Abstract:
Technical education plays a significant role in providing middle level manpower needed for work in
various industries for development and economic growth of every nation. There is the need for
technical education to provide students with expertise to cope with the changing industrial demands in
the present knowledge and technological economy. However, research has identified a significant gap
between technical education and industries. For this reason the present teaching methods and the
practices of technical education have been questioned. This article discusses and analyses the
cognitive processes of novice and expert technicians in line with expertise development from the
perspective of cognitive psychology. The intention is to describe and propose a model of technical
expertise towards the identification of innovative teaching methods for the development of technical
expertise in technical schools.
