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Carvalho, Andreia; Teixeira, Sergio Jesus; Olim, Leonilde; de Campanella, Sancha; Costa, Teresa – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study is to obtain a broader knowledge of innovative pedagogical practices in higher education, by analysing the particular case of the Higher Institute of Administration and Languages (ISAL). The literature review reveals a gap in this scientific field, and filling this gap is as imperative as the need to articulate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Higher Education, Student Characteristics
Hernández, Carola Hernández; Flórez, Francisco Buitrago; Tocora, Milena Alcocer; León, Diana Gaitán – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2018
In recent decades, one important objective in higher education has been developing professionals who can display competences in their specific work fields. Hence, the development of such competences and skills has been a widely discussed, highlighting that the use of active pedagogical initiatives might be the best approach to fulfill this…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Biomedicine, Engineering Education
Parson, Vanessa; Bignell, Simon – Online Learning, 2017
Three-dimensional multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) have the potential to provide experiential learning qualitatively similar to that found in the real world. MUVEs offer a pedagogically-driven immersive learning opportunity for educationalists that is cost-effective and enjoyable. A family of digital virtual avatars was created within…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Computer Simulation, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
Sahin, Alpaslan; Ekmekci, Adem; Waxman, Hersh C. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate how students' high school experience, math and science efficacy, and student, parent, and teacher expectations affect their plans for college major choice after controlling for students' gender, ethnicity, and parental variables. Over 1500 9th grade students participated in the study. Using logistic…
Descriptors: High School Students, STEM Education, Self Efficacy, Expectation
Zhao, Shasha – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2016
Past evidence suggests that constructive misalignment is particularly problematic in International Business (IB) education, though this paradigm has received limited research attention. Building on the literature of three independent teaching methods (threshold concept, problem-based learning, and technology-based learning), this study contributes…
Descriptors: International Trade, Business Administration Education, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
Samson, Patricia L. – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2015
Creative Problem-Solving (CPS) can be a transformative teaching methodology that supports a dialogical learning atmosphere that can transcend the traditional classroom and inspire excellence in students by linking real life experiences with the curriculum. It supports a sense of inquiry that incorporates both experiential learning and the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Student Motivation
Virtanen, Jaana; Rasi, Päivi – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2016
In this article we present and discuss the process of developing and implementing a PBL-based course entitled Moving Images in Teaching and Learning that was held at the University of Lapland, Finland. In the course of the project, this fairly traditional face-to-face course was redesigned into a blended PBL course by integrating Web 2.0…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Web 2.0 Technologies, Conventional Instruction, Problem Based Learning
Mossuto, Mark – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
The adoption of problem-based learning as a teaching method in the advertising and public relations programs offered by the Business TAFE (Technical and Further Education) School at RMIT University is explored in this paper. The effect of problem-based learning on student engagement, student learning and contextualised problem-solving was…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Problem Based Learning, Public Relations, Vocational Education

Rangachari, P. K. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1991
An undergraduate course in pharmacology in which problem-based self-directed learning in the context of small groups provides students with an opportunity to take greater responsibility for their own learning is described. The objectives, examples of problems used in the course, and student evaluations of the course and tutors are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Higher Education
Beasley, Colin J. – 1993
A discussion of the teaching and learning of English for special purposes focuses on the interrelationship of content and language, particularly in the case of education for the legal professions. It is noted that law students must both study a large corpus of case and statute law and legal principles and learn the language of the law, with its…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Case Studies, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Zhang, Ping – 1997
A graduate distance course on Information Systems Analysis and Design was designed and delivered under the guidance of the following four philosophies: (1) an effective education is a learner-centered education; (2) distance students are more likely to experience situated learning and problem-based learning; (3) enforced learning should enable…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design