The 43rd International Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology Conference 2026, Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden, 15th to 18th June 2026

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Series: Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 213
Editors: Jonas Hallström, Jeffrey Buckley, Nina Kilbrink, Louise Lundberg, Manus McDyer, Matt McLain, Charlotta Nordlöf & Per Norström
ISBN: 978-91-8118-083-1
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213
Published: 2026-06-14

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Conference Papers

  • Taste as an Analytical Lens for Students’ Interest in Technology Education

    Per Anderhag
    1-9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1418

  • Intimacy in Intra-Action with Students, Material, and Emotions in the Laboratory

    Kristina Andersson, Annica Gullberg, Jenny Ivarsson, Henni Söderberg, Anita Hussénius
    10-18
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1413

  • The Pedagogy for Technology Education In Search of a Rigorous Theoretical Framework

    Piet Ankiewicz
    19-33
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1431

  • Laughing at Energy Solutions Humour, Expertise, and Belonging in Engineering Culture

    Maria Berge, Johanna Lönngren
    34-41
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1433

  • Studying and Comparing Students’ Collaborative Practices in a Design Project

    Jonte Bernhard, Jacob Davidsen
    42-53
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1465

  • From AI to Critical Thinking Teacher Students’ Analyses of Copilot-Generated Technology Stories

    Johan Boström, Cecilia Axell
    54-63
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1390

  • Understanding Sustainability as a Concept Within R&D Design Projects

    Ward Brouwers, Snjezana de Haan-Topolscak, Anna Hotze, Marc de Vries
    64-74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1281

  • Adaptive Comparative Judgement A Method in Search of a Theory in Need of an Instrument

    Jeffrey Buckley, Richard Kimbell
    75-87
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1434

  • Comics as Social Innovation

    Jane Burns, Niall Seery, Anne Looney, Michael Flannery
    88-101
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1521

  • Collaborative Problem-Solving in Primary Technology Education An Interactional Analysis of Model Construction Tasks Across Cognitive Load

    Milorad Cerovac, Therese Keane
    102-115
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1520

  • Ally Rather Than Mere Utility: Reimagining the Teacher and Generative Artificial Intelligence Relationship in Design Education

    Chris Chimwayange
    116-131
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1463

  • The Use of a User in Design Projects

    Björn Citrohn
    132-141
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1405

  • Fashion, Sustainability and Textiles Education in England A Scoping Review, Curriculum Analysis and Evidence Base for Reform

    Sarah Davies, Dr Naomi Braithwaite
    142-153
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1516

  • Descriptions of Concept 'Research within Design' in STEM Design Projects

    Snjezana de Haan-Topolscak, Anna Hotze, Marc de Vries
    154-163
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1282

  • Understanding the Invisible Fostering Students’ Structure-behaviour Reasoning with Multi-level Thought by Using Design

    Sebastiaan de Lavoir, Glenn Visker, Marie-Jetta den Otter, Erik Barendsen, Marc de Vries
    164-175
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1501

  • Investigating the Theoretical Grounding of Questionnaires to Study Technology and Engineering Career Choice

    Hanne Deprez, Cristina Simarro Rodriguez
    176-187
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1392

  • Mapping Futures: Comparative Analyses of International Design and Technology Education Curricula

    Adri Du Toit, Alison Hardy
    188-196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1425

  • Scaffolding and Questioning in Engineering Design-Oriented STEM: A Qualitative Analysis of High School Technology Teachers’ Pedagogical Strategies and Perspectives

    Szu-Chun Fan
    197-206
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1447

  • “Technology is Like My Thing”: Swedish Preschool Children’s Digital Competence in Using an Infrared Camera

    Jeanni Flognman, Janni Karlsson, Jesper Haglund
    207-217
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1506

  • Where’s the Beef? A Systematic Literature Review of the Relationship Between Technology Education and Student Achievement

    David Gill, Sana Jamil
    218-232
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1267

  • Gender and Diversity Awareness Among STEAM Teachers Perspectives for Gender- and Diversity-Sensitive Technical Education

    Sebastian Goreth, Tim Lutz
    233-242
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1439

  • Instruments to Assess the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) of Technology Student Teachers

    Rina Grobler, Piet Ankiewicz
    243-260
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1420

  • Technology Education in Action: Integrating Action Competence in the Technology Subject

    Annica Gullberg, Kristina Andersson, Maria Sundler
    261-269
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1414

  • Teaching Ethics of Technology in Swedish Secondary Education

    Oskar Hagvall Svensson
    270-278
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1442

  • Technology and Engineering for Integrated STEM Synthesised Findings from a Research Programme on Authentic STEM Education

    Jonas Hallström, Charlotta Nordlöf, Per Norström, Konrad J. Schönborn
    279-288
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1258

  • Technology Education Meets Invention Education Towards Authentic Design and Problem Solving in School

    Jonas Hallström, Adam Maltese
    289-298
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1563

  • Investigating the Link Between Professional Vision and Professional Action in Technology Education

    Dani Hamade, Sebastian Goreth
    299-314
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1443

  • Curriculum Integration Through Permaculture Gardening

    Tamsin Hanly, Ruth Lemon
    315-328
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1254

  • Establishing an International Comparative Framework for Design and Technology Education A Multi-Jurisdiction Curriculum Analysis Methodology

    Alison Hardy, Adri Du Toit
    329-336
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1426

  • What Constitutes an 'Authentic' Project Context in D&T Education?

    Dr Alison Hardy, Ngoc Quynh Nhu Vu, Dr Sarah Davies, Professor Kay Stables
    337-348
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1470

  • Exploring Generative Artificial Intelligence in Upper Secondary Art and Design Education Developing Digital Competence and Critical Reflection

    Thelma Andrine Helland Gustavsen, Sofie Fliflet Sollie, Ingri Strand, Tore Andre Ringvold
    349-359
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1469

  • Learning Value in Participating in a STEAM Competition An Example of iSTEAM-PowerTech

    Jon-Chao Hong, Chi-Ruei Tsai, Chi-Chin Wong
    360-372
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1456

  • Topics in Technology Education Textbooks from Germany

    Tillmann Hoyer, Isabelle Penning
    373-385
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1263

  • Observations as a Method in Practice-Based STEM Research

    Helena Isaksson Persson, Marie Danielsson, Cecilia Kozma, Tanja Kramer Nymark
    386-397
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1458

  • An International Modified Delphi Study on Validating the Concept and Components of Digital Literacy

    Hanul Jang, Ingyu Go, Jiyeon Choi
    398-412
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1472

  • Authentic Users as Catalysts for Human-Centred Design Inquiry in Key Stage 3 Design and Technology

    Philip A. Jones, Matt McLain
    413-424
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1257

  • Can a Bestiary of Metaphors Help us to See Ourselves in Relation to Sustainability?

    Steve Keirl, Maria Svensson
    425-433
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1436

  • Dialogue and Variation as a Didactic Model in Technical Vocational Education

    Nina Kilbrink, Stig-Börje Asplund
    434-443
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1424

  • Community Involvement as a Resource for Teachers’ Professional Practices in Technology Education Projects for Young Learners

    Arttu Korkeaniemi, Eila Lindfors, Leena Kiviranta
    444-455
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1513

  • Inspiring Youth To Programming Through Engagement With Space Technology

    Cecilia Kozma, Tanja Kramer Nymark
    456-466
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1473

  • Redefining Technology in Rural STEM: School Leaders’ Perspectives on AI

    Chih-Jung Ku
    467-481
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1466

  • Towards a Framework of Knowing in Technical Vocational Education and Training (VET)

    Andreas Larsson, Emelie Fälton, Nina Kilbrink
    482-491
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1398

  • Design, Control and Experimental Validation of a Wireless Power Transfer Charger A Pedagogical Approach

    Abdellah Lassioui, Hassan El Fadil, Brahim El Fadil, Ahmed Mohamed Hamed, Mohammed Chiheb
    492-506
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1525

  • Pedagogy of the Self Reflective Becoming in Technology Teacher Education

    Ross Leacy
    507-516
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1511

  • Preliminary Effects of STEAM Programs on Students’ Career Variables in the Republic of Korea’s K-12 Classrooms: Meta-analysis and Systematic Literature Review

    Yubin Lee, Hyuksoo Kwon
    517-537
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1396

  • Workforce Development for Emerging STEM Career Areas: Upper Primary Student Career Perceptions in Microelectronics

    Yubin Lee, Deana M. Lucas, Greg J. Strimel, Silas Owen, Morgan M. Hynes, Selcen Guzey, Tamara J. Moore
    538-556
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1395

  • Rethinking Vocational and Academic Pathways in Senior Secondary Education

    Ruth Lemon, Kerry Lee, Richard Edwards
    557-567
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1253

  • Analysing Teaching Materials for Interdisciplinary Technology Education through a Didactic Model

    Helena Lennholm, Susanne Engström
    568-579
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1416

  • Technology Education Across Boundaries The 'Project Approach in Learning' Model for Cultivating Engineering Thinking

    Wai Yip Antony Leung, Hoi Yan Keynes Yau
    580-593
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1421

  • Technology Education Inspires Innovation: The Value and Framework of Engineering Thinking

    Wai Yip Antony Leung, Hoi Yan Keynes Yau
    594-605
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1422

  • Generative Artificial Intelligence in STEM Learning Assessment A Technology Education Perspective

    Kuen-Yi Lin, Chia-Pin Kao
    606-616
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1269

  • Student-Generated Visualisations and the Development of Technological Literacy in Technology Education

    Johan Lind
    617-627
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1250

  • Bringing the Philosophy of Technology into Dialogue with Educational Practice Reflections on Artificial Intelligence in Technology Education

    Louise Lundberg, Jonas Hallström
    628-637
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1283

  • Decoding Design Thinking: Deepening the Lens on Values and Capabilities

    Liam Maquet, Rónán Dunbar, Jeffrey Buckley
    638-647
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1502

  • ‘You Are Just a Teacher’: A Researcher’s Insider Perspectives During a Collaboration with Teachers While Designing and Implementing a Student Renewable Energy Technology Project

    Øyvind Mathisen
    648-659
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1481

  • Teachers’ Conceptualisations of Spatial Ability & Implications for STEM

    Meryn McNea, David Tanner , Diarmaid Lane , Reena Cole
    660-671
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1397

  • Exploring the Participation of Students with Additional Educational Needs in STEM Education A Scoping Review

    Maria McCarthy, Donal Canty, Nicolaas Blom
    672-682
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1423

  • Investigating the Progression of Students’ Designerly Capability in Technology Education through a Grounded Theory Project

    Manus McDyer, Nicolaas Blom, Jeffrey Buckley
    683-692
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1402

  • Technologies in Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence 2011-2025 From “Time for Change?” to “Time for Action”

    Caroline McFarlane
    693-704
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1435

  • From Handwork to Human Capital A Discourse Analysis of Design and Technology Education Policy in England, 1900 to the Present

    Matt McLain
    705-717
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1246

  • Mapping Subjective Perspectives in Technology, Engineering and/or Design Education Part II of a Primer Series Outlining a Worked Example of Q Methodology in Practice

    Matt McLain
    718-732
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1251

  • The Rise and Fall (and Recovery?) of Design and Technology Examination Entries in England Over Three Decades A Statistical Analysis

    Matt McLain
    733-746
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1266

  • The Digital Shift and AI Integration in Undergraduate Education: Exploring Learning Experiences Across STEM and Non-STEM Disciplines

    Sumaiya Muneer, Hiba Jafer, Mohammed Osama Elnajjar, Hind Salah Abdulbagi, Jolly Bhadra
    747-759
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1449

  • Examining Grade-Level Differences in Design Awareness through Learning Various Technological Contents in Japanese Junior High Schools

    Hisashi Nakahara, Tetsuya Uenosono, Keita Sera, Jun Moriyama
    760-770
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1451

  • Assessing the Engineering Design Process in Technology Education Insights from Swedish Teachers

    Charlotta Nordlöf
    771-780
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1270

  • Expanded PBL Curriculum Model for Diverse Educational Settings Responding to the Needs of Engineering Education

    Sean O'Connor, Jason Power, Nicolaas Blom
    781-792
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1478

  • Artificial Intelligence in Primary Science and Technology Education with a Focus on Implementation of AI in a Learning Context: Results of a Scoping Review

    Malin Osnabrügge, Claudia Tenberge, Sabine Fechner
    793-810
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1505

  • Mapping Student Motivation Across a Long-Format Transdisciplinary Design Project A Work-In-Progress Study

    Silas Owen, Greg Strimel, Deana Lucas
    811-821
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1432

  • Making A Makerspace The Innervate Lab as A Reimagined Technology Education Space

    Raaghav Pandya, Euisuk Sung, Caroline Darin
    822-833
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1428

  • Navigating the Tension Between Confidence-Building and Professional Responsibility in Technology Teacher Education

    Anna Perez
    834-843
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1457

  • Exploring the Affective Domain in Technology Education A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach

    Sheila Plunkett, Dr Rónán Dunbar, Niall Seery
    844-856
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1503

  • Towards Reflective Incorporation of Generative AI in Design Practice and Education

    Andreea-Roxana Popescu, Alice Schut, Christian Detweiler
    857-867
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1476

  • Reflection as a Mirror of Learning Examining Course and Program Goal Alignment in Interdisciplinary STEM Education

    Noa Ragonis, Osnat Dagan, Dafna Goldman
    868-886
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1410

  • The Relationship Between Computational Thinking and Design: Insights from the Implementation of the 4P4CT Pedagogical Framework

    Noa Ragonis, Orit Hazzan
    887-901
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1412

  • Balancing Generative AI use in Creative Processes How Teachers and Students Adopt Emerging Technology in an Educational Context

    Tore Andre Ringvold, Ingri Strand, Peter Andre Haakonsen, Stephanie Hoebeke
    902-912
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1468

  • Reframing Engineering Literacy: A Comparative Synthesis of International Competence Frameworks

    Lennart Rohlfs, Jan Landherr
    913-923
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1475

  • The Problem Space A Tool for Teaching and Learning Programming

    Lennart Rolandsson
    924-935
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1252

  • Early Robotics A Case Study of Technology Education in Pre-Primary Education

    Marja-Leena Rönkkö, Juli-Anna Aerila
    936-945
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1529

  • Structured Making in Technology Education Conceptual Foundations and Initial Insights from a Maker Task

    Marius Rothe
    946-955
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1514

  • Spiral Curricula for 21st-Century Technology Education Fostering Digital and Mechanical Technology Problem-Solving

    Nele Schemel, Claudia Tenberge
    956-968
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1400

  • The Role of Teachers’ Interest and Self-Efficacy in Implementing Technological Topics in Primary Education

    Lea Schneider, Claudia Tenberge
    969-979
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1419

  • “They Really Need to Handle, Inspect, and Experience Things” On Teachers’ Practices and Strategies to Teach Technology Inclusively at Primary Level

    Franz Schröer, Claudia Tenberge
    980-994
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1455

  • How Do Design Students Use ChatGPT When Ideating?

    Alice Schut, Arnold-Jan Quanjer, Jos van Leeuwen, Christian Detweiler
    995-1010
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1477

  • Post-Digital Images as Boundary Objects in STEAM Subject Art

    Charlotte Leonore Schwarz, Jan Guido Grünwald
    1011-1023
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1411

  • From Using to Learning Educational Possibilities of 3D Printing in Technology Education through Design-Based Research

    Keita Sera, Shinichi Yamamoto, Hirotaka Hisamatsu, Tomohiro Shinya
    1024-1036
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1523

  • Engineering Education Pedagogy and Practice within Newfoundland and Labrador’s Post-Secondary Engineering Curricula

    Hitesh Sharma
    1037-1047
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1256

  • Secondary School Technology Teachers’ Views on the Core Ideas of Technology

    Cristina Simarro
    1048-1061
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1417

  • Exploring Facilitators’ Beliefs of ‘Making’ in German Makerspaces

    Nikita Solodilow, Martin Fislake, Isabelle Penning
    1062-1073
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1286

  • Implementing STEAM Education in Estonian Basic Schools: Smart Learning Materials for Experimentation and Exploration in Science, Creativity, and Innovation

    Mart Soobik, Mait Pinsel
    1074-1086
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1427

  • Caught in an Epistemic Trap Why Economic Justifications Fail Design and Technology Education

    David Spendlove
    1087-1097
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1445

  • A Vision for the Treatment of Technology Education within Integrated STEM

    Eamonn Stack Mulvihill, Clodagh Reid, Rónán Dunbar
    1098-1110
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1444

  • A Phenomenographic Study of Chinese Junior Secondary School Students’ Conceptions of Technology

    Xun Su, Bangping Ding
    1111-1127
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1512

  • Technical Blindness and the Limits of Artefact Thinking A STEAM-Based Pilot Study in Teacher Education

    Ulrika Sultan, Frida Olsson, Erik Sjöstedt
    1128-1138
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1262

  • What is the Problem with Girls in Technology? A WPR Analysis of Intervention Research

    Ulrika Sultan
    1139-1148
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1415

  • Raising Sustainability Consciousness: A Call to Action for the PATT Community

    Maria Svensson, Steve Keirl
    1149-1158
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1437

  • The Journey from Liverpool to Norrköping: Taking Action to Challenge Technology Blindness Concerning Sustainability

    Maria Svensson, Steve Keirl, Nina Christensson, Magdalena Svanström
    1159-1167
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1438

  • Creativity in Design & Technology

    Joanne Taylor, Dr HildaRuth Beaumont
    1168-1179
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1527

  • Exploring Student Attitude Development in Engineering and Arts/Humanities Design Activities

    Sy-Yi Tzeng, Shao-An Chiu
    1180-1187
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1518

  • Logics of Sustainability in Swedish Technology Education

    Stefan Westin
    1188-1197
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1454

  • Contradictions and Trust Erosion How Generative AI Mediates Pupils' Educational Experience

    Mattias Wickberg Hugerth
    1198-1207
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1249

  • From Quantitative Findings to Qualitative Insights Understanding Educational Logics in Makerspaces within an Extended 4C Framework

    Tobias Wiemer, Gergö Degen, Quirin Schuldt
    1208-1219
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1261

  • Integrating Technical Expertise and Inclusive Pedagogy A Conceptual Model for Vocational Technology Teacher Education in China

    Jia Xu, P. John Williams
    1220-1232
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1403

  • Exploring MUFY Students’ Perceptions of Gender Inclusivity and Engagement in Technology-Enhanced Learning

    Isabel Yee
    1233-1246
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp213.1401