本研究旨在探討問題解決課程對學生創新能力之影響,以未曾修習過問題解決課程之學生為研究對象,研究設計採用前實驗設計之「單組後測實驗設計」進行研究,經由為期共54小時的教學實驗後,透過創新能力量表問卷及質性訪談的方式來蒐集資料,再針對這些資料加以分析與探討,藉此瞭解問題解決課程教學對增進學生創新能力之成效。 本研究發現: 1. 問題解決課程對學生的創新能力具有正向的影響效果。 2. 在問卷及訪談分析的結果顯示,學生在課程教學結束後明顯感受並認同「尋找創新機會」、「思想的開創性」、「創意構想產生」、「問題解決能力」及「主動嘗試應用」方面的提昇。 3. 在「主動嘗試應用」方面,多數學生認同自己可以提出合適的方案並評估及優缺點,但部分學生對於自己是否會冒著失敗的風險,採取新的事物落實於工作上或生活中,則是持保留的態度。 藉由問題解決課程來激發學生創造思考潛能,讓學生具有獨立思考及問題解決的能力,以符合社會期待及現代產業的需求。
The effects of problem-solving courses on students’ innovative ability were the main purposes of this study. The participants were students who never took problem-solving courses before. The research data were collected by innovative-ability questionnaire and qualitative interview after a 54-hour teaching experiment. The results of the problem-solving courses were analyzed and discussed afterward. In this study, the effects were as followed: 1. The problem-solving courses had positive effects on students’ innovative ability. 2. The students experienced and agreed with the enhancement of innovation seeking, thought initiating, creativity producing, problem-solving ability, and active application. 3. In active application, most of the students agreed that they could offer proper plans and evaluate pro and con. However, some of them were not sure that they would take a risk in adopting new things in work or life. In conclusion, the problem-solving courses encouraged students’ potential creativity. The students were independent and were able to solve problems, and these conform to the social anticipation and the needs of modern industry.