Use Of Brainstorming Research Articles

Using Brainstorming and Affinity Diagramming for Recommending a Care-Based Nursing Workforce Model.

Nursing care delivery models influence nursing workload. Poorly designed nursing workforce models may lead to lack of satisfaction in practice, inability to recruit staff, and nursing turnover. This paper describes a process that our team undertook to evaluate one nursing unit's nursing care delivery model and provides a recommendation for a nursing workforce model that ensures practice to top of scope while maintaining a balanced workload. Team brainstorming and affinity diagramming tools were used. The team findings resulted in a recommendation for an innovative care-based nursing model pilot. The use of brainstorming and affinity diagramming is an effective method for identifying opportunities to improve a nursing workforce model.

Innovating in the Detection of Depression in Young Adults: Development of a Mobile Application Based on the Enhanced Cascade Model

Depression is a disorder that usually begins in early adulthood, having a duration according to the World Health Organization (WHO) from a couple of months to a couple of years, however, in approximately 20% of cases there is a chronic evolution that results in a high mortality rate by suicide due to lack of adequate treatment. Therefore, the objective of this project is to facilitate the tools for an adequate care of depression, mainly in young adults through the development of a mobile application that monitors patients. To carry out the project, the enhanced cascade model was implemented, because the feedback between the different phases of the system development life cycle is important to make the appropriate modifications. The application of interviews and the use of brainstorming were the selected way in which all the system requirements were designed and the goals to be met by the system were adequately defined.

THE EFFECT OF BRAINSTORMING AS A PRE-WRITING STRATEGY ON IRAQI EFL MA LEARNERS’ WRITING ABILITY

This study aimed to study the impact of the use of brainstorming and its subcategories (listing, questions and answers, sketch) as a pre-writing strategy for Iraqi EFL MA students. Participants in the study were 60 Iraqi EFL MA learners, both male and female. The instruments of the study were the pre-test, the instruction, the post-test and a questionnaire at the end of the treatment to measure the attitude of the students toward teaching. The results of the study showed that there was no meaningful relationship between brainstorming, its subcategories and the written development of EFL learners. Moreover, the results showed that there was no significant difference between men and women in terms of brainstorming usage and the three subcategories.

TRACING THE EFFECTS OF STUDENTS’ CENTERED TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES ON LEARNERS’ EDUCATIONAL GAINS: CASE OF PUBLIC SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Applications of teachers’ pedagogical approaches for learners’ educational gains have been remained one of the educational debates since ago. Teachers transfer chunk of information among students through implementing techniques to strengthen teaching learning process. Relevance of ground-breaking instructional strategies put concrete effect on students’ entire academic success. Present quantitative research was conducted to explore the effect of teachers’ usage of students’ centered teachers’ pedagogical approaches on students’ educational gains. Researchers adopted ex-post-fact research design on sample of 800 respondents; 400 urban and 400 rural students randomly selected from public sector secondary schools of District Kasur Punjab-Province of Pakistan. Data were collected by administering self-constructed questionnaire mode of 5-point Likert type options. Validity of the instrument was confirmed from experts and Cronbach’s Alpha was applied to ensure instrument’s reliability scores; .864. Learners’ educational gains of science and arts students were obtained from gazette of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore. Results of independent sample t-test and regression analysis ascertained that teachers’ centered students’ pedagogical approaches effect 58% on learners’ educational gains whereas brainstorming 43%, inquiry 57%, problem solving 54% and cooperative technique effect 50% on learners’ educational gains. Science teachers were making more use of brainstorming, inquiry, problem solving, and cooperative teaching as compared to arts teachers. Study recommends that Govt. may train heads of the institutions on students’ centered teachers’ pedagogical approaches and bound them to implement with true spirit and vigor through teachers to overcome science and specially arts students’ declining level of educational gains; stakeholders’ cause for concern. Keywords: brainstorming, cooperative teaching, inquiry base, learners’ educational gains, problem solving.

فاعلیة استخدام العصف الذهنی فی تنمیة المفاهیم والمهارات التدریسیة لدى الطالبات المعلمات قبل الخدمة بقسم ریاض الأطفال بجامعة حائل وعلاقتها بدافع الإنجاز لدیهن The effectiveness of the use of brainstorming in the development of concepts and teaching skills of female students teachers before serving in the kindergarten department at The University of Hail and its

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على فاعلية استخدام العصف الذهني في تنمية المفاهيم والمهارات التدريسية لدى الطالبات المعلمات قبل الخدمة بجامعة حائل وعلاقتها بدافع الإنجاز لديهن لتحقيق هدف الدراسة استخدمت الباحثة الأدوات التالية: اختبار تحصيلى – بطاقة ملاحظة - دليل معلم باستخدام طريقة العصف الذهنى.وجميعها من إعداد الباحثة، ومقياس الدافع للإنجاز إعداد (هبة الله واخرون 2012) وقد تم اختيار عينة مقصودة من طالبات قسم رياض الأطفال بمرحلة البکالوريوس وقدرها (130) طالبة تم تقسيمهن إلى مجموعتين إحداهما تجريبية وقوامها (66) طالبة والأخرى ضابطة وقوامها (64) طالبة. وتمثلت مشکلة البحث فى تدنى مستوى المفاهيم والمهارات التدريسية لدى الطالبات المعلمات قبل الخدمة بقسم رياض الاطفال وکذلک الدافع للإنجاز لديهن؛ ولذلک استهدف البحث الحالى الإجابة عن السؤال الرئيسى التالى: ما فاعلية استخدام العصف الذهني في تنمية المفاهيم والمهارات التدريسية (الکفايات التدريسية) لدى الطالبات المعلمات قبل الخدمة وعلاقتها بدافع الإنجاز لديهن؟ وقد أسفرت النتائج عن الآتى: -وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى دلالة (0.05) بين متوسطى درجات طالبات قسم رياض الأطفال في المجموعة التجريبية والمجموعة الضابطة على اختبار التحصيل للمفاهيم التدريسية على المستويات السته لبلوم (التذکر – الفهم – التطبيق – التحليل – الترکيب – التقويم)لصالح المجموعة التجريبية. -وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى دلالة (0.05) بين متوسطى درجات طالبات قسم رياض الأطفال في المجموعة التجريبية والمجموعة الضابطة على بطاقة الملاحظة للمهارات التدريسية ککل وعلى المهارات االفرعية للمراحل الاتيه (الاعداد –التنفيذ –التقويم) لصالح المجموعة التجريبية. - وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى دلالة (0.05) بين متوسطى درجات طالبات قسم رياض الأطفال في المجموعة التجريبية والمجموعة الضابطة على مقياس الدافع للإنجاز ککل ومستوى الرغبة فى النجاح - الخوف من الفشل) لصالح المجموعة التجريبية. The study aims to identify the effectiveness of the use of brainstorming in the development of the concepts and teaching skills of female students teachers before serving at The University of Hail and its relationship to the motivation of their achievement to achieve the goal of the study. The researcher used the following toolsEducational test - Note card - Teacher's Guide Using the brainstorming method, all of which are prepared by the researcher and the measure of motivation for achievement prepared by (Heba Allah and others 2012). A deliberate sample of the kindergarten students in bachelor was selected and their number (130 students ) They were divided into two groups, one experimental (66 students ) and the other control group (64 students ). The results show There is a statistical function difference at (level 0.05) between the average grades of female students of the two groups in the educational test and the note card of teaching skills and the measure of motivation for achievement as a whole and at the level of desire to success and fear of failure And that's for the benefit of the students of the experimental group

The Impact of Using Brainstorming in the Development of Creative Thinking and Achievement in the English Language of the 10th Grade Students at King Abdullah II Schools of Excellence in Amman

This study aimed to identify the effect of using brainstorming in the development of creative thinking and achievement in the English language among 10th grade students at King Abdullah II School of Excellence. The study sample consisted of (168) students. The problem of the study was to answer the main question: What is the impact of using brainstorming strategy in the development of creative thinking and achievement in English language of 10th grade students at King Abdullah II School of Excellence in Amman?, to answer this question and the sub questions, the researcher built the study tools, which were: 1) A test for creative thinking in English, prepared by the researcher. 2) Achievement test of English language prepared by the researcher and consisted of (30) multiple choice questions.
 The validity and reliability of the tools were verified. The researcher used the semi-experimental method according to the nature of the study. The researcher applied the pre and post study tools to the two groups (experimental and control), Where the students of the control group were taught using the normal way, while the experimental group was taught using the brainstorming strategy. The study was conducted in the second semester of the academic year 2017/2018.
 The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group (taught using the brainstorming strategy) and the control group (taught in the usual way) in the pre/posttest of creative thinking. Results also showed there were statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group (taught using the brainstorming strategy) and the control group (taught in the usual way) in each skill of creative thinking (fluency, flexibility, and originality) in the pre/posttest of creative thinking. And also there were statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group in the achievement test of English language. 
 In light of the results of the study, the researcher proposed some recommendations such as: English language books in the educational stages should include some creative thinking skills, such as fluency, flexibility and originality, and the use of modern methods and strategies in teaching English in different educational stages, such as the use of brainstorming.

Adopting Design Thinking in Novice Multidisciplinary Teams: The Application and Limits of Design Methods and Reflexive Practices

Scholarly and practitioner literature have both described the potential benefits of using methods associated with a “design thinking” approach to develop new innovations. Most studies of the main design thinking methods—needfinding, brainstorming, and prototyping—are based either on analyses of experienced designers or examine each method in isolation. If design thinking is to be widely adopted, less‐experienced users will employ these methods together, but we know little about their effect when newly adopted. Drawing on perspectives that consider concept development as broadly consisting of a divergent concept generation phase followed by a convergent concept selection phase, we collected data on 14 cases of novice multidisciplinary product development teams using design methods across both phases. Our hybrid qualitative and quantitative analysis indicate both benefits and limits of formal design methods: First, formal design methods were helpful not only during concept generation, but also during concept selection. Second, while brainstorming was valuable when combined with other methods, increased numbers of brainstorming sessions actually corresponded to lower performance, except in the setting where new members may join a team. And third, increased team reflexivity—such as from debating ideas, processes, or changes to concepts—was associated with more successful outcomes during concept generation but less successful outcomes during concept selection. We develop propositions related to the contingent use of brainstorming and team reflexivity depending on team composition and phase of development. Implications from this study include that novice multidisciplinary teams are more likely to be successful in applying design thinking when they can be guided to combine methods, are aware of the limits of brainstorming, and can transition from more‐ to less‐reflexive practices.

The Use of Brainstorming and Role Playing as a Pre-writing Strategy

The Use of Brainstorming and Role Playing as a Pre-writing Strategy

Auditors' Use of Brainstorming in the Consideration of Fraud: Evidence from the Field

Audit standards require auditors to conduct brainstorming sessions on every audit so they can discuss the potential for fraud and how to respond to the risk of fraud. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has raised concerns about the effectiveness of auditors’ responses to fraud risks and has noted variations in the quality of brainstorming sessions. We develop a measure of brainstorming quality to examine whether and how it affects the relationships among fraud risk factors, fraud risk assessments, and auditors’ responses to fraud risks. We test our measure using data from a field survey of auditors’ actual brainstorming sessions and fraud-related judgments for 179 audit engagements. We find considerable variation in the perceived quality of brainstorming sessions conducted in practice. We find some evidence that the quality of brainstorming sessions moderates the relations between fraud risk factors and fraud risk assessments. We also find that brainstorming quality positively moderates the relations between fraud risk assessments and the nature, staffing, timing, and extent of fraud-related audit procedures. Our results suggest that the benefits of brainstorming do not apply uniformly, because low quality sessions likely incur the costs of such interactions without the attendant benefits. By documenting best practices from high quality brainstorming sessions, our evidence can inform auditors in practice on how to improve their fraud decision-making processes.

How storytelling and branding techniques can be used to create an effective fundraising communications programme

This paper presents a case study of a communications programme developed for a fundraising campaign aimed at raising monies through donation for the acquisition of patient care equipment, technology and building infrastructure required across a system of six hospitals. This campaign is intended specifically for patient care needs for the four leading chronic diseases — cancer, heart disease, kidney disease and mental illness — which persist and are growing among the regional area's local population. The paper provides a case study that examines the use of storytelling and branding techniques as effective communications strategies for fundraising campaign communications. The case study describes how the two key strategies of branding techniques and storytelling are used as effective mechanisms to overcome significant fragmentation — fragmentation in the cause or case for support as well as fragmentation of audience. Mainstream elements used in branding, such the use of brainstorming, and the focus groups in brand development along with standard branding practices, such as the creation of a dedicated visual identity and the consistent application of visual identity standards in all communications products, are profiled in this case study. This case demonstrates the use of branding elements coupled with the use of narrative or storytelling as effective techniques to overcome fragmentation of cause resulting from the broad and divergent range of information that had to be shared and the fragmented nature of the audiences. The use of these techniques demonstrates that the innovative use of narrative and visual identity can be effective measures to overcome message and audience fragmentation and achieve results.

Auditors’ Use of Brainstorming in the Consideration of Fraud: Reports from the Field

ABSTRACT: Audit standards require auditors to conduct fraud brainstorming sessions on every audit. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has raised concerns about auditors’ fraud judgments and the quality of their brainstorming sessions. We develop a measure of brainstorming quality to examine how it affects auditors’ fraud decision-making processes. We test our measure using field survey data of auditors’ actual brainstorming sessions for 179 audit engagements. Respondents report considerable variation in the quality of brainstorming in practice. We find some evidence that high-quality brainstorming improves the relations between fraud risk factors and fraud risk assessments. We also determine that brainstorming quality positively moderates the relations between fraud risk assessments and fraud-related testing. Our results suggest that the benefits of brainstorming do not apply uniformly, because low-quality sessions likely incur the costs of such interactions without receiving the attendant benefits. By documenting best practices from high-quality brainstorming sessions, our findings can inform auditors on how to improve their consideration of fraud.

Does Quantity Generate Quality? Testing the Fundamental Principle of Brainstorming

The purpose of this work is to test the chief principle of brainstorming, formulated as "quantity generates quality." The study is included within a broad program whose goal is to detect the strong and weak points of creative techniques. In a sample of 69 groups, containing between 3 and 8 members, the concurrence of two commonly accepted criteria was established as a quality rule: originality and utility or value. The results fully support the quantity-quality relation (r = .893): the more ideas produced to solve a problem, the better quality of the ideas. The importance of this finding, which supports Osborn's theory, is discussed, and the use of brainstorming is recommended to solve the many open problems faced by our society.

Brainstorming, Modified Logframes and the Conversion of Research Hypotheses into Field Questions: Reflections from Team‐based Fieldwork in Eastern India

AbstractThis paper considers some practical problems associated with organising large‐scale comparative field research in eastern India. The focus of the paper is on the use of brainstorming and “modified logframes” as two means by which hypotheses about the working of the local state from the point of view of the rural poor could be turned into concrete field questions. The paper is less concerned with ethical and positional issues relating to team‐based research in “the tropics” (on this, see Williams et al., 2003a) than with the equally important if apparently more prosaic issues relating to the flawed but necessary search for objectivity and rigour in comparative field studies.

Programmed Instruction for Creativity

The research reported involved the development and testing of a programme for increasing creativity, particularly in the visual field. The programme was developed following surveys of literature and work in the disciplines of creativity and programmed instruction, and utilised a direct approach ‐‐ involving the learner in terms of the creative product, the creative person, and the creative process ‐‐ including instruction in the use of brainstorming. Instruments for measuring creativity were chosen or developed. These were used as pre‐tests and post‐tests in an experimental situation involving control and experimental groups of secondary school male and female subject, aged thirteen and fourteen, of average and below average ability. Variance found as a result of statistical analyses of the data revealed two major features: (i) females were more creative than males, as measured by the test instruments; and (ii) the experimental group increased its scoring from pre‐test to post‐test administration, whereas...