Treffer: The effect of using a design thinking approach in online learning environment on the achievement of trainee teachers with high and low levels of self-regulation in design and technology courses.

This research was carried out to investigate the effect of using design thinking approach (PR) in the online learning environment on the achievement of third semester Design and Technology course trainee teachers at the Institute of Teacher Education (IPG). This research also aimed to investigate whether there are differences of the effects of intervention using design thinking approach in the online learning for one group in comparison with another group who used online learning without the intervention. The self regulation among different trainees teachers was investigated accordingly. A pre-test and post-test quasi experimental design were used in this research. There were 134 teacher trainees involved from two different IPGs from Northern of Peninsular Malaysia. The first group was from one IPG that was Experiment 1 (E1) and the other as the second group that was Experiment 2 (E2). Both groups will undergo online self regulatory questionnaire; which will measure the level of self regulation of the trainee teachers; the high and low level self regulated. Group E1 used the design thinking approach in the online learning environment with PR (Pemikiran Reka Bentuk/Design Thought) method whereas E2 used design thinking approach in the online learning environment method without PR. The achievement test on the topic of workshop safety management was used to measure their achievement and its retention towards achievement. The research hypothesis was tested by statistical inference using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) technique. The research findings showed that the use of design thinking approach in online learning environment had positive effect on the achievement on the topic of workshop safety management among high self regulated trainee teachers in comparison to low self regulated trainee teachers. The implications of this research findings suggest that the use of design thinking approach in online learning environment was able to provide an effective learning strategy in Design and Technology course in IPG as it had provided a systematic way of thinking in order to design and produce a product in an autonomous online learning environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]