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Sharon Rich; John McLaughlin – Education Canada, 2009
Education provides the basic knowledge and skill sets that enable individuals to gain employment. In today's world of increasing globalization, there is a need for skilled workers who can move quickly and easily across national borders. Globalization is real and important. It drives economic change, but its influence goes far beyond economics. As…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Problem Solving, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
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Direct linkSchmidt, Henk G.; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Van Gog, Tamara; Paas, Fred – Educational Psychologist, 2007
Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) suggest that unguided or minimally guided instructional approaches are less effective and efficient for novices than guided instructional approaches because they ignore the structures that constitute human cognitive architecture. While we concur with the authors on this point, we do not agree to their equation…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cognitive Structures, Problem Based Learning, Educational Principles
Hanson, Chad – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
In this article the move toward international education in the community college is questioned. Who benefits when two-year schools are globalized? An alternative to the current international approach is suggested. The case is made that community colleges serve the public interest when curricula are centered on solving problems unique to the…
Descriptors: International Education, Community Colleges, Global Approach, Relevance (Education)
Savery, John R.; Duffy, Thomas M. – Educational Technology, 1995
Discusses the link between the theoretical principles of constructivism, the practice of instructional design, and the practice of teaching. Defines constructivism, lists three primary principles of learning and understanding, identifies eight instructional principles needed for the design of constructivist learning environments, and presents a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
Bowers, Rick – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2005
This article on pedagogy in the classroom seminar combines the basic principles of dialogue and liberation as expressed especially by 20th-century thinkers Bakhtin and Freire. It argues for a pedagogy of educational growth and facilitation of ideas. Through learner-centered knowledge, dialogic interaction, open exploration, mutual respect, and…
Descriptors: Seminars, Problem Based Learning, Classroom Environment, Classroom Communication
Download full textPutnam, A. R. – 2001
Research on how the brain works has resulted in wider-scale adoption of the principles of problem-based learning (PBL) in many areas of education, including technology education. The PBL approach is attractive to curriculum developers because it is based on interdisciplinary learning, results in multiple outcomes, is integrated and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
