Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 42-53+155.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2018.06.004

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The Design of a Technological Literacy Assessment Framework: Based on Ideas of International Frameworks for Chinese Basic Education

ZHUANG Tengteng, XIE Chen   

  1. Department of Educational Administration & Policy, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hongkong 999077, China
  • Online:2018-11-20 Published:2018-11-29

Abstract: Assessment of technological literacy remains an urgent issue to be addressed in technology education. Typical instruments such as PISA science literacy framework, NAEP science and technology literacy framework, TIMSS framework are widely used internationally. Through an analysis of the frameworks, this paper summarizes the ideas pertaining to technology-related literacy framework design, common connotations and their applications. It then sketches a preliminary technological literacy framework applicable to Chinese secondary and primary education. The pilot study, based on a large sample, reveals that the major dimensions of the instrument developed possess acceptable to good reliability and validity.

Key words: general technology, technological literacy, literacy assessment, assessment framework, framework development