Chris Merrill|Rodney L. Custer|Jenny Daugherty|Martin Westrick|Yong Zeng
Delivering Core Engineering Concepts to Secondary Level Students
introduction within primary secondary school technology education engineering proposed avenue bring technological literacy lewis 2005 dearing daugherty 2004 different initiatives curriculum development projects ie project probase project lead way national science foundation funded projects national center engineering technology education ncete developed infuse engineering primary secondary education example one key goal technology teacher education component ncete impact focus content technology education field secondary level national center engineering technology education 2005 specifically goal facilitate students learning relative core engineering principles concepts ideas number activities developed center facilitate goals including series teacher professional development experiences research designed identify core engineering concepts development engineeringrelated activities engagement faculty stem disciplines interaction technology education preservice teachers efforts ncete three core engineering concepts within realm engineering design emerged crucial areas need within secondary level technology education concepts constraints optimization predictive analysis copa copa appears core