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Machine Control – A Design and Technology Discipline in Israel's Senior High Schools

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This paper presents a concept of the Machine Control discipline developed through the past decade as part of the technological education reform in Israel. The discipline has been widely implemented in senior high schools as an optional matriculation subject. Principles, contents, experience, evaluation and challenges of the curriculum are discussed. Specific features of the discipline in rural, technological and general school environments are presented and illustrated by examples. Arguments in support of a cross-national comparison of specific technology programs are given.

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  1. Department of Education in Technology & Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel

    Igor M. Verner

  2. Science and Technology Administration, Ministry of Education, 18 Shoken Str., Tel-Aviv, 66556, Israel

    Nadav Betzer

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Verner, I.M., Betzer, N. Machine Control – A Design and Technology Discipline in Israel's Senior High Schools. International Journal of Technology and Design Education 11, 263–272 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011256612709

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