Determination of the design cognition types of the fashion design students

Scientists have been trying to discover the source of the creativity and thought with the help of design research. Research shows that design is realized through mental thought processes. The time and prioritization of these processes reveals the design cognition types. It is possible to determine the Designer's design computing type of scale application. This study leading to applying the design cognition analysis still carried out by foreign-sourced academics and may be a step in the fashion design field be addressed from this perspective is thought to have a great importance in terms of design research in Turkey. The main purpose of this research is to examine the design cognitions that shape the design processes of fashion design students according to the sample universities and education level. In the research, quantitative data collection tool was used with descriptive scanning method. The related literature was reviewed and a 20-item Likert-type questionnaire was applied to determine what the focal point of students' designs in the design process. The findings of the students in the sample were evaluated for design cognition preferences according to universities and education levels and it was concluded that they focused on the problem-driven design cognition in the design processes in general. Design cognition preferences according to the educational level of the sample are also directed to the problem-driven design cognition. It is seen that there are different design cognition preferences according to universities and university education levels.