Pilot Project: Mental Models and Creative Problem-Solving in Information Technology

创造性地解决问题取决于人们如何理解问题，而人们如何理解问题取决于他们使用的思维模式。心理模型是一种复杂的认知结构，人们已经提出了多种技术来开发个体的心理模型。本研究将评估教学对创造性问题解决中因果分析、应用分析、约束分析和错误分析的心理模型的影响。研究结果将用于设计一项新的教育计划，以提高信息技术领域的创造性思维。这项研究计划应该提供证据，证明最有可能有效提高创造性解决问题的心理模型的有效性的教育方法。这些方法的实际应用将由在信息技术领域工作的学生进行测试。这项工作是由SBE在CreativeIT计划中资助的。

Creative problem-solving depends on how people understand the problem and how people understand the problem depends on the mental models they use. Mental models are complex cognitive structures and a variety of techniques have been suggested to develop these models in individuals. The present work will assess the effects of instruction on mental models for causal analysis, applications analysis, constraint analysis, and error analysis in creative problem solving. Results will be used to devise a new educational program for the enhancement of creative thinking in the information technology field.This research program should provide evidence of the educational approaches that are most likely to be effective in enhancing the efficacy of mental models in creative problem-solving. The real-world application of these approaches will be tested by students working in the information technology field.This work is funded by SBE within the CreativeIT Program.