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Assessing Millennials in College-Level Fashion Design Studios: A Study of Evidence-Based Practice
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Kincade, Doris H.; Turner, Windi D.; Solis, Oscar J.; Dull, Elizabeth H. – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2019
Providing quality feedback that is both positive and effective while maintaining the required student grade confidentiality is a conundrum for faculty. This issue is particularly complex for faculty teaching studio courses (e.g. fashion design) with performance or creativity components where feedback has traditionally been given publicly as…
Descriptors: Clothing, Feedback (Response), Criticism, College Faculty
Dressed to Present: Ratings of Classroom Presentations Vary with Attire
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Gurung, Regan A. R.; Kempen, Laura; Klemm, Kayla; Senn, Rebecca; Wysocki, Rosie – Teaching of Psychology, 2014
This study investigates the effects of formality of dress on ratings of classroom presentations. Participants (N = 65, 66% women) from a Midwestern university in the United States rated three female students giving a presentation designed for a health psychology class in one of four outfits: casual, party, business casual, or business formal.…
Descriptors: Clothing, Females, Student Attitudes, Health
An Evaluation of Doris Katz' Home Economics 134.
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Smith, Helen G.; Gillmore, Gerald M. – 1975
Home Economics 134 was designed to teach the construction and design of clothing on a basic level for students interested in home economics teaching, professional clothes designing, or just self-enrichment. Budget restrictions over a three year period necessitated the reduction of faculty members available to teach the course from three…
Descriptors: Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Course Evaluation
The Importance of Mathematical and Logical Skills to Clothing Construction.
Franz, Wanda; And Others – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1985
Twenty-three female students, enrolled in the Apparel Construction and Fitting course at West Virginia University, were evaluated to determine whether the ability of the students to perform basic mathematical skills is related to performance in a clothing construction course. Educational implications of the results are discussed. (CT)
Descriptors: Clothing Design, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Home Economics Education
Creativity, Autonomy, and Evaluation of Creative Work: Artistic Workers in Organizations.
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Greenberg, Ellen – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1992
A simulation study with 96 students at 3 schools of fashion design demonstrated that more creative output was obtained from subjects who had more choice in selecting problems on which to work; took more time to perform the task; had more training; expressed positive feelings about their work; and attended the school with the best reputation. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Clothing Design, Creative Development, Creative Expression
Development and Testing of Criteria for the Identification and Selection of Mentally Handicapped Students for Vocational Programs [and] A Review of Related Literature Concerning Components of Systems and Studies That Impact on Identification and Selection of EMRs and Slow Learners for Vocational Programs [and] VERT: Vocational Education Readiness Test. Final Report.
Shill, James F.; And Others – 1978
A project was developed to (1) utilize a steering committee for project planning, review, and evaluation; (2) catalog, review, and analyze systems and studies that impact on identification/selection of mentally handicapped and slow learners for vocational programs; (3) design tests involving vocational skill prediction for use with mentally…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Annotated Bibliographies, Auto Mechanics