French Technology Education Curriculum Analysis

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French Technology Education Curriculum Analysis
Description.

• UPDATE 2008
• Présenté par Marjolaine Chatoney

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School system

• National public school system.
• All children are concerned by the school system
  at all different stages without distinction of
  sex, religious beliefs and social distinction
• Compulsory (up to 16 yrs)
• National assessments diplomas
• Certificated teachers (2 national label
   certifiés  or  agrégés )

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key stages and objectives (1)

• 3 key stages at primary school (3-11 years)
• Key stage 1  Early Learning  (3-6 years)
• Develop the behavioural, emotional, relational
  and intellectual capacities of the pupils.
• Key stage 2  Fundamental Learning  (6-9 years)
• Acquisition of the codes, French language and
  mathematics acquisition of the citizenship
  values and of the disciplinary fields relative to
  the discovery of the world.
• Key stage 3  Consolidation Learning  (9-11
  years)
• Continuation of previous learning introduction
  of the first disciplinary concepts that will be
  taught in middle school.

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key stages and objectives (2)

• 3 key stages at Middle school (11-15 years)
• Key stage 1  Adaptation cycle  (11-12 years).
• Insures the transition between elementary and
  middle school consolidation of acquisitions.
• Key stage 2  Central cycle  (12-14 years)
• Expansion of disciplinary knowledge and diversify
  courses to develop autonomy and allow awareness
  of pupils tastes and capacities.
• Key stage 3  Orientation cycle  (14-15 years).
• The pupils complete their knowledge to prepare
  either for general and technology education of
  secondary school, or for secondary vocational
  school.

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key stages and objectives (3)

• 2 key stages at General technology High School
  (15-18 years)
• Key stage 1  Determination cycle  (15-16
  years)
• 8 common disciplinary courses
• 2 specialisation courses
• 8 optional courses
• Key stage 2 Terminal cycle  (16-18 years)
• General courses correspond to 3 profiles L
  (Literature), ES (Economic and social) and S
  (Scientific).
• Technological courses offer 7 profiles STL
  (lab), STI (industrial), STG (economics), SMS
  (medical), Hotel, STAV(agriculture), STAE
  (environment).

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key stages and objectives (4)

• 3 paths in Vocational school (15-18 years)
• Path 1 CAP
• concrete education in connection with on-the-job
  learning to acquire craft knowledge and skills.
  It prepares for precise job tasks and work.
• Path 2 BEP
• expands qualifications and enables the pursuit of
  study for technician diploma called Professional
  Baccalaureate.
• Path 3 Technician PB
• Enables mastery of professional techniques and
  acquisition of a on-the-job professional
  experience . It comprises both academic courses
  18 weeks on-the-job training.

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Technology education is

• Compulsory for all from 3-15 years.
• Exclusive for pupils who chose the vocational
  education path (15-18 years)
• Optional during the 1 year of high school (15
  years) for pupils who will chose the general and
  technology path.
• Exclusive for pupils who have chosen technology
  path in high school (16-18 years)

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Curriculum

• Applied at all levels of a compulsory National
  program
• Designed and re-designed by National Council of
  the Programs
• National assessments
• Prescriptive (knowledge, skills, time)
• Complemented by advice on curriculum delivery in
  classroom.

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Status aims of ET (1)

• Primary school
• Status integrated into science education
• Aims scientific and technical culture, ability.
• Orientation Concrete approach
• Population Compulsory for all (girls and boys)
• Interdisciplinary
• Common core knowledge

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Status aims of ET (2)

• Middle school
• Status between science (scientific laws) and
  technics (technical processes)
• Aims enables reasoning about techniques
• Orientation multiple approach of products
  (functional, scientific, historic, economic)
• Population compulsory for all (girls and boys)
• Inter and trans disciplinary links with
  physics-chemistry, geometry, mathematics,
  biology.
• Common core knowledge ITC, citizenship,
  autonomy, French, foreign languages, history.

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Status aims of ET (3)

• High school
• Status as a science, technology contributes to
  general scientific development.
• Aims prepares for engineering science.
• Orientation multidisciplinary
• Population optional for pupils (girls and boys)
  who chose the option ISI or for pupils who
  chose the vocational high school diploma SI.

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Progression in ET

• Primary school
• Construction of knowledge on the world of made
  objects (Process and Impact on the environment)
• Middle school
• Analysis of industrial products, ITC.
• Analysis of industrial processes, design,
  software, 3D modeling
• Design and realization of a pluri-technologic
  product, realization of a digital media of
  communication on this product.
• High school
• Introduction to engineering science in the fields
  of industrial production, automation,
  electricity, mechanics, civil engineering,
  materials
• Discovery of the industrial methods

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Pedagogy Method in ET

• Primary school
• Inquiry approach (observation, analysis,
  understanding)
• Middle school
• Inquiry approach (observation, analysis,
  understanding)
• Problem solving approach (design, organisation
  and manufacturing)
• Industrial project approach (design)
• High school
• Problem solving approach
• Industrial project approach (design
  manufacturing)
• Lab work

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Themes areas of ET (1 2)

• Middle school
• Themes
• Transport,
• Construction and civil engineering
• Home ergonomics and automation
• Design Process
• Developments
• Functioning, Energy, Evolution, Materials,
  Communication, Realization
• Design, Energy, Evolution, Materials,
  Communication, Realization
• Manufacturing and multi-communication project.

• Primary school
• Theme no theme prescribed
• Development
• Discover the world
• Discover the world of manufactured objects
• Sciences and technology
• The world of manufactured objects.
• Energy
• Environment

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Themes areas of ET (3)

• High school
• Theme
• No themes prescribed
• Developments in 7 fields
• Architecture and construction Design, Modelling
  
• Design and manufacturing products Design,
  product analysis, Study of the product
  process-materials relationship.
• Design and decorative arts Arts-techniques-civil
  isation, design approach and creation.
• Energy and environment Study of industrial
  systems
• Information technology and network Networks
  product, electronics
• Engineering of automatic systems system
  analysis, automatics
• Materials system analysis and treatment of
  materials.

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Materials in ET

• Primary school
• Paper,
• Scissors and others tools
• no specialized classroom
• Middle school
• Plastics, etc.
• Tools, machine tools
• Electronics and mechanical equipment
• computer operated machines
• Computers
• Models
• Specialized technology lab

• High school
• All materials
• Computer operated Machines
• Computers
• Models (blind, elevator)
• Specialized technology lab

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Characteristics of teachers in charge of
technology education.
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2

• Primary school

Middle school High school
Polyvalent teachers
Pluri-technical teachers
Specialized teachers
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Training of teachers in charge of technology
education.

• Modalities defined by government.
• University training (IUFM)
• Same training for all teachers (all disciplines)

National exam
Certification
L s1
M1
M2
L s2
L s3
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The first year master
Objective to prepare successfully for the exam

• Written exam
• Assessment of disciplinary knowledge
• Analysis of pedagogical resources.
• ---------
• Study of a technical system in its industrial and
  economic dimensions.
• Analysis of a product in its technical-economic
  context (Mechanics, Electronics, Economy,
  Computing, applied to the technology)

• Oral exam
• (no)
• ---------
• Test on portfolio prepared by the student.
• Analysis of documents
• Lab work

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Elements of 1st year Master
Professionalization
Written preparation
Oral preparation

• Lab work
• technology education

• in service training
• Workshop
• Pre-test on document analysis

• Mechanics,
• Economy,
• Electronics
• Technology education

• -Maths
• French
• Languages
• History geography/ Sciences et tec.
• .....

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The second year master

• Objectives
• Acquire disciplinary work methods in a given
  school environment.
• Acquire means for analyzing and regulating ones
  practice.
• Constitute a set of resources and ideas for
  teaching technology.

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Elements of 2nd year Master
In service training
Professional paper
Teaching

• Pedagogy, epistemology general vocational
  education
• Technological literacy in education
• Workshop (disciplinary and trans-disciplinary)
• ITC

• In service training in school (Half time in
  school)
• School visit
• In service training in manufacture or in foreign
  school

• Inquiry into some aspect of teaching
• Writing skills

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