New Perspectives in Science Education

In Romania upper secondary education, technical branch, aims complex preparation of students in order, acquiring key skills, knowledge and social skills and specific technical and professional skils for level III qualification.

Key competencies are formed through the curricular areas of general culture and enable continue their studies .

The technical competences for level III qualification are formed by curricular area "Technologies"

In the COR (Classification of Occupations in Romania) are nominated for electric profile following qualifications "repairs and maintenance electrician, maintenance electrician in the con struction, electrical and power equipment electrician, construction electrician, electro-mechanical electro-mechanical machinery and electrical equipment".

For all these professions graduates should be able to accomplish practical panels for operating devices electric motors used in in their field of activity.

In order to acquire skills needed for successful adaptation of future graduates to labor market requirements, the lessons of practical electric drives must be designed rigorously.

To improve students' understanding I introduced the concept of " technological scheme "This scheme allows the learner to achieve sizing motherboard that will mount equipment and also choosing the length of the connection wires in economic conditions.

I also used computer programs to motivate students to understand how working.

The results show how students were motivated by how to work in making equipment panels for operating electric motors and how they have acquired the skills needed for their chosen profession, the final assessment being performed by the final qualification certificate obtained through a final exam of the competences.