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Effectiveness of Interdisciplinary Teaching on Creativity: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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  • Hsing-Yuan Liu

    (Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wunhua 1st Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan
    Research Fellow (Joint Appointment), Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan)

  • Ding-Yang Hsu

    (Department of Industrial Design, Ming Chi University of Tchnology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan)

  • Hui-Mei Han

    (Department of Nursing, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan)

  • I-Teng Wang

    (Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wunhua 1st Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan
    Department of Finance, National United University, No. 1, Lienda, Miaoli 360301, Taiwan)

  • Nai-Hung Chen

    (Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wunhua 1st Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan)

  • Chin-Yen Han

    (Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wunhua 1st Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan
    Research Fellow (Joint Appointment), Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan)

  • Sheau-Ming Wu

    (Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wunhua 1st Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan)

  • Hsiu-Fang Chen

    (Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wunhua 1st Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan)

  • Ding-Hau Huang

    (Institute of Creative Design and Management, National Taipei University of Business, No. 100, Sec. 1, Fulong Rd., Pingzhen Dist., Taoyuan City 324022, Taiwan)

Abstract

Little is known about the effectiveness of Interdisciplinary teaching (IDT) in higher education, particularly for healthcare education in Taiwan. It is vital to determine if IDT could enhance divergent creative thinking and team creativity among nursing students. A quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design. Students enrolled in a capstone nursing course for the development of healthcare-related products were divided into two groups. The intervention group ( n = 61) was taught creative thinking skills with IDT by faculty. The control group ( n = 84) was taught by nursing faculty with traditional teaching. This study found that students who received the IDT intervention scored significantly higher on measures of creative thinking and team creativity compared with students in the control group. These findings suggest integrating IDT from nursing and design faculty into the teaching curriculum to foster students’ creative thinking abilities when formulating interdisciplinary student teams to develop innovative, creative healthcare products.

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  • Hsing-Yuan Liu & Ding-Yang Hsu & Hui-Mei Han & I-Teng Wang & Nai-Hung Chen & Chin-Yen Han & Sheau-Ming Wu & Hsiu-Fang Chen & Ding-Hau Huang, 2022. "Effectiveness of Interdisciplinary Teaching on Creativity: A Quasi-Experimental Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-9, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:10:p:5875-:d:813807
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