NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES, EVALUATION

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NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES,EVALUATION

• 13.-15.11.2007, Ankara
• EUROFACE CONSULTING, CZECH REPUBLIC

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PROJECT BACKGROUND

• General objectives of the project MODULAR TE were
  implemented in Czech Republic.
• A cooperation network of universities, faculties
  of education, technology teachers and
  representatives of educational governmental
  organizations was established within the project.

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• Euroface Consulting has participated on almost
  all project stages work packages - and
  contributes to the project aims with own
  experience

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NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITES

• WP3 Background analysis
• Research of current status of general technology
  education in Czech Republic ? base for the
  COUNTRY REPORT of TE in Czech Republic
• Questionnaire research among technology teachers,
  academicians and representatives of public
  institutions ? FEEDBACK TO PROPOSED MODULAR SYSTEM

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NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITES

• WP4 Methodology
• - Euroface Consulting participated on proposal of
  system of main modules, modules and sub modules
  including their interconnections with respect to
  Czech technology educational environment

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NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITES

• WP5 Training modules
• The company Euroface Consulting is coming from
  industrial background and then the responsibility
  for Module 2.4 Machine and Product Engineering
  was appointed to it.

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NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITES

• WP6 Training materials and tools
• - After the definition of each module structure
  the detailed training material was prepared. In
  Czech Republic there was established a training
  material for the Module Machine and Product
  Engineering.

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NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITES

• WP6 Training materials and tools
• Very special responsibility was appointed to
  the Euroface Consulting in the frame of WP6. A
  training tool for simulation of a network and its
  components was developed to support the
  traditional training material by innovative way.

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NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITES

• WP7 Feedback and Evaluation
• Continuous evaluation of project activities was
  provided during the whole project ? EVALUATION
  REPORTS
• The feedback provided by target groups was
  summarized in two main stages ? QUESTIONNAIRES
  RESEARCH IN WP3 and FACE TO FACE FEEDBACK TO
  PROJECT OUTPUT.

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NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITES

• WP8 Valorization
• Valorisation activities were conducted
  continuously during the whole project
  realization.
• Several tools were applied direct contact with
  technology education experts, dissemination
  materials, articles in newspapers, dissemination
  brochure, web page.

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CLOSURES FROM NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES

• Modular TE project brings the new aspects to
  technology education in Czech Republic. The
  innovation is coming from international
  background, comparison of different partners
  experience and wide cooperation of technology
  experts.

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EVALUATION PROCESS

• EVALUATION WAS THE CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF WHOLE
  PROJECT AND ASSURED THE DEVELOPMENT OF USEFUL
  METHODOLOGY AND MATERIALS READY FOR
  IMPLEMENTATION IN CZECH REPUBLIC.

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QUESTIONNAIRE RESEARCH

• The acquirement of feedback to proposed modular
  system of TE allowed definition of requirements
  for acceptance the system in Czech Republic.
• The broad spectrum of experts was invited to the
  discussion and the results obtained were positive
  and indicate the compliance for international
  cooperation and exploitation of foreign
  experience.

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EXAMPLES OF RESPONDS TO DIFFERENT TOPICS

• Practice
• In this topic was discussed the issues concerning
  the role of TE. The opinions diversified
  especially in the question of how should be the
  TE primarily conducted, if the classroom or
  workshop environment is primary.

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INTERNAL EVALUATION OF PROJECT OUTPUT

• September October 2007
• Evaluation of new curriculum

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METHODOLOGY FOR FEEDBACK ACQUIREMENT

• The project output was introduced to technology
  education professionals during the evaluation
  conference held at October 2007.
• The issues for evaluation
• proposed modular system,
• content of main modules and modules,
• division of credits,
• learning objectives,
• bibliography,
• training materials and training tools.

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STRUCTURE OF EXPERTS PROVIDED THE FEEDBACK

• Academicians 26
• Technology teachers in general schools 34
• Students in universities, Faculties of Education,
  Technology Departments 40

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FEEDBACK FROM TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS
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FEEDBACK FROM TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS
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FEEDBACK FROM ACADEMICIANS
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FEEDBACK FROM ACADEMICIANS
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FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS
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FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS
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FEEDBACK IN COMMENTS AND OPINIONS

• There is missing the technology practice to
  enable the students to get basic practical skills
  (technology teacher in general school)
• The physics is too detailed, it is not common in
  technology education in Czech Republic
  (academician)
• The whole system is various, quality of different
  parts is imbalanced (academician)

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FEEDBACK IN COMMENTS AND OPINIONS

• The lists of bibliographies from different
  countries are useless (academician)
• 111 and 112 Technical Drawing is learned by
  different way in Czech Republic, perhaps better
  (academician)
• 113 CAD-Computer Aided Design - shouldn't be
  based only on Solid Works (academician)
• 116 Material Science - the wood is missing
  (academician)

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THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION