Jones, P (2023) Preliminary study of how 21st-Century Skills are developed during a participatory user-centred curriculum intervention at Key Stage 3 in Design and Technology. PATT40 Proceedings - The 40th International Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology Research Conference, 1 (1).

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Abstract

Whilst designing ‘for and with’ end-users has been commonplace in the professional design space since the 1970s, there is a lack of research evidence of empathic or human-centred design in primary and secondary education. This paper presents a preliminary study of the ‘Solving Genuine Problems for Authentic Users Project’ conducted to explore the effect that involving end-users throughout the design process has on students and their outcomes as part of their Key Stage 3 D&T education. Sixteen 12-13-year-old students at a secondary school in England worked in teams of four with a member of the school catering staff to develop a prototype, aimed towards solving a problem that they identified together. The student researchers utilised agency in the research methods they employed to gain a better understanding of the design context. Data included a pre and post questionnaire to measure students’ creative potential which helped to improve an understanding of how empathy, a recognised 21st-Century Skill, was developed over the course of the study. Other data collected included photographs of student work and the students’ field notes. Data was thematically coded to offer a narrative of the findings. This study contributes to the growing understanding of 21st-Century Skill development in a D&T context, as well as the facilitation of face-to-face collaboration with end-users at an early stage of secondary design and technology education.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Design Education; 21st Century Skills; User Centred Design; Empathy; Participatory design
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	Education
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2023 11:05
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2023 11:05
DOI or ID number:	10.24377/PATT40.2023
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/21771

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