ITEA "Technology for All Americans" Standards for Technological Literacy

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Chapter 3:

Nature of technology

 
                     
1. The characteristics and Scope of Technology X X X      X  X X  X   X  
2. The Core Concepts of technology                      
3. Relationships Among Technologies and the Connections Between Technology and Other Fields                      

Chapter 4:

Technology and Society

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4. The Cultural, Social, Economic, and political Effects of technology                      
5. The Effects of Technology on the Environment                      
6. The Role of Society in the Development and Use of Technology                      
7. The Influence of Technology on History                      

Chapter 5:

Design

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8. The Attributes of Design                 X    
9. Engineering Design       X         X    
10. The Role of Troubleshooting, Research and Development, Invention, Innovation, and experimentation in Problem Solving                 X    

Chapter 6:

Abilities for a Technological World

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11. Apply Design Processes     X X X       X    
12. Use and Maintain Technological Products and Systems                      
13. Assess the Impact of Products and Systems   X             X X  

Chapter 7:

The Designed World

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14. Medical technologies                      
15. Agricultural and Related Technologies X X X             X  
16. Energy and Power Technologies                      
17. Information and Communication                     X
18. Transportation Technologies                      
19. Manufacturing Technologies                      
20. Construction technologies                      

 

ITEA "Technology for All Americans" Standards for Technological Literacy

The Nature of Technology

Standard 1: Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics and scope of technology.

Standard 2: Students will develop an understanding of the core concepts of technology.

Standard 3: Students will develop an understanding of the relationships among technologies and the
connections between technology and other fields of study.

Technology and Society

Standard 4: Students will develop an understanding of the cultural, social, economic, and political effects
of technology.

Standard 5: Students will develop an understanding of the effects of technology on the environment.

Standard 6: Students will develop an understanding of the role of society in the development and use of
technology.

Standard 7: Students will develop an understanding of the influence of technology on history.

Design

Standard 8: Students will develop an understanding of the attributes of design.

Standard 9: Students will develop an understanding of engineering design.

Standard 10: Students will develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and
development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.

Abilities of a Technological World

Standard 11: Students will develop abilities to apply the design process.

Standard 12: Students will develop abilities to use and maintain technological products and systems.

Standard 13: Students will develop abilities to assess the impact of products and systems.

The Designed World

Standard 14: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use medical
technologies.

Standard 15: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use agricultural and
related biotechnologies.

Standard 16: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use energy and power
technologies.

Standard 17: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use information and
communication technologies.

Standard 18: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use transportation
technologies.

Standard 19: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use manufacturing
technologies.

Standard 20: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use construction
technologies.