RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 KROPÁČ, Jiří A1 HAVELKA, Martin A1 SERAFÍN, Čestmír T1 STUDENT'S CONCEPT OF TECHNOLOGY AND BASIC COGNITION OF HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY JF Journal of Technology and Information Education YR 2012 VO 4 IS 2 SP 54 OP 56 DO 10.5507/jtie.2012.033 UL https://jtie.upol.cz/artkey/jti-201202-0009.php AB One of the teacher's basic tasks in technical subjects is to create a student's objective concept of technology supported by balanced arguments for and against technical solutions. The paper focuses on the importance of history of technology cognition in order to create the student's concept of technology which is a part of his concept of the world. Lack of future teachers' knowledge of history of technology is also mentioned.