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The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) has set new requirements for school education to prepare students for active lives in a technologically advanced society. It is therefore necessary for technology and engineering teacher education to be adapted to meet these demands. Our study explored a partnership approach, in which prospective teachers studied a technology and engineering education course and high school students performed a STEM project, both related to Industry 4.0. The goal of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of this approach concerning the acquisition of knowledge about IoT and system integration, and skills for teaching the concepts. The participants were the prospective teachers (PTs) and high school students (HSs), who took part in the partnership. Data were collected through questionnaires, reflections, and reports, and were analyzed using a mixed method. As found, the PTs gained a deeper understanding of IoT and system integration. They were enriched by visiting the school and attending the presentations of projects performed by the HSs. In turn, the HSs were enriched by the feedback that they got from the PTs on their projects. The lessons that the prospective teachers gave to the high school students were highly evaluated by both. Based on the study results, we recommend promoting education for Industry 4.0 through collaboration between schools and teacher training programs.
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Verner, I., Perez, H., Cuperman, D., Polishuk, A., Greenholts, M., Rosen, U. (2023). Enriching Teacher Training for Industry 4.0 Through Interaction with a High School Engineering Project. In: Auer, M.E., Pachatz, W., Rüütmann, T. (eds) Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition. ICL 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 633. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26876-2_52
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