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This paper, From Roger B. Hill, Assistant Professor of Occupational Studies at the University of Georgia, discusses problem solving in technology education, and his assessment of different problems solving procedures using a tool called Observation Procedure for Technology Education Mental Processes...

This video, made available by the Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center (NEATEC), is part of the NEATEC Electronics I Series from Professor Roger Young. This video describes the diode, a semiconductor device with two terminals that allows the current to flow in only one direction. The...

This paper from Kurt Y. Michael, Technology Education Teacher at Central Shenandoah Valley Regional Governor's School in Fishersville, Virginia, covers computer-simulation technology in education. He presents a study comparing hands-on activities and simulation activities in technology education....

This paper, from R.M. Felder and E.J. Dietz of North Carolina State University, and G.N. Felder of Stanford University, covers a study done of students in an engineering course, and how their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator affects their performance and attitudes in the course. A background of...

This report, written by Clifford Andelman for the U.S. Department of Education, covers the major changes in student course-taking in postsecondary institutions between 1972 and 2000, with a specific focus on the years from 1992-2000. The report is based off of transcript analysis and three...

This book, from the National Academy of Engineering, is available for free download, and presents ways "to enhance the nation's economic productivity and improve the quality of life worldwide, engineering education in the United States must anticipate and adapt to the dramatic changes of engineering...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, we learn about the work that computer forensic examiners do. Companies hire these experts to help recover and protect their data. Seeing the practical applications of what...

This video, made available by the Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center (NEATEC), is part of the NEATEC Electronics I Series from Professor Roger Young. This video describes the field effect transistor, a device that can be used to control the flow of current. The recording runs 49:19 ...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about polymers. The demonstration will show the formation of a condensation polymer. The document includes a review of the basic scientific principles involved. The procedure should take...

This 16-page document, provided by the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center, is a research paper and project report by Carina Stocker on automated shipping cranes. "The objective of this project was to create a small-scale autonomous gantry crane which could move containers on and...