Higher TORR scores, especially antinomy, predict more creative engineering design solutions¶
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q2 i? Engineering design students with higher TORR scores, especially on the antinomy scale, produced more creative solutions to engineering design problems. → Patricia A Alexander 2016
Evidence¶
Patricia A Alexander 2016¶
Patricia A Alexander. (2016). Relational thinking and relational reasoning: harnessing the power of patterning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/npjscilearn.2016.4
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Study of engineering design students reported in the article's in vitro section, associating TORR performance with creative design solutions. The association was strongest for the antinomy scale; no effect size is printed.
"Dumas and Schmidt 63 determined that those with higher TORR scores, especially for the antinomy scale, produced more creative solutions to engineering design problems."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Creativity — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Problem Solving — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
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Higher TORR scores, especially antinomy, predict more creative engineering design solutions |
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Higher TORR scores, especially antinomy, predict more creative engineering design solutions |
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