How to evaluate the change from linear thinking to systems thinking for industrial engineering students?

Abstract

This paper aims to present a strategy evolution heads to build the ability of system thinking of industrial engineering students. The initial strategy starts with a pilot test, which provides tools to observe students’ performance with some active learning activities. With this experience, the strategy increased the contents of this exercise by making more pleasant the building of the system distinction. The redesign of the strategy included a tool to verify the construction of the competency through absolute improving and explain the improving from lineal to system thinking.