| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 材料科學系自然科學教育碩士班 === 96 === The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the current status of technological literacy competency among the six-graders in various of the elementary schools in southern regions of Taiwan, and further, to discuss the effects of their diverse backgrounds on their performances by means of questionnaires administered in select schools in southern Taiwan, pertaining to areas of technological literacy in the Nine Year Integrated Curriculum. Those who are subjects in the research are sixth grade students from some elementary schools in the following specific political regions: Tainan county, Tainan city, Kaohsiung county, and Kaohsiung city.
The research employed both stratified and random cluster sampling methods which result in the collection of 763 viable feedbacks to the questionnaires from 25 elementary schools. Post statistical data-analysis tools are listed as below: 1. Descriptive Statistics, 2. t-test, 3. One-variable ANOVA, 4. Tukey post-hoc comparison, 5. Pearson’s Integral-Differential Correlation Analysis, 6. Spearman rank-order correlation, 7. Kendall’s coefficient of concordance, etc..
The result of the study shows:
(1)The overall technological literacy of the sixth-graders of the elementary schools in the regions of southern Taiwan is somewhat deficient in a variety of technological categories.
(2)In the areas of the overall technological literacy, technological fields and ability areas, there is a striking difference in performance level between the genders of the sixth-grade students. In general, the performance levels of the girls are superior to those of the boys.
(3)In the areas of overall technological literacy, technological fields and other ability areas, there are distinctly different levels of performances among the sixth-grade students with specific interests in various academic courses. Those who are interested in Mathematics or Science and Technology seem to perform better than those who are interested in other academic fields.
(4)The different socio-economic status of their parents appears to affect the sixth-grade students’ performances in overall technological literacy, technological fields as well as their ability areas. Those whose parents are considered to be in middle class perform better than others.
(5)The size of the student population of the schools is another factor influencing the different levels of performance of the subject students in overall technological literacy, technological fields and the ability areas. Those from the larger schools have the best overall performance in all areas.
(6)The sixth-grade students performed differently in all areas according to which school districts they attended. Those matriculated in the schools in Tainan county and Tainan city performed better than those in Kaohsiung county and Kaohsiung city.
(7)With regard to all aspects of technological literacy, the positive correlation is considerably significant.
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