Middle School Tech Ed Standards

ND CTE Standards

Technology Education Targeted Benchmarks
Standard 04: Effects of Technology

TEC-MS.04.F Determine how the development and use of technology poses ethical issues.

Score 4.0

This score is not attainable for this course 

Sample Activities

Score 3.0

The student:

• applies his or her understanding of people’s decisions regarding technology and how it affects society as a whole.
• explains how technology, by itself, is neither good nor bad, or how the use can result in desirable and undesirable consequences.
• differentiates between global and personal perspective.

Technological encounters (worksheet/activity)

2.5

No major errors or omissions regarding 2.0 content and partial knowledge of the 3.0 content.

Score 2.0

There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes as the student:

• recognizes or recalls specific terminology: cultural, social, economic, ethical, and political effects
• applies his or her understanding of people’s decisions regarding technology and how it affects them personally.

However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.

1.5

Partial knowledge of the 2.0 content, but major errors or omissions regarding the 3.0 content.

Score 1.0

With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes and some of the more complex ideas and processes.

0.5

With help, a partial understanding of the 2.0 content, but not the 3.0 content.

Score 0.0

Even with help, no understanding or skill demonstrated.