Understanding engineering students' perceptions of their curiosity, diligence, and perseverance and assessing its impact on their creativity

CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation

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Saurabh Deo¹  Abhijeet Malge² 

[1] Design Factory, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland and MIT Academy of Engineering;MIT Academy of Engineering

关键词: Creativity;    Engineering;    Curiosity;    Diligence;    Perseverance;    Education;    Design;   

DOI  :  10.23726/cij.2022.1398

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: CERN

【 摘 要 】

Creativity has been among the most in-demand skills for many years. Previous studies have shown that being curious, hard-working, and persevering can significantly impact one's performance. This article is an exploratory study to understand engineering students' self-perception towards their own 1) Curiosity, 2) Diligence, and 3) Perseverance and how it affects their creativity. The research uses a well-curated study based on a survey, rubrics and statistics. The study found that curiosity has the highest potential to support creativity. However, it also has a rather intriguing relationship with diligence and perseverance. Awareness of the dynamic correlations between these three aspects can help educators design their pedagogical practices to support students to be more creative problem solvers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY