Understanding design literacy in middle-school education: Assessing students' stances towards inquiry

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Understanding design literacy in middle-school education: Assessing students' stances towards inquiry. / Christensen, Kasper Skov; Hjorth, Mikkel; Iversen, Ole Sejer ; Smith, Rachel Charlotte.

In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Vol. 29, No. 4, 09.2019, p. 633-654.

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Christensen, Kasper Skov ; Hjorth, Mikkel ; Iversen, Ole Sejer ; Smith, Rachel Charlotte. / Understanding design literacy in middle-school education: Assessing students' stances towards inquiry. In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 2019 ; Vol. 29, No. 4. pp. 633-654.

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title = "Understanding design literacy in middle-school education: Assessing students' stances towards inquiry",

abstract = "We present a comparative, quantitative assessment, focused on measuring{\textquoteleft}stances towards inquiry{\textquoteright} among middle-school students who have received design education. Our assessments are based on results of a written survey questionnaire and a statistical analysis using {\textquoteleft}The Design Literacy assessment tool{\textquoteright}. Our analysis suggest that participating students have internalized basic knowledge about design, but lack adaptive aspects of design literacy, specifically the capability to take a designerly stance towards inquiry when confronted with {\textquoteleft}wicked problems{\textquoteright}. We suggest that, due to societal developments, students are becoming more {\textquoteleft}design literate{\textquoteright}, but that they generally develop routine expertise in these first practical encounters with design processes, whereas the more complex adaptive capabilities demand more education of both students and teachers.",

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