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Personality and other attributes, qualities, abilities and opinions of some ‘A’ level design students

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Many claims have been made of a subjective nature that some students studying ‘A’ level Design develop certain personal qualities and attributes not found in some students who study other academic ‘A’ levels. The research describes attempts to quantify these claims and as a result provides a firmer basis for the understanding of the effects on students of studying design.

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  1. Head of Design, Rawlins Community college, Quorn, Leicestershire, UK

    John Tyers

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Tyers, J. Personality and other attributes, qualities, abilities and opinions of some ‘A’ level design students. Int J Technol Des Educ 1, 159–170 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00819649

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