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Dixon, Raymond A.; Bucknor, Jason – Journal of Technology Education, 2019
This study explored the use of heuristics in the design space by novice and expert engineers in the initial ideation of a design solution. Verbal protocol analyses were conducted with four engineering students and four professional engineers as they generated ideas to solve a design problem. Overall, both experts and novices used various types of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Specialists, Novices, Engineering
Dixon, Raymond A.; Johnson, Scott D. – Journal of Technology Education, 2011
This study investigated the mental representations of student and professional engineers while they solved an engineering design problem. The intent was to gain a deeper insight into the differences that exist in the cognitive processes of engineering students and professional engineers as they use mental representations (i.e., propositions,…
Descriptors: Expertise, Novices, Engineering, Professional Personnel
Dixon, Raymond A.; Johnson, Scott D. – Journal of Technology Education, 2012
A cognitive construct that is important when solving engineering design problems is executive control process, or metacognition. It is a central feature of human consciousness that enables one "to be aware of, monitor, and control mental processes." The framework for this study was conceptualized by integrating the model for creative design, which…
Descriptors: Engineering, Novices, Metacognition, Higher Education