Some technological practitioners argue that every problem is unique, and that the context of a particular problem plays a key role in the shaping of the problem for the problem solver. Which brings us back to making more explicit the goals of technology education, and differentiating between development of technological literacy and technological capability. As a human endeavor, technological problem solving has cultural and social dimensions as well as economic and political dimensions. Prior knowledge and experiences have bearing on the solving of problems. And yet every problem is a unique experience by virtue of time and place.
Engineers point to the importance of talking with people in their work.
Technology and science are intertwined ever more closely in our present worlds. But we still know very little about how problemsolvers move between the two fields. Before they come to school, many children have experience with design and make activities. All rights reserved.