<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper analyzes paradigms that highlight the role of active teaching and active learning methods in developing the skills for the professional and social life of the students. The first chapter of the paper argues the need to develop social and creative abilities that lead students to competence in design thinking. Successful response of the student to the demands of professional and social life requires skills like empathy, assertiveness, cooperation, problem solving, implementation of innovative solutions. Ability of design thinking involves a divergent thinking, ability to autonomously design their own strategies in relation to personal development needs, self-assertion and prosocial project development. The training of these skills is possible if the educational environment is one that offers stimulating techniques, adequately prepared human resources, social training contexts. Interactive teaching enables the student to act independently, to be capable of self-management and personal development. The proactive creativity of teachers facilitates active learning methods which will lead to students developing empathy, assertiveness and competence in design thinking.</p></abstract>

The paper analyzes paradigms that highlight the role of active teaching and active learning methods in developing the skills for the professional and social life of the students. The first chapter of the paper argues the need to develop social and creative abilities that lead students to competence in design thinking. Successful response of the student to the demands of professional and social life requires skills like empathy, assertiveness, cooperation, problem solving, implementation of innovative solutions. Ability of design thinking involves a divergent thinking, ability to autonomously design their own strategies in relation to personal development needs, self-assertion and prosocial project development. The training of these skills is possible if the educational environment is one that offers stimulating techniques, adequately prepared human resources, social training contexts. Interactive teaching enables the student to act independently, to be capable of self-management and personal development. The proactive creativity of teachers facilitates active learning methods which will lead to students developing empathy, assertiveness and competence in design thinking.

Active Learning and Development of Design Thinking Ability at Students

“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University

Review of Artistic Education

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The paper analyzes paradigms that highlight the role of active teaching and active learning methods in developing the skills for the professional and social...

Active Learning and Development of Design Thinking Ability at Students

Published Online: Apr 07, 2019

Page range: 293 - 299

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2019-0033

Keywords
design thinking ability, active learning, assertivity, empathy, social competence

© 2019 Oana Jitaru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Active Learning and Development of Design Thinking Ability at Students

Published Online: Apr 07, 2019

Page range: 293 - 299

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2019-0033

Keywordsdesign thinking ability, active learning, assertivity, empathy, social competence

© 2019 Oana Jitaru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
design thinking ability, active learning, assertivity, empathy, social competence