Developing A Learning Model for Product Design by Using Design Thinking Techniques to Promote New Generation Entrepreneurial Skills

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to 1) develop a learning model for product design with design thinking techniques to promote new-generation entrepreneurial skills with Design Thinking, and 2) study the results of using a learning model for product design with design thinking techniques to promote new-generation entrepreneurial skills. The sample consisted of 29 undergraduate students in the academic year 2024, using a purposive selection method. The research instruments included a product design knowledge test, a learner behavior observation form, a learner productivity assessment form, and a new-generation entrepreneurial skills assessment form. Data were analyzed using the mean and standard deviation. The t-test is used to test the difference in knowledge before and after learning.
The results of the research found that:
1. The developed learning model consisted of 5 components: (1) problem-solving learning goals with Design Thinking Process. (2) lesson content included Design Thinking Process, Technic and Tools, and Case study, (3) teaching strategies were: Active Learning, Workshop, and Design Thinking Process. (4) The 5-step learning activities were: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test & Iterate, and (5) evaluation.
2. The results of using the learning model showed that the learners' new entrepreneurial skills after using the learning model were significantly higher at a statistical level of .05, and KW#2 method had an efficiency value of 79.31/82.39.