Applying project-based learning and SCAMPER teaching strategies in engineering education to explore the influence of creativity on cognition, personal motivation, and personality traits

Abstract

Because of paradigm shifts in target markets, skills necessary for employment in the engineering industry include those honed through interdisciplinary experiences and creative thinking. Therefore, modern engineering education should focus on developing students’ innovative thinking and ability to solve engineering problems by designing creativity courses that foster students’ creativity, critical thinking, and transfer of learning skills. Moreover, creativity training methods in engineering courses and teachers’ provision of proper instruction strategies for instructing creative thinking are critical topics. Therefore, this study introduced project-based learning and SCAMPER teaching strategies in an information engineering project course and adopted Moodle as the learning platform. By engaging students in experimental activities for two semesters, this study investigated differences between high- and low-creativity learners in terms of cognition, personal motivation, and personality traits.