A Study of the Learning Models Employed by Industrial Design Students When Learning to Use 3D

3D computer-assisted design (3D CAD) software is widely used in manufacturing, and the ability to use 3D CAD software is a skill that all students majoring in industrial design or related fields are expected to acquire. Very little research has been done on the methods used to evaluate student learning in this field, and even less research has been done on the learning models adopted by industrial design students whose background is in the arts or humanities. The aim of the present study is to explore appropriate methods for evaluating the learning of students studying 3D CAD, and to examine the learning models employed by industrial design students who are learning to use 3D CAD software. The key findings of the study are as follows: 1. A method is proposed for establishing a dimension-count based learning curve with respect to declarative knowledge, which can be used t