Metaphor： A Creative Thinking Model for Web Designers

Metaphors have been used in web user interface designs from the earliest stages of the web. As technology has evolved into various web fields, metaphors have become even more useful and at the same time more sophisticated. A current-generation site not only has an overall theme for the site, but the organization of the information and the navigational scheme is based on a metaphor of the theme, called a Web Metaphor. A web metaphor is a design element that helps the user to leverage their existing experience in the abstract environment of the web. In this study, an approach to a thinking process model for web design is proposed through the concept of metaphors, and a theoretical analysis based on creative thinking for solving design problems is studied. This study aims to provide a glimpse into the world of metaphors and how they can be used in user interface design, to analyze selected examples, and to introduce a model web design process. As the study of the essence of creative thinking in web design is ongoing, diverse possibilities for solving problems in web design can be found through the theoretical modeling of thinking in web design. This study will also explore strategic and effective web design by establishing a mental model for web designers based on the study of metaphors that will inspire the thinking of designers.

Research on the oral teaching of university network English in promoting students＇ creative thinking abilities

Many authors probe into the models of promoting college students＇ creative thinking abilities from their own perspectives, among which there are innovative works. However, whether we can improve the above abilities of college students in the oral teaching of university network English still remains blank in the study. Based on the deconstruction of the creative thinking abilities of the students, we should build the components of this capacity from four aspects.

Discussion of the impact of folk arts on the art education in our country and the enlightenment of the creative thinking

In the face of various problems in the current art education, the targeted reform is very important. This reform can be embarked from the folk art handed down from the folk. In the classrooms, we should let the students contact the traditional arts and crafts, so that they know more about arts. In the history of China＇s bright and colorful folk arts, there flash numerous art forms, including the facial makeup art and culture, the shadow play art and culture, the paper-cut art and culture, and the kite drawing art and culture, and so on. These are the unique arts only of our nation with five thousand years of the development, and we need to well integrate them into the current art education, so as to form the unique system of the art education. This can not only play the role of inheriting the traditional Chinese cultures, but also can well arouse the children＇s interest in arts and their art creativity.

Discussion on the non-intelligence factors influencing the psychology of creative thinking

intellectual and non-intellectual factors are the two basic elements of talent qualities. With the deepening of talent studies, there is growing awareness of the important role of non-intelligence factors on a person＇s talent. Psychological research tells us that there is no big difference in people＇ s innate intellectual, but there is a big difference in non-intellectual factors, which lead to different career achievements. Non-intellectual factors play a decisive role in a creative talent.

Cross-cultural Talks of Dao in the Cultivating of Critical and Creative Thinking

This paper aims to go into the Dao of critical and creative thinking(CCT)through a comparison and contrast of a number of scholars’remarks.Cultural differences lead to varying understanding of thinking patterns,entailing the distinct displaying of critio-creative thoughts.This can be revealed in the terms of intellectual standards by the Western scholars;on the other hand,it can be mirrored in the Chinese terms of Dao,De,wu(无),you(有),xin(心),xing(性),qi(气),and zhen(真).Dao of myriads of generating lives with each other,a harmonious disagreement.Intellectual standards,defining the basics and fundamental of fresh views,contribute to the coming of new ideas.Yijing,Book of Changes,and Dao De Ching,are two great books in the ancient Chinese philosophy,both of which handle creating and generating powers.We can see the reverse thinking and the weak over the strong in Dao De Ching,the creating and producing of being Dao in Yi thoughts,as well as yin-yang approach in these two.They are the driving force of the becoming of all things.The focus of Dao,a transforming process,is hidden in the field of critical and creative field in the Chinese unity of nature and humans.Focus-field theory can effectively and efficiently interpret the CCT.The Dao of CCT is wu(无),beyond words;whose you(有),being,just is a habit,a lifelong learning.The heart of it is supu(素朴),a just-do-it job,and the operating is the flow of qi,yin-yang going.The zhen(真)of it is of freedom,free thinking.

Reasons in the Sino-West Philosophies and Critical and Creative Thinking Under the Cartesian Coordinate System

This paper provides a comparison and contrast of the rationality in the West and China.It is undergoing with the support of the Cartesian coordinate system.About 30 such figures illustrate the reason and causality of the philosophical concepts in question.The horizontal axis translates the independent variable,the cause;and the vertical elements interpret the effect.Such dynamic variable study supports the understanding of the core values in the Western and Chinese philosophy.On the other hand,there is a similar probing of the critical and creative thinking in the philosophy.Reflective thinking in varying fields with more perspective entails rational views.

Leisure Education and Creative Thinking

There are two dimensions of creative thinking:a creative"state of mind"and creative"thinking tactics".The former means clarity of mind which makes people always ready for truth,while the latter points to an effective way of creative thinking.The formation of creative thinking requires a leisurely mindset.Leisure education could help people make the best use of their leisure,let leisure wield a positive influence on creativity cultivation,and eliminate the downside of the current education,thereby rendering people’s efforts to cultivate creative thinking more effectively.The goal of leisure education is to achieve a creative"state of mind"required for creative thinking,while the content and approaches adopted by leisure education could provide inspiration for creative"thinking tactics".To vigorously expand leisure education will be necessary in this creative age,especially for the cultivation of creative talents.

Reading Stories——A Lively Path to EFL Fluency and to Clear, Creative Thinking

Learning to read is a vital,complex task which can be made easier if we expand the conventional conceptualizations of reading.Many have wisely advised educators about expanding beyond understanding reading primarily as an act of decoding visual,printed symbols into words,phrases。

Integration of Information Technology into Music Education to Cultivate Creative Thinking Among Middle School Students

Creative thinking is an important thinking skill for primary and secondary school students in the learning stage.In music education,through the integration of information technology into classroom teaching,a series of measures have been taken:(1)changing the way of music creation;(2)guiding students to participate in classroom practice;(3)exercising students’reverse thinking for analysis.The full use of information technology in music education promotes the improvement of students’imagination,provides more space for students to create,changes students’inherent way of thinking,enables students to look at problems from a multi-level and multi-angle perspective,as well as trains students to improvise.Teaching practice has proven that the development of creative thinking reflects the overall quality of students.The integration of information technology into music education is of great significance to cultivate creative thinking among middle school students.

Discussion on Influence of Creative Thinking in Levi's Advertising Design on Audience's Psychology

World War I had brought great pain to people, old beliefs had been lost and new beliefs were badly-needed. On the road to discover new beliefs, therefore, the surrealism originated from so-called "surreal" and "super-reasonable" dreams became an attempt. As a leading brand of fashion and jeans, with its distinctive symbolic meaning Levi's is a typical symbol of American clothing. Much spiritual, cultural and artistic temperament was given to Levi as time changes, and Levi became a symbol of personality and rebellion ever since. This paper analyzed how designers of Levi applied the realism thinking in advertising design,and gave uniqueness and attraction to Levi's advertisement, based on which, the paper conducted a comprehensive theoretical research on Levi's design.

Revisiting Educational Issues in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence(AI)has had a huge impact on all areas of life,including the field of education.AI can assist teachers in cultivating talents and promoting personalized learning and teaching,but it also prevents individuals from thinking independently and creatively.In the era of generative AI,the rapid development of technology and its significant impact on the field of education are inevitable.There are many educational issues related to it,such as teaching methods,student training goals,teaching philosophy and purposes,and other educational issues,that require re-conceptualization and review.

A comparative study of how Chinese ESL students and American students work on the same writing assignment that involves critical thinking

The paper compares and contrasts how Chinese ESL students and American students work on a same descriptive English writing assignment that requires critical thinking. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the similarity and difference between English composition teaching in China and English composition teaching in America in regarding to incorporating critical thinking, as reflected in the use of this assignment. The study uses descriptive analysis of student writings as well as quantitative analysis of questionnaires, student grades given both from the author and several other researchers who are invited to participate in the study. The cognitive abilities in critical thinking basically consist of logical thinking, dialectical thinking, and creative thinking abilities. The study reveals that Chinese students＇ works generally flow well and they use a language that is coherent and clear. However, the study also reveals that Chinese students have difficulties in implementing critical thinking at English composition learning, and the difficulties lie in creative and dialectical thinking. To cultivate critical thinking, we need to employ affective strategies, meta-cognitive strategies-macro-abilities, and cognitive strategies-micro-abilities. The paper concludes by giving concrete examples in the area of cognitive strategies-micro-abilities in order to cultivate critical thinking.

Research on the Strategies for Integrating Mental Health Education into Art Education

This article aims to explore strategies for integrating mental health education into art education to address students’mental health issues and enhance their emotional intelligence and creative thinking skills.It identifies the current problems in teaching,including a lack of comprehensive methods,insufficient teacher training,and inadequate assessment and feedback.Based on these issues,strategies for curriculum design,teacher training and support,and student engagement and feedback are proposed.These strategies are expected to promote the effective integration of art education and mental health education,providing support for the comprehensive development of students.

The Forming-Mechanism and Role of Creativity Thinking in Dry Coal Beneficiation of Coal with Air-Dense Medium Fluidized Bed

In this paper, the authors point out that the Creativity is an inevitable request in solving engineering and technological problems and that the coal beneficiation technology with air dense medium fluidized bed is a result of reversal thinking, and its forming mechanism is the use of other things for reference and the transplantation.

Effectiveness of a training program based on maker education for baccalaureate nursing students: A quasi-experimental study

Objectives:Maker education is a dominant force in education reform and is viewed as a revolutionary way to learn.As innovative pedagogy is continuously explored in the field of nursing,the emerging role of maker education must be examined.This research aims to build a nursing bachelor education program based on maker education and to evaluate the effectiveness of this program.Methods:Forty volunteer junior students majoring in nursing from a college were the subjects for this quasi-experiment.The training program for nursing students based on maker education was developed and implemented as an additional class for a period of 12 weeks.Before and after the experiment,two measures including the"Williams Creative Scale"and"Current Status Questionnaire of Nursing Students'Learning"were adopted for investigation,and corresponding statistical methods were used for analysis.The degree of satisfaction with this training program was investigated after the experiment.Results:The average scores of creativity,learning interest,cooperative learning skill,scientific research ability,and information attainment of the nursing students after the implementation of maker education all improved.The differences in the above points before and after the experiment were all statistically significant(P<0.05).Most of the students expressed satisfaction with this training program(72.5%were very satisfied,15.0%were partially satisfied,and 12.5%were not satisfied).Conclusion:Implementing the training program based on maker education enhanced student creativity,learning interest,cooperative learning skill,scientific research ability,and information attainment.Comprehensive nursing talents were also cultivated.Our data suggested the importance of improving this program,adopting the method,and pursuing research in nursing education.

Several Theoretical Problems Concerning PhD Candidate＇s Education in the Area of Modern Management Accounting

This paper consists of five parts： Part one： ＂Modem Management Accounting Has Been Confronting with Serious Crises＂ points out that accompanied by the management systems shifting from material basis to human （knowledge） basis, and the IT developing rapidly, the management accountants＇ services that continue to remain at original level would become no useful very soon. Part two： ＂PhD Candidates＇ Education Would Be Essential to Develop Their Disciplines＇ Scholarship＂ explores the main peculiarities of PhD candidates＇ education, and why the development of PhD Candidates＇ Creative thinking should be permeated through the doctoral programs from the beginning to the end, so as to make them possible to develop their disciplines＇ scholarship. Part three： ＂The Quality Requirements of PhD Candidates in the Area of Modern Management Accounting＂ explains in detail why the development of management accounting should shift from the quantitative perspective to humanistic perspective so that management accountants can play an important role in the process of decision-making on the basis of employing their comprehension thinking that is a kind of humanistic thinking. This paper views this direction of development is essential to promote management accountants＇ self-impendence and self-vitality and to eliminate their crises cited above as well in the new historical era. Part Four： ＂The Key Points of the Doctoral Program in Modem Management Accounting＂ explores how to implement a doctoral program successfully in order to develop PhD Candidates＇ Creative Thinking, carrying forward academic democracy emphasized. Part Five： ＂Conclusion＂ points out how the topics discussed in this paper are linked up each other, and why and how the new developing tendency of management accounting is essential to make this discipline more suitable to the development of knowledge economy.

Study on the Innovative Design of Graphic Design

With the advent of the informatian age, people are working to build a new knowledge network, knowledge of the past gradually pieced together again. The new knowledge network includes not only advanced science and technology, but also includes the historical and cultural value, emotion and sense of innovation. Graphic design is a spiritual and material reality and artistic, aesthetic and practical disciplines integrated with each other. Always take the old approach to their creative confined in a narrow space, and this will inevitably lead to failure. Graphic design must rely on the sense of innovation, combined with the image of abstract thinking; ideas can really create unique designs. Therefore, to enhance training in graphic design innovative design capabilities, innovation and the development of graphic design is an important issue. In this paper, graphic design requirements and the role of innovation capacity will be explared, and the method of application of proposed innovative thinking in graphic design process will be provided.

Unleashing Creativity

The transformative power of innovation has become a burgeoning industry,boosting urban and culturaldevelopmentDO you want to experience living in a multidimensional sea-view room in a hotel transformed from a rocket launch control tower,or dine in a museum restaurant transformed from an abandoned train station？

ON THE FUNDAMENTAL DIRECTION OF THE REFORM OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN CHINA

This paper discusses some of the unfounded beliefs in current foreign language education policy and English language teaching, i.e. learning a foreign language will make a person cleverer; learning a foreign language will improve one's potential power and creative ability; the younger the child learns a foreign language, the better he will learn the language. In the light of the problems in current foreign language teaching and foreign language education policy, the paper has put forward some reform proposals including 'differentiating cities from rural areas, stressing teaching efficiency and cutting down class hours, and offering a foreign language in schools either as a compulsory or as a selective course according to different needs of students'. In conclusion, the paper holds that the reform measures will bring benefit to the country as well as to its people and should be a guide to the reform of China's foreign language education.