Print Email Facebook Twitter Teaching and learning the nature of technical artifacts Title Teaching and learning the nature of technical artifacts Author Frederik, I. Sonneveld, W. De Vries, M.J. Faculty Applied Sciences Department Science Education and Communication Date 2010-03-31 Abstract Artifacts are probably our most obvious everyday encounter with technology. Therefore, a good understanding of the nature of technical artifacts is a relevant part of technological literacy. In this article we draw from the philosophy of technology to develop a conceptualization of technical artifacts that can be used for educational purposes. Furthermore we report a small exploratory empirical study to see to what extent teachers’ intuitive ideas about artifacts match with the way philosophers write about the nature of artifacts. Finally, we suggest a teaching and learning strategy for improving (student) teachers’ concepts of technical artifacts through practical activities. Subject Philosophy of technologyTechnical artifactsDesigning To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1ece93d3-e845-43de-b93e-a29febf264b6 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-010-9119-3 Publisher Springer Verlag ISSN 0957-7572 Source International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2010 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2010 Fredrik, I.Sonneveld, W.De Vries, M.J.This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Files PDF frederik2010.pdf 380.54 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1ece93d3-e845-43de-b93e-a29febf264b6/datastream/OBJ/view