2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effective framework to develop critical and creative thinking in children to drive future innovation in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
18K13168
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 09040:Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
LOH WEI LEONG 九州大学, 芸術工学研究院, 助教 (50790432)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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| Keywords | design education / critical thinking / creativity / design and technology / technology |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The study aims to develop a framework to guide teachers in developing and implementing design activities to develop critical and creative thinking in school students. In Phase 1, a study was conducted in Asian and Oceania secondary schools to study how critical and creative thinking can be developed through design activities. The iterative cycles between the identification of problems and manufacturing of the proposed prototype during the process of designing is crucial to the development of critical and creative thinking. In Phase 2, adopting the critical thinking model by Paul and Elder, the study contextualized and articulated relevant intellectual standards to evaluate good reasonings during the design process. This method of evaluating critical thinking can be used as guidelines to develop critical thinking. Phase 3 of the study integrated some of the findings to implement pilot design activities into a Japanese high school education to develop critical and creative thinking.
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| Free Research Field |
Design Education
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This study explored and provided a effective method to evaluate critical thinking in design process. The findings in this study may provide important insights that may provide teachers in Japanese schools to develop children in critical thinking and creativity at a young age.
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