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

Hsing-Yuan Liu, Ding-Yang Hsu, Hui-Mei Han, I-Teng Wang, Nai-Hung Chen, Chin-Yen Han, Sheau-Ming Wu, Hsiu-Fang Chen and Ding-Hau Huang
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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
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
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
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

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 10, 1-9

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.

Keywords: divergent thinking abilities; interdisciplinary teaching; nursing student teams; team creativity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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