INSIGHTS ON HOW METACOGNITION INFLUENCES KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION IN PRODUCT DESIGN EDUCATION
DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
Year: 2018
Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
Author: Zhang, Yang; Bohemia, Erik; McCardle, John
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN EDUCATION
Page(s): 2541-2552
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0416
Abstract
An empirical study investigating creativity relevant factors that impact on knowledge application within the context of Product Design Education has been undertaken in the form of survey. The principal creativity relevant factor is identified as metacognition, which is related to creative thinking. Different kinds of knowledge applied in Product Design students’ final year design projects (FYDPs) have been assembled and arranged into three categories. Possible ways of categorising knowledge according to the influences of metacognition are proposed that may inform design education practices.
Keywords: design creativity, design knowledge, design education, domain knowledge, tacit knowledge