This report is concerned with the pilot phase of the Years 1 to 10 Technology KLA Curriculum Development Project. The purpose of the curriculum development project is to design, develop and disseminate a Years 1 to 10 Technology Key Learning Area syllabus, sourcebooks and initial in-service materials for use in Queensland schools.
The pilot phase extended over two school terms in year 2000. This report covers activity in the second of these terms, when 50 schools were engaged in applying the draft curriculum materials to planning, teaching and assessing. The draft materials included the draft syllabus, draft elaborations and a CD-ROM. In the final version of the curriculum documents, the elaborations will form part of the sourcebook guidelines, which will include sample modules to help teachers to interpret and implement the syllabus.
The evaluation was concerned with the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of the draft materials in a range of classroom contexts. Four approaches were used: an external review of the CD-ROM, interviews with teachers in the pilot schools, interviews with school administrators in the pilot schools and a postal survey of pilot teachers.