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Markus Knöpfel; Marco Kalz; Patric Meyer – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Future students are confronted with a complex world that demands the ability to solve problems in unstructured, undefined, and unfamiliar situations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the development of problem-solving skills through the implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL). While previous research has primarily focused on…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Problem Based Learning, Program Effectiveness, Skill Development
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Anne Barwasser; Sarah Schulze; Chiara Gieseler; Matthias Grünke – Exceptional Children, 2024
Word problem-solving is one major area in mathematics that has been identified as being particularly challenging for students, specifically for those with learning disabilities (LDs) and emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). This study aims at evaluating the effects of a strategic math intervention with concept maps on the ability to solve…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving
Digital Promise Global, 2017
Recent years have seen the emergence of design-thinking and maker learning initiatives across formal and informal learning environments. A variety of offerings, from museum and afterschool programs, to STEM challenges and entrepreneurship courses, create opportunities for young people to develop skills relevant to today's workplace. Design-based…
Descriptors: Design, STEM Education, Experiential Learning, Problem Solving
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Giannotta, Fabrizia; Weichold, Karina – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Life skills programs are effective tools to combat youth substance use. However there is a lack of studies concerning their effectiveness in Europe. Objective: This study investigated the 1 year follow up effects and the program implementation of a life skills school-based intervention (IPSY: Information + Psychosocial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prevention, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Weigand, Hans-Georg; Bichler, Ewald – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2010
Many empirical investigations concerning the use of computer algebra systems (CAS) and symbolic calculators (SC) are restricted to a period of only a few weeks. They do not show long-term effects on students understanding. Therefore, a long term project (2003-2012) was started to test the use of symbolic calculators in Bavarian…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Calculus
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Reinhardt, Claus H.; Rosen, Evelyne N. – Research in Learning Technology, 2012
Many medical students use exchange programmes to enrich their portfolio. However, such a confrontation with reality can be challenging because custom and practice sometimes differ radically between countries. Exchange students post specific peculiarities, as encountered by them abroad, onto the medical exchange website. They can ask for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Publishing, Web 2.0 Technologies, Medical Students
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Mathematics at the Centre." This volume features 60 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Abr…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Middle Schools, Textbooks