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Examining the gaps between teaching and learning in the technology curriculum within Taiwan’s 9-year articulated curriculum reform from the perspective of curriculum implementation

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Curriculum reform has frequently focused on the curriculum-development stage, overlooking considerations regarding curriculum implementation, which has led to reform failure. In this study, consideration was placed primarily on the curriculum implementation stage. The gaps between teachers’ and students’ perceptions of content, learning activities, and teaching methods in Taiwan’s technology curriculum were analyzed. Based on the results of the questionnaires, the major results are as follows. (1) Both teachers and students perceive a gap between education reform policy and curriculum implementation in the technology curriculum within Taiwan’s 9-year articulated technology curriculum. (2) When implementing the ideas of the curriculum reform plan, technology teachers continued to encounter practical problems with the curriculum content, learning activities, and teaching methods. (3) In terms of suggestions for future curriculum development, science and living technology can be regarded as separate areas of learning.

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This research was founded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China under Contract numbers MOST 103-2628-S-003 -001. We are extremely grateful to all the students and teachers who participated in this study.

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  1. Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 162, Heping East Road Section 1, Taipei, 106, Taiwan

    Kuen-Yi Lin

  2. Department of Electronic Engineering, De Lin Institute of Technology, 1 Lane 380, Qingyun Rd., Tucheng City, Taipei, 236, Taiwan

    Liang-Te Chang

  3. Teacher Education Center, National Chiayi University, No. 300, Syuefu Road, Chiayi City, 60004, Taiwan

    Fu-Hsing Tsai

  4. Department of Child Care, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Nan-Tai Street, Yungkang Dist., Tainan City, 710, Taiwan

    Chia-Pin Kao

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Lin, KY., Chang, LT., Tsai, FH. et al. Examining the gaps between teaching and learning in the technology curriculum within Taiwan’s 9-year articulated curriculum reform from the perspective of curriculum implementation. Int J Technol Des Educ 25, 363–385 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-014-9286-8

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