The Design Process Framework in Interior Design Education: An ACT-R Approach | ||
| International Design Journal | ||
| Article 35, Volume 15, Issue 5 - Serial Number 68, September and October 2025, Pages 453-463 PDF (1.01 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/idj.2025.395681.1361 | ||
| Author | ||
| Faten Omar Yanksari* | ||
| College of Design and Applied Arts, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Many studies have explored interior design pedagogy and developed teaching methods in interior design and interior design pedagogy. However, this study describes the appropriate way to use the conceptual framework of the design process by Yanksari (2020) in teaching interior design. The main research question is: how the design process's conceptual framework affects interior design's educational process in the adaptive control of thought-rational theory. This study aimed to explore the impact of the Yanksari 2020 conceptual framework on the educational process of interior design, utilizing Anderson's Adaptive Control of Thought-Rational (ACT-R) theory. A quantitative, one-shot case study approach was used. The author explained the conceptual framework to the 60 senior interior design students. After the final presentation, a survey was conducted to answer the research question. The results showed that the conceptual framework of the design process significantly enhances procedural knowledge. This positive influence is notably strong during the autonomous stage, followed by the associative and cognitive stages, with students expressing strong agreement on its benefits in the interior design educational process. A conceptual framework has been developed for further investigation and educational purposes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Conceptual framework of design process; procedural knowledge; ACT-R theory; student cognition; interior design education | ||
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