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The Effects of Using Merrill's First Principles of Instruction on Learning and Satisfaction in MOOC
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Badali, Mehdi; Hatami, Javad; Farrokhnia, Mohammadreza; Noroozi, Omid – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
This study investigates the effects of a developed MOOC based on Merrill's principles of instruction on participants' learning outcomes and satisfaction. A pre-test-post-test with a control group design was used in this study. In total, 335 participants were assigned into experimental (using Merrill's principles of instruction) and control group…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Outcomes of Education, Student Satisfaction, Educational Theories
A Comparison between the Effectiveness of PBL and LBL on Improving Problem-Solving Abilities of Medical Students Using Questioning
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He, Yunfeng; Du, Xiangyun; Toft, Egon; Zhang, Xingli; Qu, Bo; Shi, Jiannong; Zhang, Huan; Zhang, Hui – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2018
In daily patient-history taking and diagnosis practice, doctors ask questions to gather information from patients and narrow down diagnostic hypotheses. Training medical students to be efficient problem solvers through the use of questioning is therefore important. In this study, the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and lecture-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Students, Medical Education, Problem Based Learning
Facilitators' Perspectives of the Factors That Affect the Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Process
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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
The Impact of PBL on Transferable Skills Development in Management Education
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Carvalho, Ana – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
Attention to transferable skills is growing in higher education. Problem-based learning (PBL) is increasingly used in management education for its promising potential to, amongst others, promote transferable skills, including problem-solving, critical thinking and teamwork skills. However, this relationship is seldom assessed. In this study, I use…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Problem Based Learning
Developing Long-Term Computing Skills among Low-Achieving Students via Web-Enabled Problem-Based Learning and Self-Regulated Learning
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Tsai, Chia-Wen; Lee, Tsang-Hsiung; Shen, Pei-Di – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013
Many private vocational schools in Taiwan have taken to enrolling students with lower levels of academic achievement. The authors re-designed a course and conducted a series of quasi-experiments to develop students' long-term computing skills, and examined the longitudinal effects of web-enabled, problem-based learning (PBL) and self-regulated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Literacy, Problem Based Learning, Web Based Instruction
A Methodology for Assessing Learning in Complex and Ill-Structured Task Domains
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Spector, J. Michael – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2006
New information and communications technologies and research in cognitive science have led to new ways to think about and implement learning environments. Among these new approaches to instruction and new methods to support learning and performance is an interest in and emphasis on complex subject matter (e.g., complex and dynamic systems…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Difficulty Level, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving