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The sample for the survey consisted of students from Classes 7 to 9 from a school located in Mumbai. The data were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively to look for trends in students' responses. Results show that Indian middle school students, who had no experience in design and technology education, demonstrated an incomplete understanding of what design is and what designers do. Most students considered design as some artistic rendering process where the designer is engaged in decorating or making things look attractive. Very few students suggested design as planning before making. Students demonstrated a good understanding of the skills associated with designers and showed a positive attitude towards designers and design learning. Insights from the study have implications for design curriculum development at the school level.  \nKey words  \nmiddle school, India, understanding design, attitudes  \nIntroduction  \nWe live in a designed world and find ourselves surrounded by things that are designed; the houses we live in, the clothes we wear, the chairs, pen and books we use, the buses we travel in, and even the food we eat. Since design seems to be so much a part ofour everyday life, it is worthwhile and also interesting to know how it is understood and perceived by people.  \nAccording to Mitcham,(2001) the term design has its root in the Latin designare, meaning to ‘mark out’, ‘trace’,‘denote’, or ‘devise’; and that there is no etymological counterpart of the word design in classical Hebrew or Greek languages, suggesting that it is a modern concept. In the English language,‘design’ can serve either as a noun ora verb. As a noun, design can mean a form, arrangement, pattern, blueprint, template, model, outline, plan, plot, scheme, or sketch. As a verb, design may mean to draw, to impose a pattern, or to produce a template for subsequent iteration. In yet another sense, perhaps as an adjective, design could mean something trendy or fashionable, for instance when we use the word ‘designer’ in connection with clothes or accessories. In fact we presume that‘designer’ artefacts, even when mass produced, represent in some way the distinctive creative flair of the designer (Raizman, 2003) .  \nDesign and designers  \nWhat do designers do? Designers provide a detailed description, usually in the form of a drawing, of what an artefact should be like to those who will make that artefact. A designer thinks about the design criteria and requirements which are set by the client (technical or legal criteria), or set by him/herself (aesthetic and formal attributes) . Designers are also concerned with the evaluation of their design proposals. A designer proposes more than a single design and before communicating them to the client, he/she tests those proposals, finally to accept or reject them (Cross, 1990) .  \nDesigning is intellectually demanding since designers need to be aware of the procedural and declarative knowledge (Lawson, 2005) . Cross (2006) considers design ability asa form of natural intelligence possessed to some degree by everyone. This intelligence is comprised of the core abilities to (a) produce novel solutions, (b) work withincomplete information,(c) use drawings and other media as part of problem solving (d) apply imagination to problem solving and (e) resolve ill-defined problems.  \nDesign education as part of general education  \nIn India, design education is generally considered to be a specialist education intended at preparing future designers rather than educating the general population. But as Cross (2006) and Lawson (2005) pointed out design ability is possessed by everybody,","cbCaibJLyKUFyGZz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibJLyKUFyGZz","pdf",64380,12,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Design and designers\n# Design education as part of general education","[{\"question\":\"What does the study investigate about Indian middle school students?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates middle school students’ naïve ideas and attitudes toward design and designers, focusing on how they understand what design is and what designers do.\"},{\"question\":\"Who participated in the survey and where was it conducted?\",\"answer\":\"The survey sample consisted of students from Classes 7 to 9 from a school located in Mumbai.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the main findings about students’ understanding of design?\",\"answer\":\"Many students, without design and technology education experience, showed an incomplete understanding of design and designers, often treating design as artistic rendering or decoration rather than planning before making.\"}]","A Study Investigating Indian Middle School Students’ Ideas of Design and Designers | PDF",1792092941]