JVER v29n3 - Technical Education Curriculum Assessment - Figure 2 - Conceptual Diagram of TECA

Volume 29, Number 3
2004


Figure 2 - Conceptual Diagram of TECA


This image is a flow-chart type diagram containing two main sections.

In the left section, their is a large, downward pointing arrow that runs the length of the entire image, and is approximately a quarter of the width. The arrow contains the following text:

PROCESS

(A & B) Specific Rating

  • Two parts
  • Individual raters
  • Industry and instructional aspects of quality
  • Dichotomous guiding questions
  • Request evidence for ratings

(C) Holistic Rating

  • Two iterations involving both individual and group raters
  • Integrated consideration of both industry and pedagogy
  • Request evidence for ratings
  • Expert consensus across disciplines

(D) Overall Rating

  • Individual and group raters
  • Evidence requested
  • Expert consensus
  • Logical progression to summative rating


In the right section there two circles beside one another at the top, labeled as section [A] and [B], with the following text (from left to right):

Industry Content [A]

Curriculum Instruction & Assessment [B]

There is an arrow starting at each circle leading under a large box in the middle [C], and ending at a central box at the bottom [D] of the image.

The large box in the middle is labeled section [C] and contains a flow-chart set up with two rows. On the first row there are four boxes containing text, connected with a single line. For descriptive purposes of this page, these boxes are labeled 1x, 2x, 3x & 4x, from left to right). On the second row there are three boxes. For the descriptive purposes or this page, these boxes are labeled 1y, 2y & 3y from left to right.

The box in the middle of the right section of the image has a title at the top of it with the following text:

Holistic integration of industrial content and pedagogical considerations [C]

The connection from row one to row two, and the text contained within the boxes is as follows:

Box 1x and 2x from row one flow into box 1y on row two.

Box 1x Text - Industry Standards and Practices

Box 2x Text - Workplace Competencies

Box 1y Text - Relationship to Work

Box 3x from row one flows into box 2y on row two.

Box 3x Text - Real World Curriculum

Box 2y Text - Responsive Educational Experiences

Box 4x from row one flows into box 3y on row two.

Box 4x Text - Access to In-Depth Understanding

Box 3y Text - Deep Understanding

Finally, there is a central box at the bottom of the right section of this image, labeled section [D], that marks the end of the flow chart for this side. This box contains the following text:

Overall Rating [D]