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Scholkmann, Antonia; Stegeager, Nikolaj; Miller, Richard K. – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This paper provides a conceptual elaboration of the role of Problem-based Learning (PBL) in the integration of social sciences and humanities (SSH) with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and an analysis of the challenges this brings about. SSH-STEM integration is an endeavor that is timely, relevant, and urgent given the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Studies, Humanities Instruction
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Servant-Miklos, Virginie; Holgaard, Jette E.; Kolmos, Anette – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of change in students' awareness of, interest in and engagement with sustainability issues during the process of acclimatisation to their PBL engineering studies, and to look for differences between engineering disciplines with respect to these aspects. This study used a longitudinal qualitative…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Engineering Education, Problem Based Learning, Student Interests
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Kolmos, Anette; Holgaard, Jette Egelund; Clausen, Nicolaj Riise – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
Problem- and project-based learning (PBL) has been seen as one of the pedagogical models to bridge the knowledge gab between education and work. This article reports a study of students' preparedness from a systemic PBL university to enter work life. Theoretically, a conceptual understanding of a systemic PBL is presented including four elements:…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Outcomes of Education, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
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Engen, Mie; Fallov, Mia Arp; Jensen, Rune Hagel Skaarup; Jensen, Julie Borup; Ravn, Ole – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2018
This article presents the main findings of an applied research project, which studied student experiences of the challenges and opportunities of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in two master programmes (MPs) at Aalborg University (AAU) characterised by diverse student groups, who bring different educational backgrounds, skills and experiences to the…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Experience
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McLoone, Seamus C.; Lawlor, Bob J.; Meehan, Andrew R. – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This paper describes how a circuits-based project-oriented problem-based learning educational model was integrated into the first year of a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering programme at Maynooth University, Ireland. While many variations of problem based learning exist, the presented model is closely aligned with the model used in…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Gram, Malene; Jaeger, Kirsten; Liu, Junyang; Qing, Li; Wu, Xiangying – Teaching in Higher Education, 2013
Culturally different imaginations of student and teacher roles, incongruent perceptions of academic standards, and diverging conceptualizations of learning may cause "difficult times" for institutions and individual learners involved in international education. Universities practicing alternative approaches to teaching and learning, for…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Asians, Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers