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Direct linkKwaira, Peter – Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 2017
This study involved a class of serving teachers in their second year of a Bachelor of Education degree programme, in which one of the pre-requisite courses covered during first year was 'Principles of Material Science' (PMS). At the time of study, they were studying 'Machine-shop Practice' (MsP); a course based on the "Design and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Vocational Education Teachers, Undergraduate Students
Download full textAnger, Sophie Gay; Hachard, Virginie – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
The Master Grande Ecole curriculum at EM Normandie School is organized around junior consulting projects and real problem solving activities aiming at bridging the gap between classroom knowledge and professional competencies. Since the 90's, students are involved in regular consulting activities for local and national companies following the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Morgan, Philip I. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1980
PROMIS (Problem Oriented/Medical Information System), a performance-based system of medical education, is described and suggestions for its application to other educational settings are discussed. PROMIS emphasizes the clarification of educational goals and the evaluation of students doing real work in real settings. (JMD)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
Kiker, Jason – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
The ninth recommendation in ACTE's high school reform position statement is to move beyond "seat-time" and narrowly defined knowledge and skills. United States high schools operate on a well-established set of expectations for size, time of day and seasons of the year that programs and classes are offered, how instructional material is…
Descriptors: Expectation, Educational Change, School Restructuring, High Schools
Cooperative Assessment of Experiential Learning Project, Princeton, NJ. – 1975
The Performance Assessment Checklist (PAC) was developed by the faculty of the Social Work Practice Sequence of the Wayne State University School of Social Work as a result of the need for a behaviorally specific instrument to assess student performance in the field work practicum. This instrument makes possible a systematic assessment of student…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, College Students, Communication Skills
Putnam, A. R. – 2001
Research on how the brain works has resulted in wider-scale adoption of the principles of problem-based learning (PBL) in many areas of education, including technology education. The PBL approach is attractive to curriculum developers because it is based on interdisciplinary learning, results in multiple outcomes, is integrated and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2002
Exploring the relationship between generic skills (sometimes called employability skills) and career and technical education (CTE) requires asking these three questions: Are such skills taught in CTE? Can they be taught? Do employers value them over technical skills. A literature review of 14 books, reports, and journal articles concludes that…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Constructivism (Learning), Context Effect
