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Nahia Idoiaga Mondragon; Nekane Beloki; Ion Yarritu; Idoia Zarrazquin; Karmele Artano – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
Teaching based on active methodologies emphasizes the importance of giving students a leading role in the learning process. With the implementation of the European Higher Education Area, universities have undergone a reform that significantly increased student involvement in the teaching-learning process. The University of the Basque Country…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning, Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning
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Vidal, Borja; Fenollosa Ribera, M. Loreto; Ribal, Francisco Javier; Sanchis, Pablo; García-Rupérez, Jaime; Bes-Piá, M. Amparo; Blasco-Tamarit, E.; Noguera, Patricia; Muñoz-Portero, María José; Tortajada, Luis A. – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study explores the preferences for learning methods among the students of seven engineering disciplines in a Spanish technical university. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the students' views and from them contribute to the knowledge of the effectiveness of learning methodologies. Design/methodology/approach: An online…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries
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Silvia Albareda-Tiana; Gabriel Fernandez-Borsot; Jasmina Berbegal-Mirabent; Elisa Regadera González; Marta Mas-Machuca; Mariona Graell; Alba Manresa; Mónica Fernández-Morilla; M. Teresa Fuertes-Camacho; Andreu Gutiérrez-Sierra; Josep M. Guardiola – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of active teaching methodologies, namely, problem-oriented learning and the case method, to develop sustainability competencies. It also analyses the advantages and challenges for teachers when implementing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in eight undergraduate and postgraduate degrees…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Departments, Program Implementation, Undergraduate Study
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Martínez Casanovas, Matilde; Ruíz-Munzón, Noemí; Buil-Fabregá, Marian – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse which are the active learning methodologies, which had better contribute to acquiring competences for sustainable development (SD) in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: Cluster analysis is used to define 252 students' skills patterns and their perception of the different active learning…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Sustainable Development, Active Learning, Student Attitudes
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Gómez-García, Melchor; Soto-Varela, Roberto; Boumadan, Moussa; Poyatos-Dorado, César – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2022
Transferring a pedagogical proposal from a face-to-face environment to a virtual one is not an automatic conversion. It requires a thorough instructional design and the appropriate methodology. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the variables that influence the selection of an active methodology mediated by information and communication…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Active Learning, Instructional Design, Problem Based Learning
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Moliner, Lidón; Cabedo, Luis; Royo, Marta; Gámez-Pérez, Jose; Lopez-Crespo, Pablo; Segarra, Mercè; Guraya, Teresa – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2019
The new educational paradigm has led to a change in the teaching methodologies toward those more focused on the student, among these, project-based learning (PBL) is postulated as one of the most promising. This work is focused on the description of the experience of using PBL methodology in Materials Science courses, conducted by four different…
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, Problem Based Learning, Student Attitudes
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Arcos-Alonso, Asier; Arcos Alonso, Ander – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
This manuscript presents an innovative experience in the teaching-learning process with three objectives. The first is to incorporate the principles and values of social justice, reciprocity and solidarity in the subject 'Statistics Applied to Business' in the bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management at the University of the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Cooperative Learning, Active Learning, Distance Education
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García-Merino, José Domingo; Urionabarrenetxea, Sara; Fernández-Sainz, Ana – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
This article identifies the profiles of students whose performance is improved by the PBL method, and the influence of certain student-dependent factors that lead to improvement. Effects on performance vary from one student to another, so we distinguish between outcomes among low-performing, average-performing, and high-performing students. To…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Improvement, Student Characteristics, College Students
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Lamar, D. G.; Miaja, P. F.; Arias, M.; Rodriguez, A.; Rodriguez, M.; Vazquez, A.; Hernando, M. M.; Sebastian, J. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
This paper presents the introduction of problem-based learning (PBL) in a power electronics course at the University of Oviedo, Gijon, Spain, by means of two practical projects: the design and construction of a switching-mode power supply (SMPS) prototype and the static study of a dc-dc converter topology. The goal of this innovation was for…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Foreign Countries
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Lidon, Ivan; Rebollar, Ruben; Moller, Charles – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2011
In many areas of applied sciences, such as management and engineering, the generation and dissemination of theory and knowledge is increasingly woven into practice. This leaves teaching and research institutions with the challenge of developing and organising teaching activities that are effective from a student learning perspective. This paper…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
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Garcia, J.; Hernandez, A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
This paper presents the results of a one-year experiment in incorporating active methodologies in a Queueing Systems course as part of the Telecommunication Engineering degree at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, during the period of adaptation to the European Higher Education Area. A problem-based learning methodology has been introduced, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education
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Fernandez, Juan Luis Cano; Lopez, Ivan Lidon; Rubio, Ruben Rebollar; Marco, Fernando Gimeno – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2009
This paper presents a study of behavioural variables implied in the working dynamics of student groups undertaking their first project. The study was carried out in two phases. During the first phase, the participants answered a survey of open questions regarding their own behaviour and that of their teammates, questions related to: the quality of…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Program Validation, Psychometrics, Group Dynamics
Del Mar Marin Sanchez, Ma; Ronco, Alicia Mateos – Online Submission, 2010
The Spanish educational system will require certain changes in order to achieve the Bologna objectives for the European Higher Education Area, including a more professional profile, with new activities and roles for both students and teachers, who must assume new skills that will affect concepts and attitudes related to the teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Learning Processes