TY - GEN
T1 - A study on situated cognition
T2 - ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2010
AU - Grantham, Katie
AU - Okudan, Gül
AU - Simpson, Timothy W.
AU - Ashour, Omar
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - Situation cognition theory describes the context of a learning activity's effect on learner's cognition. In this paper, we use situated cognition theory to examine the effect of product dissection on product redesign activities. Two research questions were addressed: 1) Does situated cognition, in the form of product dissection, improve product functionality during redesign exercise?, and 2) Does situation cognition, again in the form of product dissection, affect the creativity of product redesigns? In this study, three sections of first year students in two different locations - The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) - performed product redesign using either an electric toothbrush or a coffee maker. The redesigned products have been analyzed with respect to both depth (detail level) and creativity.
AB - Situation cognition theory describes the context of a learning activity's effect on learner's cognition. In this paper, we use situated cognition theory to examine the effect of product dissection on product redesign activities. Two research questions were addressed: 1) Does situated cognition, in the form of product dissection, improve product functionality during redesign exercise?, and 2) Does situation cognition, again in the form of product dissection, affect the creativity of product redesigns? In this study, three sections of first year students in two different locations - The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) - performed product redesign using either an electric toothbrush or a coffee maker. The redesigned products have been analyzed with respect to both depth (detail level) and creativity.
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U2 - 10.1115/DETC2010-28334
DO - 10.1115/DETC2010-28334
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80055022661
SN - 9780791844144
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
SP - 617
EP - 626
BT - ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2010
Y2 - 15 August 2010 through 18 August 2010
ER -