Abstract
A superior design thinking model can improve the quality of design education. In recent years, universities and design institutions already proposed many design thinking models around the world. Existing well-known design thinking models focus on cultivating students' creative thinking but ignore the product's inherent characteristics and users' demands. This paper proposes a step-by-step design thinking model based on Bloom's taxonomy, which is divided into lower-level and higher-level considerations. The lower-level consideration includes remembering, understanding, and applying, and the higher-level consideration includes analyzing, evaluating, and creating. The former integrates the function analysis method, form restriction method, and EGM to help students understand the target product and its users. The latter first evaluates any existing alternatives by using the AHP and then further redesigns the color and material of highchair to provide an optimum solution. A highchair was used as the example product for classroom teaching. Classroom teaching results showed that the new design thinking model can help students understand target products and user demands, thereby improving the concept design's feasibility.
Keywords
keywords: bloom's taxonomy, design education, design thinking model, ahp, egm
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs_lxd2021.11.148
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Wu, F., Lin, Y.,and Lu, P.(2021) A new design thinking model based on Bloom’s taxonomy, in Bohemia, E., Nielsen, L.M., Pan, L., Börekçi, N.A.G.Z., Zhang, Y. (eds.), Learn X Design 2021: Engaging with challenges in design education, 24-26 September, Shandong University of Art & Design, Jinan, China. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs_lxd2021.11.148
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A new design thinking model based on Bloom’s taxonomy
A superior design thinking model can improve the quality of design education. In recent years, universities and design institutions already proposed many design thinking models around the world. Existing well-known design thinking models focus on cultivating students' creative thinking but ignore the product's inherent characteristics and users' demands. This paper proposes a step-by-step design thinking model based on Bloom's taxonomy, which is divided into lower-level and higher-level considerations. The lower-level consideration includes remembering, understanding, and applying, and the higher-level consideration includes analyzing, evaluating, and creating. The former integrates the function analysis method, form restriction method, and EGM to help students understand the target product and its users. The latter first evaluates any existing alternatives by using the AHP and then further redesigns the color and material of highchair to provide an optimum solution. A highchair was used as the example product for classroom teaching. Classroom teaching results showed that the new design thinking model can help students understand target products and user demands, thereby improving the concept design's feasibility.