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Leijon, Marie; Gudmundsson, Petri; Staaf, Patricia; Christersson, Cecilia – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
This review maps patterns in research on Challenge Based Learning (CBL) in higher education (HE) between 2009 and 2020. How is CBL defined in HE settings? How is CBL in HE grounded scientifically in the research? The results show a shift of CBL from being a concept coined by a multinational technology company targeting learning in schools, to…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Higher Education, Adult Learning, Definitions
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Hack, Catherine; McKillop, Aine; Sweetman, Sandra; McCormack, Jacqueline – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
The transition from traditional instruction to a problem-based approach to learning requires many changes for educators and for students. The aim of this project was to develop an online problem-based learning (PBL) resource centre to provide academic staff from across the University with support in incorporating PBL in their curriculum design.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Resource Centers
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Chan, Cecilia K. Y. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
Many educational researchers have established problem-based learning (PBL) as a total approach to education--both a product and a process--from a pedagogical instructional strategy to skills development to assessment. This study provides qualitative evidences from educational practitioners in various professional disciplines, namely, Medicine,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Guidelines, Instructional Effectiveness
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Wagner, Teri; Baum, Liesl; Newbill, Phyllis – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
Ill-structured problems abound that require sophisticated problem-solving skills, knowledge across multiple domains and the abilities to think critically and communicate effectively. Despite the abundance of rhetoric supporting the need to build these skills in our students, the acquisition of domain-specific knowledge is still the primary focus…
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Mastery Learning
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Akpinar, Murat; del Campo, Cristina; Eryarsoy, Enes – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
This study investigates the effects of collaboration and competition on students' learning performance in a course of business statistics. The collaboration involved a simultaneously organised group competition project with analysis of real-life business problems among students. Students from the following schools participated: JAMK University of…
Descriptors: Competition, Teamwork, International Studies, Statistics
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Zimitat, Craig – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2007
Case studies are an important vehicle for student learning in problem-based learning curricula and higher education. "WebCaseStudy.com" was designed to support student learning through case studies in a simulated community of practice. This paper reports on the process of capturing community of practice knowledge for case studies to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Case Studies, Educational Technology