The Pattern of Epistemological Belief in Design among Engineering Students

Authors

  • Mohd Fadzil Daud
  • Nur Aini Khoo binti Ahmad Fuad Khoo
  • Sharifah Osman
  • Wan Nazdah Bte Wan Hussin
  • Khairul Anwar Bin Hanafiah
  • Noor Afiqah Zamia Sumeri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v12i2.19897

Keywords:

Epistemology, Epistemological Beliefs on Design, Engineering Education

Abstract

This study was geared toward identifying the pattern of epistemological belief in design among engineering students enrolled in one of the research universities in Malaysia. To this end, data collection was carried out by employing an adapted instrument of a Likert-type questionnaire with five scales consisting of 68 items. Then, 120 engineering students from several engineering disciplines, such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil engineering, were selected from the overall population of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to determine their epistemological beliefs on design. According to the literature, six dimensions of beliefs were commonly perceived. The students were to describe their beliefs about design knowledge and the nature of knowing and learning design, including the source of knowledge, the certainty of knowledge, structure of knowledge, speed of knowledge acquisition, innate ability of personal and general knowledge, and real-world applicability of knowledge. The study's findings revealed that the epistemological beliefs of engineering students in each dimension yielded a difference across varying engineering majors.

Author Biographies

Mohd Fadzil Daud

Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Nur Aini Khoo binti Ahmad Fuad Khoo

Faculty of Social, Science and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Sharifah Osman

Faculty of Social, Science and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Wan Nazdah Bte Wan Hussin

Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Khairul Anwar Bin Hanafiah

Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Noor Afiqah Zamia Sumeri

Faculty of Social, Science and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Published

2024-06-18

How to Cite

Daud, M. F., Fuad Khoo, N. A. K. binti A., Osman, S., Wan Hussin, W. N. B., Bin Hanafiah, K. A., & Zamia Sumeri, N. A. (2024). The Pattern of Epistemological Belief in Design among Engineering Students. International Journal of Learning and Development, 12(2), 95–113. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v12i2.19897

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