Creative and Collaborative Problem Solving in Technology Education: A Case Study in Primary School Teacher Education

Autor/inn/en	Lavonen, Jari; Autio, Ossi; Meisalo, Veijo
Titel	Creative and Collaborative Problem Solving in Technology Education: A Case Study in Primary School Teacher Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology Studies, 30 (2004) 2, S.107-115 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1071-6084
Schlagwörter	Student Teachers; Creativity; Problem Solving; Technology Education; Student Teacher Attitudes; Educational Objectives; Models; Science Projects; Individual Development; Teacher Education; Questionnaires; Cooperation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Kreativität; Problemlösen; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Analogiemodell; Science; Project; Wissenschaft; Projekt; Individuelle Entwicklung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Fragebogen; Co-operation; Kooperation
Abstract	In this article, the Creative Technology Education Project (CTEP) is presented, and phases of problem-solving processes in which the participating primary school student teachers generate alternatives and evaluate ideas are analyzed. The aims of this project were to introduce technology education goals and contents to these students, as well as to offer tools for learning and teaching technology, and to facilitate personal growth. One purpose of the project was to encourage the students to become familiar with technology and problem-solving processes and to develop especially creative skills and abilities (e.g., ideation and the evaluation of ideas). For these purposes, a model was introduced, named the Overall Mapping of a Problem Situation (OMPS). This model helps students in ideation (the generation of alternative solutions) and evaluation of ideas when working on project teams. This model was practiced with concrete technology education projects. Thus, the project focus was on collaborative problem solving, with special emphasis on ideation and the positive evaluation of ideas. The purpose of the study presented in this article was to discover how students perceive the creative process and to what extent they learn creative skills, especially those that involve generating alternative ideas and the self-evaluation of these alternatives. This case study indicates that creative problem-solving approaches may be efficiently used to improve teacher education. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Epsilon Pi Tau. International Office, Technology Building, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0296. Tel: 419-372-2425; Fax: 419-372-9502; e-mail: ept@bgsu.edu; Web site: http://eptglobal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10