What stimulates web design students' imagination? The mediator effect of inspiration through action
Journal
Journal of Educational Media and Library Science
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
3
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze what psychological and environmental variables influenced the imagination of web design university students, and the effects these variables had on their imagination. A survey (n = 821) was administered from seven universities across different regions of Taiwan. The results of this study supported that imaginative capabilities consisted of ten characteristics namely: concentration, crystallization, dialectics, effectiveness, exploration, intuition, novelty, productivity, sensibility, and transformation. The psychological influences were comprised of six indicators namely: generative cognition, intrinsic motivation, positive emotion, negative emotion, inspiration through action, and self-efficacy. The environmental influences were composed of five indicators namely: physical component, learning resources, organizational measure, social climate, and human aggregate. The hypothesis of the study that inspiration through action plays a mediator in imagination development was partially supported. The structural model also showed that the variables of human aggregate, generative cognition, intrinsic motivation, negative emotion and self-efficacy have significant and indirect effects on imagination. Reflections on talent development of web design were proposed, future inquiries were discussed, and limitations of the study were acknowledged.
Type
journal article