This study examines 11 high school Technology textbooks developed under the 2022 revised national curriculum, focusing on their content organization and alignment with achievement standards. Units 4 to 6—Fundamentals of Engineering, Engineering Inno...
This study examines 11 high school Technology textbooks developed under the 2022 revised national curriculum, focusing on their content organization and alignment with achievement standards. Units 4 to 6—Fundamentals of Engineering, Engineering Innovations for the Future, and Sustainable Convergent Engineering—were comparatively analyzed based on achievement standards and domain-specific achievement levels. In addition, a survey of in-service teachers and graduate students in education was conducted to identify perceptions of the textbooks and areas for improvement.
Document analysis revealed that all textbooks generally reflect the core goals of the revised curriculum, presenting engineering fundamentals, innovation, and sustainability through diverse structural approaches. Unit 4 emphasized foundational engineering concepts and design processes, Unit 5 highlighted engineering design and problem-based learning, and Unit 6 addressed sustainability and emerging technologies through convergent perspectives. Survey results indicated positive evaluations of support for self-directed learning, while relatively lower ratings were given to the usefulness of instructional media for classroom implementation. Open-ended responses suggested the need for enhanced visual materials, clearer explanations of technical terminology, more concrete hands-on activities, and differentiated learning tasks. Overall, differences among textbooks were found to reflect variations in instructional emphasis rather than overall quality, underscoring effective curriculum implementation and providing implications for future textbook development and instructional improvement.