East Meets West: What Americans and Hong Kong People Think About Technology

摘要: A few years ago, Rose and Dugger (2002) published the results of a public opinion poll on What Americans Think about Technology. Sponsored by International Technology Education Association (ITEA) conducted Gallup Organization, this ITEA/Gallup revealed many things public’s understanding attitudes technology, as well their ideas technology in school curriculum. Referencing comprehensive Standards for Technological Literacy (ITEA, 2000), project that used experts to identify content education, an objective was determine if perception is congruent with experts. Clearly, given thoroughness credibility along its expected potential influence education policy, direction and, content, examination seen being vital determining degree which expert rhetoric matched reality expectations. Similarly, Hong Kong now going through dialogue critical selfexamination education. In departure from practice at time, Kong’s Curriculum Development Council (2000) document Learning Learn, recognized importance specifically identified one eight necessary Key Areas (KLA) all students acquire six primary grades lower three secondary grades. The CDC also applied broad definition “the purposeful application knowledge, skills, experiences using resources create products or systems meet human needs.” impact ITEA’s work perspective evident references made it TEKLA Guide (CDC, 2002) subsequently followed. Similar Standards, developed academics, professionals related fields, other order help realize recommendations Learn document. included framework, learning objectives, assessment practices, exemplars ____________________