Disciplinary Literacy in Engineering

People who practice engineering can make a difference through designing products, procedures, and systems that improve people's quality of life. Literacy, including the interpretation, evaluation, critique, and production of texts and representations, is important throughout the engineering des...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent & adult literacy 2017-07, Vol.61 (1), p.7-14
Main Authors: Wilson-Lopez, Amy, Minichiello, Angela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
4‐Adolescence
Academic Standards
COMMENTARY
Content literacy
Critical analysis < Digital/media literacies
Design
Design engineering
Educational standards
Engineering
Indigenous Knowledge
Instructional strategies
methods and materials
Literacy
Native Language
Science Education
Specific subject areas (math, art, etc.) < Content literacy
Strategies, methods, and materials
text features < Content literacy
Text types
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Summary:People who practice engineering can make a difference through designing products, procedures, and systems that improve people's quality of life. Literacy, including the interpretation, evaluation, critique, and production of texts and representations, is important throughout the engineering design process. In this commentary, the authors outline texts and interpretive frameworks that are common to each stage of the engineering design process as it is defined by the Next Generation Science Standards. The authors describe how disciplinary literacy can also account for students’ home languages and local bodies of knowledge, in addition to these engineering design standards. Finally, they conclude with a vision of disciplinary literacy as a tool to promote equity by rigorously supporting diverse students through the process of critiquing designs in society and creating ethical and equitable designs.
ISSN:1081-3004
1936-2706
DOI:10.1002/jaal.658