Pupils' experience in Technology Education

Cilj ovog rada bio je ispitati i analizirati doživljaj nastave Tehničke kulture odnosno osjećaj dosade kod učenika. Sudionici ovog istraživanja bili su učenici petih, šestih, sedmih i osmih razreda triju osnovnih škola (N=286). U radu je korištena Skala dosade na nastavi koja je upotpunjena osnovnim podacima o učenicima (spol i razred). Dobivenim rezultatima utvrđeno je da djevojčice lošije procjenjuju nastavu Tehničke kulture odnosno kod kojih su, iako ne statistički značajne, vidljive veće razine dosade. Po pitanju dobnih razlika utvrđene su statistički značajne razlike s naznakom da su šesti i sedmi razredi oni koji prijavljuju više razine dosade. Svakako, potrebno je kroz razne aktivnosti (izrađivanje tehničkih tvorevina, projekti, grupni radovi) uključiti učenike u samu nastavu i na taj način potaknuti njihovo zanimanje za ova područja.The aim of this work was to study the experience of teaching Technology Education and the feeling of boredom among students. The participants of this research were fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students of three elementary schools (N=286). The paper used the Scale of Boredom, which was completed with basic information about students (gender and grade). The obtained results showed that girls are the ones who evaluate higher levels of boredom, although that is not statistically significant. Regarding age differences, statistically significant differences were found, indicating that the sixth and seventh grades report the highest levels of boredom. Certainly, it is necessary to involve students in the teaching itself through various activities (creating technical creations, projects, group works) and thus stimulate their interest in these areas