科技素養教育
Technology Literacy
方榮爵 教授
南台科技大學 講座教授
What is Technological
Literacy?
Technological literacy is the
ability to use, manage, assess,
and understand technology.
( http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/Publications/TAA_Publications.html )
❚ The ability to use technology involves the successful operation of
the key products and systems of the time. This includes knowing
the components of existing macro-systems, or human adaptive
systems, and how the systems behave.
❚ The ability to manage technology involves ensuring that all
technological activities are efficient and appropriate.
❚ The ability to evaluate technology involves being able to make
judgments and decisions about technology on an informed basis
rather than an emotional one.
❚ Understanding technology involves more than facts and
information, but also the ability to synthesize the information into
new insights.
Characteristics of a
Technologically Literate Person

Technologically literate people understand
the major technological concepts behind
current issues and appreciate the
importance of fundamental technological
developments. They are skilled in the safe
use of technological processes that may
be prerequisites for their careers, health,
or enjoyment. Technologically literate
people have a fundamental approach to
technology:
They are problem solvers who consider
technological issues from different points
of view and relate them to a variety of
contexts.
 They understand technological impacts
and consequences, acknowledging that
solutions often involve tradeoffs, accepting
less of one quality in order to gain more of
another.
 They use a strong systems-oriented,
creative, and productive approach to
thinking about and solving technological
problems.

They use concepts from science,
mathematics, social studies,
language arts, and other content
areas as tools for understanding and
managing technological systems.
 They appreciate the
interrelationships between
technology and individuals, society,
and the environment.
 They understand that technology is
the result of human activity or
innovation.

Why is Technological Literacy
Important?

We live in a technological world. Living in the
twenty-first century requires much more from
every individual than a basic ability to read, write,
and perform simple mathematics. Technology
affects virtually every aspect of our lives, from
enabling citizens to perform routine tasks to
requiring that they be able to make responsible,
informed decisions that affect individuals, our
society, and the environment. Citizens of today
must have a basic understanding of how
technology affects their world and how they exist
both within and around technology.

Technological literacy is as fundamentally
important to students as traditional core subject
area knowledge and abilities. It has often been
left for individuals to gain through their daily
activities. However, technological processes and
systems have become so complex that the
happenstance approach is no longer effective. A
massive, coordinated effort is needed that should
involve schools, mass media and entertainment
outlets, book publishers, and museums. Schools,
in collaboration with the community, must bear
the bulk of this effort, because the educational
system can provide the most comprehensive
study of technology.
Listing of STL Content Standards
 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
for 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.
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