This is a review paper of the field of research in expertise in design. There has been a
growth of empirical and formalised study of designer behaviour, and this paper focuses …

Highlights•Reviews progress in advancing an understanding of design cognition and
metacognition.•Identifies consistent evidence of core cognitive strategies in …

Design thinking is the core creative process for any designer; this book explores and
explains this apparently mysterious design ability. This new edition is a completely revised …

BACKGROUND Design experiences play a crucial role in undergraduate engineering
education and are increasingly important in K–12 settings. There are few efforts to …

This chapter is primarily concerned with developing an understanding of design as a 'third
area'within general education. It compares and contrasts design with the other two well …

In this paper we report on an in‐depth study of engineering design processes. Specifically,
we extend our previous research on engineering student design processes to compare the …

Iteration can help people improve ideas. It can also give rise to fixation, continuously refining
one option without considering others. Does creating and receiving feedback on multiple …

Background Self‐concept can influence how an individual learns, but is often overlooked
when assessing student learning in engineering. Purpose (Hypothesis) To validate an …

Analogy was studied in real-world engineering design, using the in vivo method.
Analogizing was found to occur frequently, entailing a roughly equal amount of within-and …

In this dynamic review and synthesis of empirical research and theoretical discussion of
design as cognitive activity, Willemien Visser reconciles and integrates the classical view of …