{"title":"Product design training in Industry 4.0: Using infographics and product modelling","authors":"Xiaojian Bai","doi":"10.1080/14703297.2023.2268599","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the impact of Industry 4.0 innovations, namely infographics and product modelling, on students’ academic performance and visual thinking skills. The experiment involved 164 students. Teaching tools promote the student’s academic performance and visual thinking. The average grade of academic performance was higher in the experimental group (15.70) than in the control group (13.73) after testing. The statistical analysis (t = 2.620) provided evidence supporting the research hypothesis that students who utilised infographics and modelling exhibited significantly enhanced visual thinking skills compared to the students in the control group. These studies allow the development of a paradigm of infographics for further understanding of its capabilities in the process of education. Subsequent scientific papers may study the influence of infographics and modelling on students of other professional fields. It is also necessary to study their influence on other mental parameters, such as cognitive load, motivation, involvement, and others.KEYWORDS: Academic performanceIndustry 4.0infographicsmodellingproduct designvisual thinking Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementData will be available on request.Ethics approval and consent to participateAll methods were performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by Local Ethics Committees of Hunan University of Science and Engineering (Protocol № 4 of 27.03.2022). Informed consent was obtained from all participants.Additional informationFundingThis research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.Notes on contributorsXiaojian BaiXiaojian Bai has a master’s degree. He is an associate professor at the College of Fine Arts and Art Design, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, Hunan, China. His research interests include design, art design, product modeling, infographics, and visual thinking","PeriodicalId":47628,"journal":{"name":"Innovations in Education and Teaching International","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Innovations in Education and Teaching International","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2023.2268599","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the impact of Industry 4.0 innovations, namely infographics and product modelling, on students’ academic performance and visual thinking skills. The experiment involved 164 students. Teaching tools promote the student’s academic performance and visual thinking. The average grade of academic performance was higher in the experimental group (15.70) than in the control group (13.73) after testing. The statistical analysis (t = 2.620) provided evidence supporting the research hypothesis that students who utilised infographics and modelling exhibited significantly enhanced visual thinking skills compared to the students in the control group. These studies allow the development of a paradigm of infographics for further understanding of its capabilities in the process of education. Subsequent scientific papers may study the influence of infographics and modelling on students of other professional fields. It is also necessary to study their influence on other mental parameters, such as cognitive load, motivation, involvement, and others.KEYWORDS: Academic performanceIndustry 4.0infographicsmodellingproduct designvisual thinking Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementData will be available on request.Ethics approval and consent to participateAll methods were performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by Local Ethics Committees of Hunan University of Science and Engineering (Protocol № 4 of 27.03.2022). Informed consent was obtained from all participants.Additional informationFundingThis research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.Notes on contributorsXiaojian BaiXiaojian Bai has a master’s degree. He is an associate professor at the College of Fine Arts and Art Design, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, Hunan, China. His research interests include design, art design, product modeling, infographics, and visual thinking
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Innovations in Education and Teaching International (IETI), is the journal of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) www.seda.ac.uk. As such, contributions to the Journal should reflect SEDA"s aim to promote innovation and good practice in higher education through staff and educational development and subject-related practices. Contributions are welcomed on any aspect of promoting and supporting educational change in higher and other post-school education, with an emphasis on research, experience, scholarship and evaluation, rather than mere description of practice.