Aim The study of Applied Technology at junior cycle aims to: enable students to develop the necessary conceptual understanding, disciplinary skills and subject knowledge to investigate and solve real-life problems promote the enjoyment of the study of the subject while developing a curiosity about the technological world develop the ability of students to generate and evolve their ideas through an iterative process and communicate through appropriate media develop students’ resilience through constructive critique and support their learning in a ‘safe failure’ environment encourage a disposition of enquiry, innovation, creativity, and self-efficacy
