An Attempt to Instill Electrical Engineering Technology Education in Disadvantaged Students Through Controlled Personalised Instruction

Abstract

A pilot study [1] has been carried out in an attempt to teach disadvantaged high school pupils (starting with the tenth grade) Electronics, while consolidating an adequate instructional method.

The findings of this study indicate that there are possibilities for pupils from a wide range of a disadvantaged population to learn and master the Electronics profession through a controlled personalised method of learning.

This high demanding area of electronics is usually beyond the reach of such a population in the conventional technological education system for high school students in Israel. The proposed method of instruction has been adopted by the Ministry of Education in Israel and preparations for expanded implementation were carried out.