Technical education curriculum assessment
The purpose of this paper is to describe and determine the efficacy of a Technical Education Curriculum Assessment (TECA). The TECA was designed to guide the judgment of the quality of technical education curricular materials. Three research strands were combined into a theoretical framework which underlies the education of effective technicians. The TECA consists of sets of rubrics which focus on workplace competencies, technical accuracy, and pedagogical soundness. The rubrics were constructed using a deductive-inductive approach. This was an iterative process that ensured validity by moving ... Show more
Authors: Keiser, Jonathan C.; Lawrenz, Frances; Appleton, James J.
Published: Columbus, Ohio, American Vocational Education Research Association, 2004
Resource type: Article
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