A national study to determine the characteristics of technological literacy for high school graduates

The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of technological literacy for high school graduates. A panel of experts in technological literacy was used to formulate the list of characteristics and make judgments on each. The design of the study was the Delphi Method, using the Q-Sort Technique, with the Thurstone and Chave Method of Equal Appearing Intervals. Using the Method of Equal Appearing Intervals, median scores and Q-Values were calculated for each characteristic. The 80th percentile was used to determine when a characteristic reached consensus. A panel of experts was chosen from among seven groups: (a) philosophers of education, (b) technology educators, (c) engineering educators, (d) scientists, (e) science educators, (f) classroom teachers, and (g) business and education support. The results of the study provide a clearer focus on what is meant by technological literacy. This study identified a list of 24 consensus items to be used as minimum characteristics of technological literacy for high school graduates.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Department dc:contributor.department

Education

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1989

Author dc:creator

• Croft, Vaughn E.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Dugger, William E. Jr.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Finch, Curtis R.
• Madigan, Robert M.
• Parks, David J.
• Pinder, Charles A.

• engineering educations
• expert panel
• Delphi study
• high school
• classroom teachers

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• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-02032004-161627

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/37295