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Liszka, James; Card, Robert; Clark, Patricia; Coleman, Kimberly J.; Leibensperger, Eric; Mattingly, R. Bruce; McGuire, Mary; Nollenberg, Joshua; VanSlyke-Briggs, Kjersti; Wilson, Leigh – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2022
The Common Problems Project (CP2) is an interdisciplinary, problem-based pedagogy that was launched in 2015 by four partner colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system (Cortland, Oneonta, Oswego, and Plattsburgh). Since its inception, 100 faculty have participated in CP2 and integrated the pedagogy into 134 courses to implement 47…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Interdisciplinary Approach, Community Involvement
Totterman, Henrik – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2018
International higher education is facing increasing competition and pressure from new market entrants, who are introducing disruptive models of delivering more affordable education on scale. Higher education is definitely more than ever at a crossroads in terms of securing its future existence, which is why it becomes essential for academic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Benchmarking, Educational Strategies, Sustainability
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Schwartz, Richard W.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
A study compared results of 2 teaching methods, traditional Socratic method (22 students) and a problem-based curriculum (35 students) in a University of Kentucky medical school surgery clerkship. Results showed the problem-based method resulted in similar knowledge level but improved clinical problem-solving skills. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Medical Education
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Norman, Geoffrey R.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Academic Medicine, 1992
Review of experimental evidence concerning the effectiveness of problem-based learning suggests that the approach may not improve content-free problem solving; may initially reduce learning levels but fosters long-term retention; may enhance transfer of concepts and integration of concepts into clinical problems; enhances intrinsic interest of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Educational Research, Higher Education
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Bridgham, Robert; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study investigated differences in National Board of Medical Examiners Part I scores for students at the College of Human Medicine (Michigan) in two preclinical medicine curricula, one problem based and one traditional, during four distinct periods. Results illustrate the difficulty of comparing the curricula, given revisions over time. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational History, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Nichol, Michael B. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1991
The multidisciplinary approach to pharmacy education used at the University of Southern California is characterized by problem-solving curricula, instruction by faculty from a diverse group of disciplines, small-group instruction with mixed disciplines, real-world case studies, evaluation by testing with new problems, and progressive conceptual…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Educational Strategies, Ethics
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Duncan-Hewitt, Wendy C. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1992
A University of Toronto pharmaceutics course which organizes information about physical chemistry around real problems, presented as case studies or laboratory projects, is described. Problems were addressed in class discussions or by unsupervised eight-student groups using self- and group evaluation procedures. Results are discussed, and three…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chemistry, Course Descriptions, Evaluation Methods