Experiments to Verify the Properties of Technical materials in the Subject of Technology in Lower Secondary Education

Abstract

This paper pays attention to the selected design of experiments that will be part of an inquiry-oriented model of students' education in the subject of Technology in lower secondary education in the Slovak Republic. The proposed model of education reflects the actual long-term objectives of students' education in the subject of Technology, which, despite the content of the curriculum in the updated Educational Standard for the subject of Technology, have not yet been fulfilled. The proposed educational model includes worksheets for students, which contain experiments with a methodology on how to experiment. Students discover new knowledge through inquiry-based activities during the implementation of the experiment, which they evaluate after the worksheet while applying formative assessment of their activity. This assessment includes a student self-monitoring record where the student records his/her response during the experiment and a self-assessment of his/her understanding of the learning unit. The article presents two experiments out of the proposed collection of experiments, along with their implementation methodology. This topic is addressed within the project KEGA nr. 006UMB-4/2022 Implementation of an inquiry-based learning model in the subject of Technology in lower secondary education focusing on the cognitive field.