Assessing Novelty and Systems Thinking in Conceptual Models of Technological Systems

Autor/inn/en	Lavi, Rea; Dori, Yehudit Judy; Dori, Dov
Titel	Assessing Novelty and Systems Thinking in Conceptual Models of Technological Systems
Quelle	In: IEEE Transactions on Education, 64 (2021) 2, S.155-162 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lavi, Rea) ORCID (Dori, Yehudit Judy) ORCID (Dori, Dov)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-9359
DOI	10.1109/TE.2020.3022238
Schlagwörter	Novelty (Stimulus Dimension); Systems Approach; Graduate Students; Engineering Education; Creativity; Concept Formation; Models; Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Systemischer Ansatz; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ingenieurausbildung; Kreativität; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Analogiemodell; Technologie
Abstract	Contribution: The authors present a methodology for assessing both novelty and systems thinking, as expressed in the same conceptual models constructed by graduate engineering students. Background: Companies worldwide seek employees with creativity and systems thinking, since solving design problems requires both skills. Novelty and usefulness are the most commonly accepted components of creativity, while systems thinking is the holistic understanding of systems. Research Question: How can novelty and systems thinking be assessed based on conceptual models (of technological systems) constructed by graduate engineering students? Methodology: Six student teams of two to four members each (N = 21) constructed solution models based on Object-Process Methodology, a formal methodology and language for model-based systems engineering. The authors assessed these models for novelty and for systems thinking using two existing rubrics based on the construction of system aspects--function, structure, and behavior. Findings: The authors provide indications that both novelty and systems thinking can be assessed based on conceptual models of technological systems. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01