2022 Volume 45 Issue 2 Pages 13-24
This study aimed to develop a learning framework for acquiring knowledge based on the structure of qualities and abilities in junior high school technology education and verify the framework’s effectiveness through classroom practice. We reconsidered the conventional structure of learning ability in junior high school technology education through literature reviews. We then developed a learning framework for acquiring and using the knowledge. The framework consists of the “formation of a relationship with technology,” “acquisition of individual knowledge,” “acquisition of conceptual knowledge,” “understanding the conditions for knowledge application,” and “using of knowledge in design and planning.” Based on this framework, we conducted three practice classes on designing electronic circuits for second graders (79 students) at a junior high school. The results showed that our proposed method could be effective for the acquisition of knowledge utilized in junior high school technology education.
