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Bowden, William R. – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2015
Summer programs that experiment with combining media literacy and social-emotional learning can potentially affect students' academic performance. Based on a six-week program, working with rising eighth grade students in a low-income school district, this program allowed students to work on media projects while trying to develop stronger…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Media Literacy, Metacognition
Kadel, Stephanie – 1992
This document is intended as a resource and guide to help teachers integrate a problem-centered approach into their curricula. It outlines the typical components of problem-centered mathematics and science activities, and offers practical suggestions, examples, and resources to assist this endeavor. The first section of this document, "What is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Evaluation, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education
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Woods, Donald R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1985
Presents: (1) a list of ideas for teaching problem-solving; (2) a review of a problem-solving book used in medical education; and (3) a discussion of an approach called problem-based learning. (DH)
Descriptors: Books, College Science, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
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Dooley, Cindy – Roeper Review, 1997
The problem-centered learning model for gifted students is described and applied to development of learning experiences that are organized around exploration of past, present, and future perspectives of trends, problems, events, and phenomena in the social sciences. Ways to use problem-centered learning in regular classrooms, special programs for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Integrated Curriculum
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Pearson, Erica – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1996
Five problem-based learning activities tested by fourth-grade gifted students are suggested. Each open-ended problem is intended to be worked on by a small group for 30 minutes. Student reactions are quoted and analyzed, noting that students became more willing to take risks, test the properties and limits of their materials, and learn from their…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
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Rangachari, P. K. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Use of problem-based learning in a large upper-division general education class at McMaster University (Canada) provides opportunities for students to identify and practice skills for inquiry into societal problems and solutions. Classroom techniques and processes preserve the essence of problem-based learning despite the fact that the class is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies
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Pincus, Karen V. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1995
A new approach to introductory accounting at the University of Southern California teaches students to view issues from varied perspectives, broadens exposure to unstructured problems with more than one solution approach, and places accounting in real-world context. It has increased enrollment and persistence and attracted new students to the…
Descriptors: Accounting, Active Learning, College Instruction, Course Descriptions
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McDermott, John F.; Anderson, Alexander S. – Academic Medicine, 1991
University of Hawaii medical school workshops retrain faculty for their roles as tutors in the newly adopted problem-based curriculum. Assessment of trainees' knowledge and skills before and after the sessions indicate the training was successful and also identified common problems faced by traditional teachers in the new role of facilitator.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Medical Education
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Thompson, David G.; Williams, Reed G. – Studies in Higher Education, 1985
Among the barriers to acceptance of clinical problem-based medical education are institutional complacency and lack of rewards for teachers with academic competence in education rather than biological research and clinical care. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Medical Education
Ryan, Walter F. – 1997
This collection of activities demonstrates how the study of elementary mathematics can be extended beyond the school and involve teachers and students in investigative, problem-based experiences. The activities include topics in geometry, concept of number, algebra, measurement, graphing, statistics, and probability, and are organized into five…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies
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Seltzer, Stan; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Calculus can be taught using meaningful problems and active participation, with provocative problem situations and large-scale projects. An Ithaca College (New York) introductory calculus course uses this problem-based learning approach to develop understanding of central concepts (differentiation, integration, approximation) with less of the…
Descriptors: Calculus, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
Pickrell, John A. – 1995
This project for large-group, problem-based learning at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine developed 47 case-based videotapes that are used to model clinical conditions and also involved veterinary practitioners to formulate true practice cases into student learning opportunities. Problem-oriented, computer-assisted diagnostic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Barrows, Howard S. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Discussion of the problem-based learning approach in higher education looks at its origins in medical curricula, characteristics of the original method, the variety of educational objectives possible with this approach, problem-based curriculum development, advantages of the method, and its use outside the medical domain. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Curriculum Design
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Colby, Kathleen K.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
A required fourth-year course integrating the social sciences and humanities into the required clinical medical curriculum at Dartmouth Medical School is intended to prepare students to deal with the social and humanistic issues involved in medical practice, including law, ethics, economics, and social anthropology. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Economics
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Pavelich, Michael J.; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1995
In an integrated four-course sequence, Colorado School of Mines engineering and science students work on open-ended, real-world problems prepared by government agencies and private companies that interact as clients with student teams. The program fosters intellectual development, teamwork, and communication skills. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, College Science, College Sophomores
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