Structure of the Curriculum Statement

The technology curriculum is organised in three inter-related learning strands. Within each strand there are sets of achievement objectives, which are numbered for ease of reference. The numbering does not imply a hierarchy, and the different number of objectives in each strand does not imply weighting of significance or time allocation.

Strands

The strands are:

STRAND A: TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

1. understanding the use and operation of technologies;

2. understanding technological principles and systems;

3. understanding the nature of technological practice;

4. understanding strategies for the communication, promotion, and evaluation of technological ideas and outcomes.

Strand B: Technological Capability

5. identifying needs and opportunities;

6. with reference to identified needs and opportunities:

a: generating, selecting, developing, and adapting appropriate solutions;

b: managing time, and human and physical resources, to produce technological outcomes &; products, systems, and environments;

c: presenting and promoting ideas, strategies, and outcomes;

d: evaluating designs, strategies, and outcomes.

Strand C: Technology and Society

7. understanding the ways the beliefs, values, and ethics of individuals and groups:

- promote or constrain technological development;

- influence attitudes towards technological development;

8. understanding the impacts of technology on society and the environment:

- in the past, present, and possible future;

- in local, national, and international settings.

The achievement objectives provide a basis for planning and enable teachers, students, and parents to be aware of the nature and goals of technological education. Students will be working towards the achievement objectives over a period of time, through activities in a range of technological areas and in different contexts.

In practice, most units of work in technology will include objectives from all three of these strands.