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Wijnia, Lisette; Loyens, Sofie M.; Derous, Eva; Schmidt, Henk G. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2015
In problem-based learning students are responsible for their own learning process, which becomes evident when they must act independently, for example, when selecting literature resources for individual study. It is a matter of debate whether it is better to have students select their own literature resources or to present them with a list of…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Motivation, Reading Material Selection, Outcomes of Education
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Van Blankenstein, Floris M.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Van der Vleuten, Cees P. M.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2013
Although elaboration has been investigated frequently, there is little evidence for the beneficial effect of elaboration in problem-based learning. A controlled experiment tested the effect of elaboration during problem-based discussion on recall. Sixty-seven students observed a video-recorded, problem-based discussion. In one experimental…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Group Discussion, Video Technology, Recall (Psychology)
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Chng, Esther; Yew, Elaine H. J.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate how tutor behaviours influence learning in problem-based learning (PBL). A previous study had indicated a significant influence of the tutor's social congruent behaviour on the PBL process and this study further investigates this finding by examining two groups of tutors displaying differences in…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Tutors, Academic Achievement, Teacher Behavior
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Chamberland, Martine; Mamede, Sílvia; St-Onge, Christina; Setrakian, Jean; Schmidt, Henk G. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Educational strategies that promote the development of clinical reasoning in students remain scarce. Generating self-explanations (SE) engages students in active learning and has shown to be an effective technique to improve clinical reasoning in clerks. Example-based learning has been shown to support the development of accurate knowledge…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Educational Strategies, Active Learning
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Wijnia, Lisette; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Derous, Eva; Koendjie, Nitaasha S.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
This study examines whether tutors (N?=?15) in a problem-based learning curriculum were able to predict students' success in their first year and their entire bachelor programme. Tutors were asked to rate each student in their tutorial group in terms of the chance that this student would successfully finish their first year and the entire…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Prediction, Academic Achievement, Student Attrition
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Wijnia, Lisette; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Derous, Eva; Schmidt, Henk G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
Two studies investigated the importance of initial topic interest (i.e., expectation of interest) and tutors' autonomy-supportive or controlling instructional styles for students' motivation and performance in problem-based learning (PBL). In Study 1 (N = 93, a lab experiment), each student participated in a simulated group discussion in…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Problem Based Learning, Tutors, Teaching Methods
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Kamp, Rachelle J. A.; van Berkel, Henk J. M.; Popeijus, Herman E.; Leppink, Jimmie; Schmidt, Henk G.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2014
Even though peer process feedback is an often used tool to enhance the effectiveness of collaborative learning environments like PBL, the conditions under which it is best facilitated still need to be investigated. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of individual versus shared reflection and goal setting on students' individual…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Peer Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Problem Based Learning
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Van Blankenstein, Floris M.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Van der Vleuten, Cees P. M.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2013
This study set out to test whether relevant prior knowledge would moderate a positive effect on academic achievement of elaboration during small-group discussion. In a 2 × 2 experimental design, 66 undergraduate students observed a video showing a small-group problem-based discussion about thunder and lightning. In the video, a teacher asked…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Academic Achievement, Small Group Instruction, Discussion Groups
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Kamp, Rachelle J. A.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Van Berkel, Henk J. M.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2013
Within Problem-Based Learning successful learning depends on the quality of cognitive, social and motivational contributions students make to the tutorial group. But at the same time, not all students in PBL automatically contribute in a high quality manner, which might impede successful group functioning. This study investigated whether peer…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response)
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Sockalingam, Nachamma; Schmidt, Henk G. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2013
This study investigated the relationship between problem familiarity and students' learning in a problem-based course. Problem familiarity in this study refers to the extent to which a problem fits with students' prior knowledge and experiences. As part of regular course work, 172 students were given two problems on different occasions.…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Problem Based Learning, Prior Learning, Educational Experience
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Yew, Elaine H. J.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2012
This study aimed to provide an account of how learning takes place in problem-based learning (PBL), and to identify the relationships between the learning-oriented activities of students with their learning outcomes. First, the verbal interactions and computer resources studied by nine students for an entire PBL cycle were recorded. The relevant…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Structural Equation Models, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
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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
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Rotgans, Jerome I.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Learning and Instruction, 2011
The aim of the present study was to investigate how situational interest develops over time and how it is related to academic achievement in an active-learning classroom. Five measures of situational interest were administered at critical points in time to 69 polytechnic students during a one-day, problem-based learning session. Results revealed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Problem Based Learning, College Students
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Kamp, Rachelle J. A.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; van Berkel, Henk J. M.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the contributions students make to the problem-based tutorial group process as observed by their peers, self-study time and achievement. To that end, the Maastricht Peer Activity Rating Scale was administered to students participating in Problem-Based Learning tutorial groups.…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Problem Based Learning, Rating Scales, Peer Evaluation
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Schaap, Lydia; Schmidt, Henk G.; Verkoeijen, Peter P. J. L. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into determinants of knowledge growth among first-year psychology students in a curriculum that uses the Progress Test (an assessment method for long-term retention of knowledge and knowledge growth) as its main assessment tool. To that end, the relation between the level of initial learning, prior…
Descriptors: Psychology, Problem Based Learning, Student Evaluation, Summative Evaluation
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