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Ronilo Palle Antonio; Maricar Sison Prudente – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
Demonstrating higher-order thinking skills is crucial for thriving in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. In science education, inquiry-based learning has increasingly been recognized as a potent approach to stimulate students' higher-order thinking skills. While prior research has shown evidence of its positive…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Thinking Skills, Science Education
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Boelt, A. M.; Kolmos, A.; Holgaard, J. E. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
The development of generic skills and competences has become a central component of contemporary engineering education due to increased societal and occupational complexity. Problem- and project-based learning (PBL) has been highlighted as one of the pedagogical approaches fostering generic skills and competences that are transferable between…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Student Attitudes, Competence, Problem Based Learning
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Pinky Kusuma Ningtyas; Hayuni Retno Widarti; Parlan Parlan; Sri Rahayu; I Wayan Dasna – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
Integrated STEM learning is an appropriate approach to improve students' abilities and skills needed in the 21st century. Therefore, this literature study aims to discuss the effectiveness of integrated STEM implementation in science learning. The focus of this research includes integrated STEM implementation, effectiveness, and analysis of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, STEM Careers, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education
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Lelean, Helen; Edwards, Frances – Waikato Journal of Education, 2020
Flipped classroom pedagogy is increasingly being used in tertiary education including within nurse education programmes. This literature review aims to critically examine empirical published work (from 2012 to 2019) which reports of the impact of flipped classroom pedagogies on nursing students' learning and performance. Global themes identified…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Educational Research
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Rodriguez-Andara, Alejandro; Río-Belver, Rosa María; Rodríguez-Salvador, Marisela; Lezama-Nicolás, René – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to deliver a roadmap that displays pathways to develop sustainability skills in the engineering curricula. Design/methodology/approach: The selected approach to enrich engineering students with sustainability skills was active learning methodologies. First, a survey was carried out on a sample of 189 students…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Engineering Education, Literacy, Active Learning
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Harris, Nicolette; Welch Bacon, Cailee E. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2019
Objective: To systematically review current literature to determine whether active learning is more successful than passive learning at producing cognitive skills in health care professions students. Data Sources: An electronic search was conducted in 4 databases: EBSCO-CINAHL, EBSCO-Sport Discus, Educational Resources Information Center, and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cognitive Ability, Retention (Psychology), Blended Learning
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Ralph, Rachel A. – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2015
Project-based learning (PjBL--to distinguish from problem-based learning--PBL) has become a recurrent practice in K-12 classroom environments. As PjBL has become prominent in K-12 classrooms, it has also surfaced in post-secondary institutions. The purpose of this paper is to examine the research that has studied a variety of science, technology,…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Student Projects, Active Learning, STEM Education
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McDonald, Christine V. – Science Education International, 2016
Recent global educational initiatives and reforms have focused on increasing the number of students pursuing STEM subjects, and ensuring students are well-prepared, and suitably qualified to engage in STEM careers. This paper examines the contributions of the four disciplines--Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics--to the field of STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Interests, Teaching Methods, Scientific Literacy
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Haigh, Jackie – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2008
A literature review of published case studies reporting progress file implementation was conducted with the intent of discovering how this is being interpreted and implemented in higher education institutions. The three studies found were analysed using an ideal type categorization developed by Clegg and Bradley (2006), that is, professional,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Active Learning, Higher Education, Classification
Sood, Krishan – 1996
Children develop investigative skills, a spirit of inquiry, and an understanding of science within an educational context of first-hand experience and purposeful play. This article explores the issue of quality in science instruction for young children, placing it within the larger framework of quality in early childhood education. The article…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education
Falkenberg, Karen; McClure, Patricia; McComb, Errin M. – SERVE Center for Continuous Improvement at UNCG, 2006
In considering science in afterschool, research was reviewed and is presented in this document on how students learn science; how science is assessed, particularly inquiry science; recommended practices for afterschool science; and current afterschool science programs. Databases such as ERIC, Wilson Web, and PsychINFO were searched using…
Descriptors: Student Projects, After School Programs, Active Learning, Skill Development