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Technology Education Research Unit (TERU): Reports
The Technology Education Research Unit (TERU) at Goldsmiths College, University of London, undertook initiatives to study, support and advocate the teaching of design and technology in schools. This research was published in a series of reports and papers which all sought to demonstrate the importance of teaching design and technology, the skills that these subjects develop in the students and their relevance to studies of other curriculum subjects and in the world of the workplace.
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Technological Maths
This report was prepared by Professor Richard Kimbell and Richard Green of the Technology Education Research Unit (TERU) as a result of a project commissioned by The Engineering Council in June 1996. The brief for the project was to examine the use of mathematics as a tool to support Technology Enhancement...
Understanding Technological Approaches
This report, published in 1994, evaluated the research activities and results of the Assessment of Performance Unit (APU) project in design and technology designed by the Technology Education Research Unit at Goldsmiths College. Data taken from the APU tests undertaken by students was used to determine the levels...
Roboteers in Residence: an Evaluation for the BBC
Modelled on Artists in Residence and Poets in Residence, Roboteers in Residence was a National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) funded pilot project in which Expert Roboteers planned 30 one-day workshops in further education colleges across the UK. The aim of the project was to:
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Design and Technology in a Knowledge Economy
This paper, published by the Engineering Council in 2001, sets out the importance of design and technology education and the contribution it makes to the school curriculum. Design subjects play a role in developing innovative thinking and practices, and the skills needed in a knowledge economy. The aims of this...