PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - DOSTÁL, Pavel
AU  - SLOVÁK, Svatopluk
AU  - ŠTĚPÁNEK, Radim
AU  - ŠVRČINOVÁ, Veronika
TI  - EVALUATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SMALL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
DP  - 2023 Oct 20
TA  - Journal of Technology and Information Education
PG  - 20--35
VI  - 15
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/jtie.2023.001
IS  - 1803537X
AB  - The article presents the results of the evaluation of the educational program Small Technical University (hereinafter STU). The STU educational program is primarily intended for kindergartens. Its aim is to lead children to a positive relationship with technique, to develop technical literacy and logical thinking. Since 2014, the STU program has already intervened with more than 200,000 kindergarten pupils (Malá technika, 2022). The authors of the article dealt with the question of whether it really has the benefit that is expected from it. The main used methods were a natural pedagogical experiment and a questionnaire survey. The results of the performed evaluation testify to the meaningfulness of including the STU program in preschool education.