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Technological And Engineering Education. Teachers' And Students' Views

Table 3: Respondents' opinions on the occupations of engineer and technologist (%)

Item N 1 (%) 2 (%) 3 (%) 4 (%)
A technologist/an engineer must know the specifics of technology/engineering design and ought to be able to carry out projects. 193 0 1 9.3 89.6
A technologist/an engineer must identify malfunctioning devices. 193 0 0 16.1 83.9
A technologist/an engineer must troubleshoot. 193 .5 6.2 30.6 62.7
A technologist/an engineer must optimize the operation of a device. 193 0 2.6 21.2 76.2
A technologist/an engineer must make models or prototypes. 193 .5 3.1 24.9 71.5
A technologist/an engineer must use a specialist language. 193 1.0 2.6 37.3 59.1
A technologist/an engineer must think logically. 193 .5 1.0 19.7 78.8
A technologist/an engineer must think mathematically and use computational methods. 193 .5 3.6 24.4 71.5
A technologist/an engineer must implement the designed products. 193 .5 1.0 21.8 76.7
A technologist/an engineer must investigate/research technical problems. 193 .5 1.0 21.8 76.7
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