The Design of an Instrument to Assess Problem Solving Activities in Technology Education

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 (OPTEMP). He starts the paper by discussing the popularity of modular engineering, then goes into the need for assessment and the basis of his assessment tool. The results of his assessment are also shared.