Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Assistant Professor Department of Educational and Curriculum Innovations Institute for Research and Planning in Higher Education, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, 889-14665 PO Box, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
This research was conducted with the aim of designing the conceptual and process models of the science and technology curriculum in the primary education field of Farhangian University. In order to achieve this goal, a qualitative approach of the phenomenological research method was used. Using the purposeful sampling method, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 15 experts and experts for the model presentation stage and 9 of them for the model validation stage and the model form (conceptual and process) proposed in the research. In the present study, interview tools and questionnaires were used, and for the validity of the tools, face validity, believability criteria, review by members and multi-sidedness of data sources were used, and for the reliability of the tools, Scott's method, audit method and the agreement method between coders (kappa coefficient) were used. The results showed that the most important components of technology-related competencies were identified for the intended curriculum of Farhangian University's primary education field, and the proposed (conceptual and procedural) model for the technology knowledge curriculum of Farhangian University's primary education field was designed and approved.
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