I declare that “An exploration of pre-service teachers' use of mathematics skills in technology education to increase conceptual understanding of electronic systems” is not a duplication of any previous work, but of my own work. The study focused on an exploration of pre-service teachers' use of mathematics skills in technology education to enhance conceptual understanding of electronic systems during the design and construction of artifacts.
ANNEXURES
LIST OF TABLES
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES
INTRODUCTION
- Pre-knowledge
- Researcher’s experience and interests
- Educational transformation
- Definition of key concepts
- Technology
- Design
- Outline of chapters to follow
I had the privilege of starting my teaching career in the late stages of the apartheid system. The fourth chapter provides a detailed explanation of the data collection method in the qualitative paradigm.
REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE AND CONCEPTS 2.1 Introduction
- Curriculum transformation in a democratic education system
- Curriculum design
- Academic design for technology
- Technical design for technology
- Intellectual process design
- Social design for technology
- Energy in Technology
- Power generation
- Cells
- Generators and induction of power
- The human body and its electrolytes
- Liquids in the body
- Acids in the body
- Salts in the body
- Conductors
- Semi-conductors
- The significance of safety
- Possibility of electrocution
- Mathematics and Electronics
- The nature of Mathematics
- The nature of Technology
- Design
- Knowledge required for design in Electronic Systems
- Participants’ mathematical perspective on daily living
- Conclusion
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 3.1 Introduction
Education policy
Theory of education
Original perspective of constructivism
This important policy is rooted in the philosophy behind OBE (Muller, 2005), which was used to spearhead a system of lifelong learning that eradicated the apartheid rote learning model of learning and teaching to emancipate nation-building and learner-centred OBE (DoE, 2001). Wright (1992) described that education in South Africa experienced a shift from concrete (hands-on) tasks to abstract (minds-on) tasks, which required cognitive skills in the form of the symbolic and abstract thinking essential for professional change, with a terminology shift from industrial arts to technology education. 1992), learners do not transfer knowledge from the external world into their memory, but interpret the world on the basis of previous experiences and their exposure to real-world situations.
Framework for operation and number theory
- Constructivism
- Number theory
Because this study seeks to understand the impact of students' use of mathematical skills in technology education to increase conceptual understanding of electronic systems, it is situated within an interpretive paradigm. In this case, the use of mathematical skills by technology education students in improving the conceptual understanding of electronic systems is the subject of investigation in this study.
Conclusion
This model will identify the potential of a student as a whole, while providing an authentic application of mathematical skills by technology education students to enhance conceptual understanding of electronic systems. A new trend, especially in the European Mathematics Education Committee, is used to integrate different aspects from different theories in a meaningful way (Bradford, 2008).
METHODOLOGY
- Qualitative approach
- Background of participants
- Research site
- Research instruments
- Participant observation
- Submission of complete working artifacts .1 Written submission of designs of artifacts
- Interviews
- Trustworthiness
- Ethical issues
This was done with the aim of contributing to the maximum participation of a diverse student population in a rare subject in the educational fraternity. A qualitative approach provides an improved understanding of the actual situation in the integration of mathematics and electronic systems in technological design and construction. This process was intended to provide a comprehensive understanding of pre-service students' use of mathematical skills in enhancing conceptual understanding.
Emphasis was placed on the layout of the breadboard and the use of a digital multimeter to justify a theoretical approach to series and parallel connection of loads in the circuit. The total current is divided between the parallel branches of the circuit, and the total resistance in the circuit is less than a single resistance in the same circuit. Holes on the breadboard help guide wiring of components and provide a typical character of the internal arrangement of bus strips.
Cables should be soldered to copper strips clearly positioned on one side of the Vero board. However, individual elements of the cohort had isolated familiarities related to electricity, mathematics, and design related to the design of artifacts in electronic systems. During the development of the circuit diagram, components were placed and planted in the breadboard based on calculated selection, as an open-loop system.
DISCUSSION OF DATA: CIRCUITS AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
- Introduction
- Classroom dynamics
- Classroom layout
- Nature of participants
- Circuit diagrams
- Mathematics
- Problem solving
- Recommendations
- Conclusion
Participant S2 believed that the EDTE 210 module requires students to have lower grade mathematics knowledge at school level and that such exercises involve the application of acquired prior knowledge. When examining other concerns of beginning teachers, it was evident that participants had individual experiences and different perceptions of mathematics. The source of the tension was nested between the conflicting thinking that existed in the class, that it was not a maths class and that the participants had deliberately not registered for the maths module, but the electronic systems.
The development of such skills was echoed in the effective use of mathematical skills and the relevance of the BODMAS (lock, divide, multiply, add and subtract) rule in improving procedural and conceptual knowledge, as advocated by Troutman and Lichtenberg (1995). Although branch A and branch B show parallel connections, it was logical and conceptual understanding of the procedural approach to deal with them with appropriate operations and sharing. There is no evidence of logic and conceptual understanding of the procedures in finding a common denominator for branch A and branch B.
A level of Mathematics language of the participants supported the concern about the linguistics of conceptual approaches to Electronic Systems. All participants were made aware of the importance of manual range within a selected function (volt, current, Ohm scale) before starting the particular measurement. However, for measuring voltage in a circuit or component it was pointed out that the probes should be connected in parallel with the load, with the red lead connected to the positive side of the circuit and the black lead connected to the negative side.
DISCUSSION OF DATA: SIMULATION AND DESIGN OF ARTIFACTS
- Introduction
- Component analysis
- Observations during presentation
- Ambiguous areas in components
- Colour codes
- LDRs and thermistors
- Areas of importance
- Storing of charges
- Controlling of charges
- Switching devices
- Simulation
- Design of artifact
- Conclusion
As an element of surprise, the pre-service teachers were curious about how the components are protected from electrical damage. The pre-service teachers referred to the capacitor plates as "legs" and identified that the plate connectors were not the same length. The pre-service teachers were able to provide an understanding of the components involved in calculating the time constant.
Pre-service teachers did not include a graphical representation of their explanation by showing a relationship between charge and time constant. In general, it was observed that the preschool teachers classified the switching devices into two categories: (i) environmentally influenced components; and (ii) current dependent components. I recognized the preschool teachers' understanding of transistors when they drew and labeled relevant symbols (Figure 13).
Pre-service teachers gained confidence as they gradually participated in more challenging simulations, as the groups did not consult frequently. There was a need for pre-service teachers to work as a team in achieving the final product. A challenge was presented to the pre-service teachers when they were given a problem without the description of a routine.
DISCUSSION OF DATA: MODEL AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAM INTERPRETATION
- Introduction
- Aspects involved in design of a model
- Isometric drawing (three-dimensional drawing and oblique drawings)
- Floor plans
- Walls
- we were guided by the availability of material and we needed to cater for our circuit board. We traced the second side after constructing the first two
- we had to measure a reasonable size that will carry to and from school by public transport. In mind we knew we had to install a circuit board and buzzers and it
- Geometry exhibited in their models
- It was essential that we provide two pairs of walls of our model in a similar shape, so that when I cut the gable part of the roof, we won’t mix sides
- Angles
- Parallelism
- Yes sir, our pitched roof is forming a triangle and angles formed at the two opposite sides look alike. I wanted our pair sides to be the same in height and in width
- Circuit diagrams and interpretations
- Algebra exhibited in the design of circuit diagrams
- Conclusion
They aimed to provide 3D and orthographic drawings to show model development and alarm system installation trends. Although their model houses had different roofs and different numbers of rooms, their efforts were focused on the effectiveness of the alarm system and the aesthetic appearance of the house. I found that the pre-service teachers could not identify much of the geometry when making their models.
Looking at the complexity of the model in group 10, I deliberately measured angles of their model. The gable sides of individual models provided similarities and parallelism showed congruence on the isosceles triangle formed on the pitch of the gable. A component list with a receipt was needed to validate a proper estimate of the construction of the artifacts.
It became easier for groups to extend connections to other parts of the room that needed security, e.g. This simply involved an extension of wires to other parts of the room, as evidence of a parallel connection, as shown in Figure 25. The following chapter emphasizes the interviews that took place after their presentation of the working artefacts.
FINDINGS AND RECOMMMENDATIONS
- Introduction
- Revisiting the critical research question
- Geometry skills
- Algebra skills
- Implications and recommendations for teaching
- Implications for teaching
- Recommendations
- Conclusion
The pre-service teachers were able to draw their own floor plans, which were used to guide the development of their models. The error-finding exercises showed that the pre-service teachers ignored the knowledge of the polarities and conductivity of the components. Pre-service teachers can provide detailed explanations of each component used in their designed circuits.
When pre-service teachers questioned parallel resistors and series capacitors, they had to understand the operation of fractions. I noticed that some pre-service teachers were confusing the concept of fractions required for resistors and capacitors. I noticed that some pre-service teachers found it difficult to remove the necessary expressions for the formula subject by applying their opposites.
The pre-service teachers were able to work on the conductivity of the different components assessed using the gradient information. Pre-service teachers' core understanding of fractions was extended to another form of fractions, e.g. I observed that pre-service teachers applied arithmetic concepts unconsciously while they were designing their artifacts.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Canada. Circuit Analysis and Electrical Power System Curriculum Development for the Power Engineering Technology Program: American Society for Engineering Education.
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After an exhaustive theoretical introduction, the participants were organized in the form of a group of four members to ensure space and as much control over the equipment as possible. Due to the sophistication of the equipment, the cohort had to focus on handling and using the equipment. Many people feel worried about the risk of burglary if they leave their home and cars unattended during the day and night in their absence.
It should contain details of the functional and design features of the finished product, as well as cost and profit margin information. In this phase, participants will provide a report for their final project that will provide chronological development arising from the originality of the problem. How did the problem originally occur to you in the first place, and how did it evolve over the course of the project.
Pre-service teacher's personal view of the relevance of mathematics to electronic systems and to their own lives. Pre-service teacher's perception of the methodology of the worksheets and activities in the electronic systems. What changes did you notice in your own way of thinking and calculations during the course of the problem-solving program (if any).
An exploration of utilisation of mathematics skills by Technology Education pre-service students to enhance conceptual understanding of
