Learning Work: Making the Transition from School to Work. 1. Assessment ofEmerging Educational Technologies That Might Assist and Enhance School-to-Work Transitions

摘要

The study is divided into four major parts. First, a conceptual framework fortechnology analysis is delineated that defines (1) a model of the skills and knowledge students need to make a successful transition from school to work, and (2) a model of how learning takes place (from a cognitive science and adolescent development perspective) based on emerging ideas about pedagogy and the nature of knowledge. Second, six categories of education applications based on information technology are described, and visions of how these emerging applications might aid school-to-work transitions are depicted. Third, an evaluation methodology for assessing the potential contribution of each type of instructional technology is delineated, and the six categories of educational applications are reviewed using this methodology and the conceptual framework for analysis. Fourth and finally, the relative merits of each type of educational application are contrasted, and policy options and recommendations for facilitating the school-to-work transition via emerging information technologies are presented.