt fokus pånaturvetenskap och teknik. (Hämtas från http://www.skolporten.com/art.aspx?id=32PC4)

Hultén, M (artikelmanus). Unifying technology: How teknik became a comprehensive form of knowledge in Swedish post-war education.

Ingerman,Åke, Wagner, Karin & Axelsson, Ann-Sofie (redaktörer) (2009). Påspaning efter teknisk bildning. Stockholm: Liber AB.

Ytterligare litteratur tillkommer.

Required equipment

Computor with Internetaccess

Examination

  • DEL1 - Active Participation in Net-based Discussions, 1.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • INL1 - Assignment, 2.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • INL2 - Assignment, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • PRO1 - Project Work, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F

INL1, 2 credits. Written assignment. Grading scale A-F.

INL2, 3 credits. Written assignment. Grading A, F.

PRO1, 1,5 credits. Project work. Grading P, F (pass, fail).

DEL1, 1 credit. Active participation in net-based discussions. Grading P, F (pass, fail).)

Requirements for final grade

Approved on all parts.

Offered by

Teacher Education

Contact

Per Norström, perno@kth.se

Examiner

Per Norström <perno@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 13.
Examination information valid from: Spring 12.