Research project data - visual representations using Excel

Tracey Dalton - MSc Applied eLearning – DIT – 2014/5

‘Provision of Post-Lecture CAD Screencasts to reduce Cognitive Load and foster Convergent Thinking skills and

Self-directed Learning in First Year Interior Design’

Visual Representation of Results

Employment/C

areer choice

Interior &

Furniture Desig

n

Leve

l 8 Q

ualifica

tion

Interesting m

odules

Continuous asse

ssment

Design educa

tion

Design Tools

/ Skil

ls (ca

d etc.)

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What were the main aspects about the course content that attracted you to the BA Hons Interior Design/Furniture?

1st Year Responses (9no.)

2nd year responses (8no.)

Common Themes

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Q1 - Course Choice: What were the main aspects about the course content that attracted you to the BA Interior Design & Furniture course at DIT?

Themes/codes



Employment/Career choice 2 1Interior & Furniture Design 5 1Level 8 Qualification 1 1Interesting modules 2 1Continuous assessment 1 1Design education 2 2Design Tools / Skills (cad etc.) 1 4

Q2 - Course Choice: What were you looking for when choosing this course?

Themes/codes1st Year Responses (9no.)


Career success 4 2

Practical/Creative Focus 5 3

Design Skills 4 5

Qualification 1 0

Career

succe

ss

Practical

/Crea

tive Fo

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Design

Skills

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What were you looking for when choosing this course?



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Self-d

irecte

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Deadlin

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CAD/computer

progra

ms

Oral pres

entati

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Making f

riends

Workl

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Transiti

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Gaining c

onfidence

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Write a brief reflection on the new learning challenges you had to overcome in 1st year.

1st Year Responses (9no.)2nd year responses (8no.)

Common Themes

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Q3 - The First Year Learning Experience: Write a brief reflection on the new learning challenges you had to overcome in first year.

Themes/codes 1st Year Responses (9no.) 2nd year responses (8no.)Self-directed study 6 1Deadlines 3 1CAD/computer programs 2 8Oral presentations 1 0Making friends 1 0Workload 1 0Transition from second level 3 0Technical aspects 1 3Gaining confidence in design 0 1So many new modules 0 1

‘The amount of work that we received, we weren’t expecting such a load. It was really overwhelming. Even the modules we are studying. I didn’t expect to get so many, or have so many projects at the same time. I expected to have one project at a time and it would change every other week.’ – First year student ‘G’

Focus Group Themes – Self - Directed Learning and Heavy Workload

Did the first year experience present any new learning challenges which you had to overcome?

‘Well, I mean….Being in charge of your own work. Being on top of everything yourself. Organising what you’re going to do. Not being told what to do and when to do it.’ – First year Student ‘B’

Q. 4 (i): The First Year Learning Experience: Please complete the following: I found ______ the most challenging. I found _______ the least challenging.

12%6%

35%

47%

Most Challenging

Technical Drawing

Sample & Mood-boards

Academic Writing

AutoCAD

12%

53%

24%

12%

Least Challenging

Technical Drawing

Free-hand Drawing

Sample & Mood-boards

Academic Writing

Most Challenging1st Year Responses (9no.)


Technical Drawing 2 0Free-hand Drawing 0 0Sample & Mood-boards 1 0Academic Writing 2 4AutoCAD 4 4

Least Challenging1st Year Responses (9no.)


Technical Drawing 1 1Free-hand Drawing 5 4Sample & Mood-boards 1 3Academic Writing 2 0AutoCAD 0 0

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I found 'AutoCAD' the most challenging in 1st year because:

1st Year Responses (4no.) 2nd year responses (4no.)

Q. 4 (ii): The First Year Learning Experience: Please complete the following: I found ‘AutoCAD’ the most challenging because………

Most Challenging : comments (CAD)



new to me 3 3has to be correct, otherwise it's off 1 there's a lot in it / takes time 1 1I'm usually more hands on (drawing) 1hard to utilise program 1

Q. 4 (ii): The First Year Learning Experience: Please complete the following: I found ‘Freehand Drawing’ the least challenging because………

Least Challenging : comments (freehand dwg)



did drawing in 2nd level 1 4

did a PLC course in drawing 1enjoy it 3 doing it for years 2 feels natural 1

did drawing in 2nd level did a PLC course

in drawing enjoy itdoing it for years

feels natural

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1

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3

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I found 'freehand drawing' the least challenging in 1st year beacuse:


‘I like the drawing and the making the tower and making the bridge. It involved a lot of different ideas. Whereas with cad – I found that hard, and Form and Space – I didn’t do as well in that either. It was kind of more strict.’ – First year student ‘A’

Focus Group Themes – Design thinking themes / technical aspects of course

Did any aspect of the course turn out to be different, or more important for your learning, than you had expected?

‘I didn’t expect so much architecture in the course. I thought it was more basically just based on interior design. I thought it was going to be a bit more ‘fine arty’ as well, if that makes sense…….. I understand why they’re in the course, cos they’re both really important, the architecture and the engineering. We’ll have a better understanding of what is going on. – First year student ‘G’

Steering away from the whole image of being a decorator, as opposed to a designer and a problem solver. – First year student ‘B’

Q5(i) - Convergent and Divergent Thinking: In the diagram above please circle the eight words which most describe the learning processes you would use when you are doing any assignment on the course.

Imag

ine

Genera

te

Visuali

ze

Explore

Play w

ith

Fantac

ize

Combine/integ

rate

Enga

ge possi

bilities

Enhan

ce

Defer J

udgemen

t

build on others

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2nd year responses (8no.)1st Year Responses (9no.)

'Divergent' word choices

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Divergent words 1st Year Responses (9no.) 2nd year responses (8no.)Imagine 6 6Generate 6 4Visualize 7 7Explore 8 6Play with 4 1Fantacize 4 1Combine/integrate 6 3Engage possibilities 3 4Enhance 0 2Defer Judgement 0 2build on others 0 2

Q5(i) - Convergent and Divergent Thinking: In the diagram above please circle the eight words which most describe the learning processes you would use when you are doing any assignment on the course.

Catego

rize

Decisio

ns

Hone In/Fo

cus

Guidelines

Make s

ense

of

Connect

Reduce

Rate by c

riteri

aRefi

neClar

ifySe

lect

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2nd year responses (8no.)1st Year Responses (9no.)'Convergent' word choices

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Convergent words 1st Year Responses (9no.) 2nd year responses (8no.)Categorize 1 0Decisions 5 4Hone In/Focus 3 2Guidelines 5 2Make sense of 6 5Connect 3 1Reduce 1 0Rate by criteria 1 0Refine 1 1Clarify 1 3Select 0 4

Q5(ii) - Convergent and Divergent Thinking: Would you describe yourself as a convergent or divergent thinker?

Convergent Divergent Both0

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Design Thinking



Thinking Type 1st Year Responses (9no.) 2nd year responses (8no.)Convergent 0 5Divergent 7 3Both 2 0

Q5(iii) - Convergent and Divergent Thinking: Why do you think you are a divergent thinker?

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1 1 1 1 1 1

2

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Why do you think you are a divergent thinker?


Design Thinking : comments (divergent)



come up with many solutions 4 2I am a creative person 1 I love visualizing different layouts 1 trained myself to think this way 1 I had to think when making my portfolio 1 improve my ideas through thought process 1 more creative to be a divergent thinker 1 like to explore and research 1

‘Divergent, because I’m more creative. So, I think I’m more divergent. I don’t really think there is one answer to all of those things.’ – First year student ‘A’

Q5(iii) - Convergent and Divergent Thinking: Why do you think you are a convergent thinker?

I don’t really explore many options

I find it hard to imagine different possibilities/

ideas

No response

1

3

1

Why do you think you are a convergent thinker?


Design Thinking : comments (convergent)



I don’t really explore many options 1

I find it hard to imagine different possibilities/ideas 3

No response 1

Q5(iii) - Convergent and Divergent Thinking: Why do you think you are a convergent & divergent thinker?

Design Thinking : comments (both) 1st Year Responses (2no.) 2nd year responses (0no.)

I am a little bit of both 1 0

coming up with direct solutions and many possible solutions

2

0

‘I think I said I was both, cos I’m able to handle like practical tasks, and that sort of stuff, the likes of CAD – like you said ‘black and white’, but I can go creative and go crazy with stuff as well. So like I think I fit in to both.’ – First year student ‘B’

Q6 The traits of a good designer: Place the following in order from 1 to 10 indicating which you think is the most important trait of a good designer, with 1 being the most important and 10 being the least.

List of Traits 1st Year Responses (9no.) 2nd year responses (8no.) Observations

Artistic Ability 2; 5; 6; 8; 9(x3); 10 2; 3; 4; 6; 7; 9(x2); 10 mostly 5 to 10

Communication 1(x3); 3(x3); 5(x2); 10 3; 4(x2); 6(x2); 7; 8; 10 varies

Eye for Materials 2(x2); 4(x2); 5(x2);9(x2); 10 3; 6; 7(x2); 8(x2) 9;10 mostly 5 to 10

Problem Solving 2; 3(x2); 4(x2); 6; 7; 10 1; 2(x3); 5(x2); 6; 8 mostly 1 to 5

Technical Skills1; 3; 4(x2); 5; 6(x2); 7; 8 1; 2(x3); 3(x2); 5(x2); mostly 1 to 5

Awareness of Audience 1(x2); 2(x2); 3(x2); 5; 9(x2) 1; 2; 4; 5(x2); 6; 10 varies

Creativity1(x3); 2(x2); 4(x2); 5; 8 1(x4); 3(x2); 4; 7 Most Important

Team Player3; 7(x3); 8(x4); 10 4; 5; 6; 8(x4); 10 mostly 5 to 10

Humility2; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10(x4) 4; 7; 9(x3); 10(x3) Least Important

Vision3; 6; 7(x2); 8(x2); 9; 10 1(x2); 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9 mostly 5 to 10

Q7 (i) – Multimedia Learning: In your CAD module in first year you were given post-lecture videos (screencasts) via e-mail to look at after class. Please write a brief reflection on how you used the screencasts in first year.

to solve

a pro

blemrev

ise

learn

more

remem

ber / r

efer b

ack on

practise

comman

ds

watch aft

er cla

ss/miss

ed cla

ss

to understan

d

complet

e acti

vities

have n

ot used

them

no resp

onse

very

useful

watching &

copyin

g

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Reflection on screencast use in 1st year


2nd year responses (8no.)Common Themes

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Themes/codes1st Year Responses (9no.)


to solve a problem 2 4revise 1 0learn more 1 0remember / refer back on 4 4practise commands 1 0watch after class/missed class 1 2to understand 1 0complete activities 1 0have not used them 1 0no response 0 1very useful 0 1watching & copying 0 1

‘You can go back and revise if you need to and if you’ve forgotten how to do something you can go back and check. Yeah, they’re useful.’ – First year student ‘B’

Q7 (ii) – Multimedia Learning: Do you still refer to the videos often (ie. once a week), sometimes, or never?

OftenSometimes

NeverNot yet

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Frequency of screencast use in 1st year


2nd year responses (8no.)Frequency

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Frequency 1st Year Responses (9no.) 2nd year responses (8no.)Often 1 0Sometimes 7 6Never 1 0Not yet 0 2

Q7 (iii) – Multimedia Learning: Has your opinion changed towards learning CAD software (Autocad, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator) in first / second year, and if so, please say why?

yes

no

frustr

ating/s

cary a

t beg

inning

easie

r to use/

skills

impro

ving

use for o

ther modules

technology

asset

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han th

ought

not as c

hallen

ging n

ow

can be t

ricky

sketch

up

sketch

up easie

r

see th

e ben

efits

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Has your opinion changed towards learning CAD software?


2nd year responses (8no.)Comments

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Opinion1st Year Responses (9no.)


yes 5 4no 0 0frustrating/scary at beginning 5 2easier to use/skills improving 2 2use for other modules 1 0technology asset to art/design 1 1more difficult than thought 1 0not as challenging now 2 0can be tricky 1 0sketchup 0 1sketchup easier 0 1see the benefits 0 2

Q7 (iv) - Multimedia Learning: Place the following in order of how challenging you found each assignment in the first year CAD module, with the most challenging at 1 and the least challenging at 3 (1st yrs) or 4 (2nd yrs).

Assessment Type 1st Year Responses (9no.) 2nd year responses (8no.)

Activities 1 to 161(x5); 2; 3(x3)

1; 2; 3(x3); 4(x3)

Survey/sketches/tech. dwg 1(x2);2(x4); 3(x3)

1(x2); 2; 3; 4(x4)

CAD drawing test 1; 2(x4); 3 2(x5); 3(x3)

Reception Design project 1(x6); 2(x2)

Q7 (v) - Multimedia Learning: Are there other modules in which such multimedia tutorials would have helped to overcome new learning challenges, and if so, please say why?

Don't Think s

o

Modelmak

ing

observa

tional draw

ing tips

powerpoints

are e-

mailed

other cla

sses m

ore sel

f dire

cted

sketch

up (a m

odule that

isn't t

augh

t)

works best

on computer

progra

ms

no resp

onse

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11.5

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Are there any other modules in which screencasts could be used to help overcome new learning challenges?



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Comment 1st Year Responses (9no.) 2nd year responses (8no.)Don't Think so 4 1Model making 3 0observational drawing tips 1 0powerpoints are e-mailed 1 0other classes more self directed 3 0sketchup (a module that isn't taught) 0 3works best on computer programs 0 4no response 0 1

Q7 (vi) - Multimedia Learning: Do you think video screencasts could be a useful presentation format for your own project work? If so, please say when and why?

yes

no

don't know

no resp

onse

explai

n projec

ts bett

er

send vi

deo by e

-mail

verb

al pres

entati

ons ove

rwhelm

ing

doesn't a

llow public

spea

king p

ractise

saves

paper

help to

look t

hrough

work

later

gives

the view

er so

much

more

for nigh

tclub pro

ject

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Do you think sceencasts could be useful presentation format for your own project work?



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Comment1st Year Responses (9no.)


yes 4 6no 4 2don't know 2 0no response 1 0explain projects better 3 1send video by e-mail 1 0verbal presentations overwhelming 2 0doesn't allow public speaking practise 2 2saves paper 0 1help to look through work later 0 1gives the viewer so much more 0 1for nightclub project 0 2

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