A comparative analysis of 51 case problems used in five problem-based pedagogical models was conducted to examine whether there are differences in their characteristics and the implications of such differences on the selection and generation of ill-structured case problems. The five pedagogical models were: situated learning, goal-based scenario,…

Argumentation incorporated into class discussions can improve students' problem solving skills and enhance their epistemic and conceptual understanding. Research indicates students sometimes need scaffolding such as goal instructions to improve their argumentation skills. This study examined the effectiveness of different types of goal…

Research projects are a very important part of any professor life sheet. Through these projects, they use their knowledge to solve real problems within professional area. Besides being an advance in research area, they can essentially contribute to improving teaching process. This work originates from the idea that the experienced gotten from…

According to dual-process accounts of thinking, belief-based responses on reasoning tasks are generated as default but can be intervened upon in favor of logical responding, given sufficient time, effort, or cognitive resource. In this article, we present the results of 5 experiments in which participants were instructed to evaluate the…

The purpose of this research was to design and test materials and methods to be used in teaching a first course in undergraduate engineering dynamics. The basic problem in this study was to determine the optimum order of presenting abstract materials and applications in the same course. Tests were administered to determine differences among…

The development of social problem-solving skills in preschool children (namely, cooperative play, sharing, taking turns, understanding another person's feelings, helping, and the verbal resolution of conflict) was assessed following instruction under three conditions. A total of 35 children, of whom 18 attended a formally structured preschool…

This study extended over two academic years and involved six biology teachers and 199 students in nine slow-learner classes in four high schools. Classroom interaction was observed and recorded, then analyzed using the Flanders System of Interaction Analysis. Teachers were assigned specific roles of maintaining a definite interaction pattern or of…

Describes a study comparing a combined system of lectures and problem sessions with a recitation class in engineering mechanics. No major differences were found in performance of students in either method. A significant difference in achievement was found with class size. The smaller the group the better the student performance." (Author/TS)

The series "Soviet Studies in the Psychology of Learning and Teaching Mathematics" is a collection of translations from the Soviet literature of the past twenty-five years on research in the psychology of mathematical instruction. Also included are works on methods of teaching mathematics directly influenced by this research. The aim of…

The "enrichment" and the "instruction" orientations are compared with respect to views on readiness, expectations for children, the "whole child" concept, and the concept of teacher role. (Author/MLF)

INVESTIGATED WERE DIFFERENCES IN AMOUNT AND QUALITY OF LEARNING WHEN TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO TEACHING PROBLEM-SOLVING AND INFORMATION-GIVING WERE USED IN TELEVISION-AIDED INSTRUCTION IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES. INVOLVED WERE 36 RANDOMLY SELECTED FIFTH-GRADE CLASSES, AND 36 TEACHERS. TWO DIFFERENT SERIES OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS, AND TWO DIFFERENT…

In contrast with younger children of the same reading age, reading-disabled (RD) children performed poorly when they were required to independently abstract grapheme-phoneme (g-p) rules and use them to pronounce pseudowords. Results suggest a phonologically based productive deficit which interferes with the learning of g-p rules. (RH)

Studied was the effect of instructional method on educational outcomes in an interdisciplinary science uni t taught to 143 eighth grade students of earth science. Compared were the didactic and guided discovery methods of teaching. Also analyzed were the interactions of methods with student characteristics including sex, intelligence, creativity,…