Abstract—The purpose of this study is to explore the performance of animation imagination among students who major in Study Area of Design and Departments of Animation from Vocational and Technological Colleges and Universities, using survey research methods during the study processing to develop the tool of imagination rating scales through animation, literature on the subject of imagination, and consulting with professional. The study objects consist of total 358 students from 10 classes, majoring in Study Area of Design, Departments of Animation, from the regions of North, Middle, South and East Taiwan. After they fill out the Animation Imagination Rating Scales, the Fictions, Designs & Values of Themes and Probability of Technical Value from collected data will be analyzed via variables. The research result has been found: it makes difference performance of animation imagination between students who major in Study Area of Design and Departments of Animation from Vocational and Technological Colleges and Universities. Generally, students from departments of Multimedia Animation and Multimedia Design have achieved better performance of animation imagination with above-average grades among other departments. Students from departments of Multimedia Animation, Multimedia Design and Animation Section of Department of Information Management have done a better job on Fictions of animation imagination; students from departments of Multimedia Animation and Multimedia Design have done a better job on Themes of animation imagination; students from departments of Multimedia Animation, Multimedia Design and Departments of Animation, Television & Film and Animation have done a better job on Technical Design of animation imagination; students from departments of Multimedia Animation and Multimedia Design have done a better job on Possibility of Value of animation imagination to show higher performance of Self-Value.

Index Terms—Animation Imagination, Vocational and Technological College and University, Area of Design.

Shih-Yang Yang is with the Department of Media Art, Kang-Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management, Taiwan (e-mail:shihyang@knjc.edu.tw).
Chin-Chun Huang is with the Department of Media Art, Kang-Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management, Taiwan (e-mail:lazoe@ms52.hinet.net).

Cite: Shih-Yang Yang and Chin-Chun Huang, "Study on the Performance of Animation Who Major in Study Area of Design and Departments from Vocational and Technological Colleges and Universities," International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 419-424, 2012.