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Student Learning in Higher Education: A Commentary
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Richardson, John T. E. – Educational Psychology Review, 2017
This commentary begins by summarizing the five contributions to this special issue and briefly recapping the background to the topic of student learning in higher education. Narrative and systematic reviews are compared, and the relative value of different bibliographic databases in the context of systematic reviews is assessed. The importance of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Comparison of Problem-Based Learning Curricula in Two Occupational Therapy Programs.
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Royeen, Charlotte Brasic; Salvatori, Penny – Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1997
Discusses problem-based learning and describes the occupational therapy programs at McMaster University and Shenandoah University. Compares similarities and differences and looks at issues involved in the implementation of the programs. (JOW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Relationship between Student-Generated Learning Issues and Self-Study in Problem-Based Learning.
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Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; And Others – Instructional Science, 1994
Describes a study of medical school students in The Netherlands that tested the assumption of problem-based learning that learning issues, generated by students while discussing a problem, are used as guides for self-directed learning activities. Faculty objectives and student-generated learning issues are compared. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study
Beyond the Case Method: It's Time to Teach with Problems.
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Moskovitz, Myron – Journal of Legal Education, 1992
The case method of teaching law was designed for a scholarly, not practical purpose. Because the main purpose of legal education today is to train lawyers, the problem method should be used as the primary strategy in the standard large class and core course in every year of law school. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives
Medical Student Perception of the Academic Environment: A Prospective Comparison of Traditional and Problem-Based Curricula.
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Lieberman, Steven A.; Stroup-Benham, Christine A.; Peel, Jennifer L.; Camp, Martha G. – Academic Medicine, 1997
A study investigated medical students' expectations of the medical school environment and opinions of their academic experience in three areas (teaching/administration, psychological aspects of student life, intellectual climate) near the end of their first year in two parallel curricula: a problem-based learning program and a traditional…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
The Power of Problem-Based Learning in Teaching Introductory Science Courses.
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Allen, Deborah E.; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
In its use of complex, real-world problems to introduce concepts and motivate learning in an active and cooperative learning environment, problem-based learning is a powerful alternative to the passive lecture in introductory college science. Use of technology and multimedia instruction, focus on large classes, and use of interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Science