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Wu, Jun-Chieh; Chen, Cheng-Chi; Chen, Hsin-Chia – Design and Technology Education, 2012
The internal design thinking behaviour of designers in the concept development has been an important issue of cognitive psychology. In this study, the design thinking process designers have in applying digital media and traditional paper in the early concept development stage was explored. Special focus was made on the structure and procedure of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Problem Solving, Freehand Drawing
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Games, Alex – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2010
This article examines the language and literacy practices of middle-school children as they worked toward constructing their own computer games using "Gamestar Mechanic," a game intended to teach them key ways of thinking and communicating germane to the discourse of game designers. It examines the changes that took place in what previous work…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Protocol Analysis, Familiarity, Discourse Analysis
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Musta'amal, Aede Hatib; Norman, Eddie; Hodgson, Tony – Design and Technology Education, 2009
Discussion is often reported concerning potential links between computer-aided designing and creativity, but there is a lack of systematic enquiry to gather empirical evidence concerning such links. This paper reports an indication of findings from other research studies carried out in contexts beyond general education that have sought evidence…
Descriptors: Creativity, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Design, Evidence
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Mohler, James L. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2007
This contribution presents two major findings from a qualitative investigation into spatial ability. The elicited data suggested that one of the significant differences between individuals identified as high and low in spatial ability was their decomposition skill relative to spatial problems. Also revealing was the impact of frustration and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Drafting, Spatial Ability, Visualization