Effects of Exemplars and Hands-on Experiences on Technological Creativity of Junior High School Students

Author: Yu-Shan Chang(Department of Institute Technology Education, National Taiwan Normal University Associate Professor),Ta-Wei Lee(Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Ching-Yun University),Kuang-Chao Yu(Department of Institute Technology Education,National Taiwan Normal University),Ya-Ling Lin(YongHo Junior High School,Taipei CountyTeacher)

Vol.&No.：Vol. 54, No. 4
Date：December 2009
Pages：1-27
DOI：10.3966/2073753X2009125404001

Abstract：

The purpose of this study was to discuss effects of exemplars and hands-on experiences on technological creativity of junior high school students. A quasi-experimental and two-factor research design was adapted to teaching experiment in Living-Technology curriculum. There were 231 junior high school students in Taipei county participating in this study. A product creativity scale, which included items of holistic view, subject matter, color design, styling design, material diversity, function design, and structure combination, was used to collecte data. Results of this study indicated that significant creativity effects on styling design and function design caused by factors of hands-on experiences. Moreover, high creative and medium creative exemplars showed positive effects on holistic view, subject matter, color design, styling design, and function design. Nevertheless, there were interactive effects between hands-on experiences and creative exemplars on material diversity and structure combination.

Keywords：living-technology curriculum, technological creativity, hands-on experience, exemplar

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