Experiential Education in Action: Improving Learning Outcomes for All Through Design Thinking

• In Event: Topics in Contemporary Program Implementation, Evaluation, and Measurement

Abstract

Design thinking (DT) has been widely adopted in business and higher education for solving national problems and nurturing innovative and critical thinkers. A growing trend of such application has been observed in K12 classrooms and yet, there is a paucity of studies systematically evaluating related learning outcomes. This paper stemming from a 3-year cross-university project that aims at promoting subject-based DT workshops with secondary school students in Hong Kong intend to bridge this important gap and unpack the learning process of students. Adopting a mixed-methods approach, the current study scrutinizes important learning outcomes and re-examines its impact on different ability groups. The findings inform educators who strive to improve learning outcomes for all.

Authors

• Jessie M. L. Chow, The University of Hong Kong

• Albert S Y Tsang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Kit Ling Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Ka Ho Robin Kwok, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Gary James Harfitt, The University of Hong Kong