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Predictors of transitional phase success In visual communication design education
Description
Traditional design education consists of three phases: perceptual, transitional, and professional. This study explored three independent variables (IVs) as predictors of success in the Transitional Phase of a visual communication design (VCD) program: (a) prior academic performance (as reported by GPA); (b) cognitive style (assessed with Peterson, Deary, and Austin's Verbal Imagery Cognitive Styles Test [VICS] and Extended Cognitive Style Analysis-Wholistic Analytic Test [E-CSA-WA]); and (c) learning style (assessed with Kolb's Learning Style Inventory [LSI] 3.1). To address the research problem and hypothesis, this study examined (a) the relationship between academic performance, cognitive style, and learning style, and visual communication design students' performance in the Transitional Phase; (b) the cognitive style and learning style preferences of visual communication design students as compared with other samples; and (c) how the resulting knowledge can be used to improve instructional design for the Transitional Phase in VCD programs. Multiple regression analysis revealed that 9% of Transitional Phase performance was predicted by studio GPA. No other variables were statistically significant predictors of Transitional Phase performance. However, ANOVA and t tests revealed statistically significant and suggested relationships among components of the independent variables, that indicate avenues for future study. The results are discussed in the context of style-based learning theory, and the cognitive apprenticeship approach to instructional design.
Date Created
2011
Contributors
- Murdock, John Boardman (Author)
- Sanft, Alfred C (Thesis advisor)
- Patel, Mookesh (Thesis advisor)
- Weed, Andrew (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Extent
xxviii, 193 p. : ill
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.9453
Statement of Responsibility
by John Boardman Murdock
Description Source
Retrieved on Jan. 6, 2012
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S.D., Arizona State University, 2011
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-154)
Field of study: Design
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