Design competion as a pedagogical tool for training students design thinking in art design education

Liu, Jingwen

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the possibility of developing students' design thinking system by participating in student design competitions to increase their practical design experience when they initially learn design. Information obtained through quantitative methods that were used to analyze data of studies that had been collected. The study sample consisted of 44 students from the Shandong Vocational and Technical University (SWUT). Research instruments consisted of analysis the result of students work, questionnaires and university lecturer system. Questionnaires were distributed online to study samples through Wenjuanxing (WJX) form method. The results showed that 19 college students who have participated in design competition have a higher level of design thinking traits than those who have not. Courses with design competition can significantly improve the design thinking traits of college students, especially the two dimensions of cooperation and innovation. This paper also proposes that use of design contests as a curriculum delivery method and the creation of a set of teaching techniques appropriate for the development of design students' inventive abilities is workable in the future. Keywords: Design Competition, Art Design Education, Design Thinking, Curriculum Method, Teaching Method

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