Difficulties of Student Teachers in the Engineering Graphics and Design Course at a South African University: Snapshot on Sectional Drawing

Autor/inn/en	Makgato, Moses; Khoza, Samuel D.
Titel	Difficulties of Student Teachers in the Engineering Graphics and Design Course at a South African University: Snapshot on Sectional Drawing
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 12 (2016) 4, S.703-715 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Engineering Education; Design; Preservice Teachers; Questionnaires; Observation; Interviews; Computer Assisted Design; Piagetian Theory; Spatial Ability; Competence; Mixed Methods Research; Focus Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; Fragebogen; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Kompetenz
Abstract	Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD) is a university course that teaches a medium of communication in the form of drawings. This study was undertaken to investigate factors associated with the difficulties experienced by student teachers in the sectional drawing component of the EGD course. Purposive sampling was used to select 40 students enrolled for the Bachelor of Education: Technical Education studying EGD. Questionnaires, classroom observations and focus interview were used to collect data. The results of this study reveal that students have a poor EGD background; experience difficulties in understanding sectional drawing; lack understanding of sectional drawing principles; lack knowledge of 2D/3D sectional drawing as well as poor pedagogic practices. It has also transpired that students perform poorly in the spatial visualization test. It is recommended that more attention be paid to line-work and spatial visualization exercises during teaching, using Piaget's perception of imagery theories. Specific subject didactics of technology subjects should be strengthened with these topics in order to prepare efficient and quality teachers of EGD and related subjects. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01