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| Pair or Group-Design Activities: The Effect of Design Activities on Problem-Solving, Design Thinking Disposition, and Design Thinking Traits By Avci, Ümmühan; Hatice Yildiz Durak. Psychology in the Schools Vol. 62, Iss. 3, (2025): 834-852. DOI:10.1002/pits.23356 Abstract :Design thinking has become an important process in many fields to encourage innovation toward problem solving skills in various fields. In the field of education, design thinking has been incorporated into curriculums as it contributes both to higher order thinking skills and to the learning process with its flexible and dynamic nature. However, there is a growing need and interest in exploring how design thinking affects students` learning experiences and its potential in group work (collaborative or pair). The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of design thinking activities carried out as a pair or group in a design-based learning process on problem-solving, design thinking disposition, and design thinking traits. Sixty-seven students (64.2% male and 35.8% female) who took the graphic design course participated in this study. The average age of the students participating in the study was 21.85 years. The study was designed with the mixed method. Studies enriched with design thinking activities were conducted with participants in pairs or groups. A demographic information form, three scales and a semi-structured interview form were used. The data were analyzed with Mann-Whitney U tests and qualitative data analysis methods. According to the results of the study, students who participated in pair-design activities emphasized the contributions of the process in defining the problem and visualizing solutions, while students who participated in group-design activities reported that the design thinking approach facilitated their problem solving processes. These findings suggest that design thinking can be an important tool in developing students` problem solving skills. According to the results regarding its contribution to design thinking disposition, it was found that there was a significant difference between the post-test scores of the experimental groups in the relationship dimension. It was also concluded that the experimental study had a significant effect on the collaboration dimension of design thinking characteristics. This study can provide students with tips on how to manage group work and how to share tasks correctly to improve their problem solving and design thinking processes. | |||
| Evolving to multi-modal knowledge graphs for engineering design: state-of-the-art and future challenges. By Pan, Xinyu;Li, Xinyu;Li, Qi;Hu, Zhiqiang; Bao, Jinsong Journal of Engineering Design. Jul-Sep2025, Vol. 36 Issue 7-9, p1156-1195. 40p. Abstract :With the support of advanced information and communication technologies and open innovative design platforms, the emerging and blooming paradigm of mass personalization drives the process of engineering design to include knowledge with higher heterogeneity and more complex modalities. To this end, Multi-Modal Knowledge Graphs (MMKG), evolved from semantic networks and knowledge graphs, provide a powerful technology system for more effectively organizing and utilizing this knowledge. To understand the state-of-the-art of key aspects that enables MMKG, and recognize the potential challenges for forefront applications in engineering design, a literature review of MMKG-related publications is conducted. With selected 131 representative papers together with other 32 supplementary studies (up to 11/11/2023), this article summarizes the technical and practical efforts of multi-modal knowledge extraction, fusion technology, and specific applications in the engineering design process. Meantime, the challenges that MMKG faces and its foreseeable development potentials are discussed, which is hoped to provide a basis for the futuristic explorations and implementations of MMKG-enhanced availability and productivity in engineering design. | |||
| Enhancing Team Creative Efficacy Through Online Whiteboard-Based Collaborative Environment in Design Thinking: A Team Cognition Perspective. By Liu, Yi-Lin Elim International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. Mar2025, Vol. 41 Issue 5, p2884-2897. 14p. Abstract :In 21st-century higher education, design thinking (DT) has emerged as a pivotal approach, encouraging students to tackle challenges from diverse perspectives and nurture their creative confidence. Collaboration within DT relies on cultivating team cognition, comprising transactive memory systems (TMS) and shared mental models (SMM), which are essential for enhancing team creative efficacy (TCE) through knowledge integration and coordinated efforts. Nowadays, online whiteboard-based collaborative learning environments (OWCLEs) have reshaped DT collaboration, offering affordances for team co-creation activities. However, there is limited research on how OWCLEs support team cognition, potentially impacting TCE. To address this gap, a theoretical model is proposed and validated. Survey data from 128 college students demonstrated that OWCLE affordances directly influence TCE and indirectly improve it by reinforcing team cognition, with SMM playing a crucial role. TMS fosters SMM within teams, subsequently impacting TCE indirectly. This study highlights the potential of leveraging OWCLEs in DT to enhance students` creative efficacy. Additionally, the study stresses the significance of integrating multidisciplinary knowledge to foster TMS, build robust SMMs, and improve TCE. | |||
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| From rote learning to real-world problem solving: Rise of Design Thinking in classrooms By The Hindu, 7th Oct 2025 |
| AI in Practice: Using Design Thinking to build a culture of innovation for the AI era By Thomson Reuters, 13th Oct 2025 |
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