LESSON BACKGROUND AND CONCEPTS FOR TEACHERS
Abstract
this article identified elements of problem-solving activities that were frequently used by a sample of technology education teachers recognized for their teaching excellence. The inferential qualities of the data are limited due to the sample size, but the cluster analysis does establish norms for describing the characteristics of technology education problem-solving activities.
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