Developing engineering students’ willingness and ability to perform creative tasks
| Autor: | Bjørn Willy Åmo, Kari Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Elma van der Lingen, Inger Beate Pettersen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Entrepreneurship
Higher education business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Business model Creativity Experiential learning Outcome (game theory) Education Engineering education 0502 economics and business Mathematics education Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology business Research question 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Education + Training. 61:1138-1150 |
| ISSN: | 0040-0912 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/et-10-2018-0219 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore creativity and how it changes over time among engineering students in practice-based entrepreneurship in higher education. This change was examined in students over a one-semester course in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship courses that use creativity tools for practice-based learning are expected to develop creativity as a learning outcome. This study discusses the extent to which some learning outcomes are more easily developed than others. Design/methodology/approach This research uses a longitudinal design by applying a pre- and post-test survey. The student population consists of engineering students enrolled in an entrepreneurship course with practice-based learning involving creativity tools. The course includes team-based idea generation and business model development. To measure actual changes in students’ creativity, two measures were used to reflect different aspects. Findings The results show that students’ ability to perform creative tasks increased, while students’ willingness to engage in and their enjoyment of creative tasks decreased as a result of the course. Non-significant differences in changes were found between the two measures, but a difference was found in how the two measures changed during the course. In line with the research question, the results suggest that education may influence ability to a greater extent than willingness. Originality/value The research used two different creativity measures to explore the extent to which engineering students experienced a change in creativity over a one-semester entrepreneurship course. In this way, the research contributes to the discussion on what could be learnt and by what means. |
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