Differences in perceived technological problem-solving ability of university technology and humanities students
Farhad Jadali
- 01 Jan 1997
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TL;DR: In this article, a Perceived Technological Problem-solving Ability Instrument (PTPSAI) was developed to address the following research questions: 1. Is there a significant difference in the perceptions of technological problem solving ability between technologically-oriented and non-technologically-oriented university students? 2.
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Abstract: Technology is one of the most dominant factors impinging on our lives. Of critical importance is that some citizens have specific knowledge of how to solve selected problems and make intelligent and informed decisions about technology. The purpose of this study was to determine if university students' perspectives of their technological problem-solving skills improve as they progress through their degree programs. The study was designed to look at selected student criteria to determine the results. A Perceived Technological Problem-solving Ability Instrument (PTPSAI) was developed to address the following research questions: 1. Is there a significant difference in the perceptions of technological problem-solving ability between technologically-oriented and nontechnologically-oriented university students? 2. Is there a significant difference in technological problem-solving ability between freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors measured by mean scores on the PTPSAI? 3. Is there a significant difference in technological problem-solving ability between students with different work experiences measured by mean PTPSAI scores? 4. Is there a significant difference in mean PTPSAI scores for different amounts of prior work experience? 5. Is there a significant difference in mean PTPSAI scores for different levels of GPA ? The PTPSAI was constructed by initially developing 49 questions as face valid indicators extracted from a pool of questions posed to a panel of experts. The items were
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