Investigating How a Technology-Enhanced, Systems Thinking-Oriented Engineering Course Influences Students’ Attitudes Towards Design and Technology
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in students’ attitudes towards design and technology in different Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based learning environments for technical and engineering subjects. Students’ positive attitudes towards the subject can promote deeper knowledge transfer and reduce anxiety about technology. Teachers who have a positive attitude towards the subject tend to promote a high-quality learning process. A total of 44 students participated in this study, with the experimental group and the control group each consisting of 22 students. For this study, we used a quasi-experimental research design with pre- and post-tests and a control variable for ICT engagement. The results suggest that the technology-enhanced systems thinking approach has significant effects on perceptions of the difficulty of technology and engineering differences in students’ attitudes towards design and technology, while perceived autonomy in ICT use can increase motivation and engagement. Feeling competent in ICT use may increase perceived interest, awareness, and aspirations for design and technology and reduce tediousness and gender differences in technology and engineering.
Source: Education Sciences
Authors: Brina Kurent, Stanislav Avsec
Institution: University of Ljubljana
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,172
Awards: Strategies for Education for Sustainable Development applying Innovative Student-Centred Educational Approaches, Developing the Twenty-first Century skills needed for sustainable development and quality education in the era of rapid technology-enhanced changes in the economic, social and natural environment
OpenAlex ID: W4414349333