Increasing the personal adaptation potential of teachers and students through the design thinking technology application in the educational process

The use of the design thinking technology, which is effectively implemented in the educational process and increases the adaptive potential of teachers and students, has been considered. The study was conducted during 2023–2024 in educational institutions of Astrakhan such as Secondary General Education School No. 12, Secondary General Education School No. 8, and Astrakhan State University. The number of subjects amounted to 90 people, including 25 school teachers, 25 university teachers, and 40 graduate students of Astrakhan State University (during the period of their practical courses). ‘Adaptability’ Multilevel Personality Questionnaire by A.G. Maklakov and S.V. Chermyanin method and the Personal Adaptation Potential Scale were used as the main methods. The methods of Behavior Self-Regulation Style by V.I. Morosanova and Coping Behavior in Stressful Situations by S. Norman, D. Endler, D. James, M. Parker (adapted by T.A. Kryukova) were used. To study the design thinking technology the following methods were applied: E. Torrence’s test to identify figurative creativity (creative potential) and N. Vishnyakova’s Creativity test. Personal adaptive potential can be investigated by applying the design thinking technology. Knowledge of the specifics of the content and structural organization of personal adaptation potential can be used in educational activities to increase the adaptation potential of students, teachers, and professors. Some variables of personal adaptive potential, such as flexibility of activity and result assessment, modeling, and planning, reliably change during design thinking application in all groups of subjects and increase personal adaptive potential.

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