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Direct linkRotgans, Jerome I.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2011
The objective of the present study was to examine to what extent autonomy in problem-based learning (PBL) results in cognitive engagement with the topic at hand. To that end, a short self-report instrument was devised and validated. Moreover, it was examined how cognitive engagement develops as a function of the learning process and the extent to…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Personal Autonomy, Learner Engagement, Cognitive Processes
Sockalingam, Nachamma; Rotgans, Jerome I.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2011
This study investigated the influence of five problem characteristics on students' achievement-related classroom behaviors and academic achievement. Data from 5,949 polytechnic students in PBL curricula across 170 courses were analyzed by means of path analysis. The five problem characteristics were: (1) problem clarity, (2) problem familiarity,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Academic Achievement, Student Behavior, College Students
Rotgans, Jerome I.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
The study sought to explore whether interactional teacher characteristics such as social congruence, subject-matter expertise, and cognitive congruence increase situational interest in students. Correlational and path analyses were conducted on a sample of 498 polytechnic students to assess potential differences in situational interest based on…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Role, Classroom Environment
