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Marra, Rose M.; Hacker, Douglas J.; Plumb, Carolyn – Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Background: Developing self-directed learning (SDL) skills in engineering students is critical to support life-long learning. This research was conducted at Iron Range Engineering (IRE), an innovative, problem-based learning (PBL) engineering program, which has suffused the concept of metacognition throughout its curriculum. Purpose/Hypotheses:…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Independent Study, Skill Development, Problem Based Learning
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Shultz, Ginger V.; Li, Ye – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Problem-based learning methods support student learning of content as well as scientific skills. In the course of problem-based learning, students seek outside information related to the problem, and therefore, information literacy skills are practiced when problem-based learning is used. This work describes a mixed-methods approach to investigate…
Descriptors: Student Development, Information Literacy, Problem Based Learning, Organic Chemistry
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Çakiroglu, Ünal; Öztürk, Mücahit – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
This study intended to explore the development of self-regulation in a flipped classroom setting. Problem based learning activities were carried out in flipped classrooms to promote self-regulation. A total of 30 undergraduate students from Mechatronic department participated in the study. Self-regulation skills were discussed through students'…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Homework
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Munezero, Myriam D.; Bekuta, Balozi K. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2016
This article investigates a blended project-based approach that was introduced to forestry and ICT undergraduates as an extracurricular activity at the University of Eldoret, Kenya. The approach blends problem-based learning and participatory design to solve real-life forestry problems. Even though the use of the approach itself is not novel, in…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Blended Learning, Extracurricular Activities, Universities
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Watson, Sunnie Lee; Koehler, Adrie A.; Ertmer, Peggy; Kim, WooRi; Rico, Rudy – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2018
Promoting and sustaining effective discussion--that which contributes to learning--is a skill that eludes many instructors (Darling-Hammond, 2008; Ge, Yamashiro, & Lee, 2000). This study explored the role and strategies of an expert instructor in an online advanced instructional design (ID) course that utilized a case-based learning (CBL)…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Interviews
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Skinner, Kay Lesley; Hyde, Sarah J.; McPherson, Kerstin B. A.; Simpson, Maree D. – Journal of Learning Design, 2016
Health professional students must be equipped with the skills necessary to interact with patients. Effective interpersonal skills are difficult to both learn and teach, requiring development, practise and evaluation in both educational and clinical settings. In professions such as physiotherapy, traditional approaches to teaching these skills have…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Student Improvement, Experiential Learning
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Brazer, S. David; Bauer, Scott C. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2013
Purpose: This article proposes a model that provides one means of making instructional leadership the central focus of leadership preparation. It draws from conceptualizations of teaching and learning as well as organizational and leadership theory to advocate for greater coherence in education leadership programs. Conceptual Argument: We begin…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training, Models, Problem Based Learning
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Seymour, Alison – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2013
It has been suggested that problem-based learning (PBL) has a positive impact on the team-working skills of medical, health and social care students. These skills are important for graduates to master to enable effective collaborative working in today's diverse health and social care settings. What is not clear from the literature is how…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Problem Based Learning, Interviews, Occupational Therapy
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Malan, Sharon B.; Ndlovu, Mdutshekelwa; Engelbrecht, Petra – South African Journal of Education, 2014
This article reports on the qualitative aspects of a study that examined whether introducing a "Problem-based Learning" ("PBL") approach in a one-year foundation programme can create conditions for learners to develop and sustain self-directed learning skills. This interpretive constructivist case study was located in…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Lifelong Learning, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research
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Goh, Debbie; Kale, Ugur – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2015
The project-based learning (PBL) approach closely reflects the tenets of journalism and provides a potential pedagogical guide for transforming traditional journalism education. This study operationalizes and applies a PBL framework in digitizing a print journalism course. The findings illustrate how the presence of seven key elements of PBL…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Journalism Education
Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Fulgham, Susan M. – Educational Technology, 2016
In this regular feature of "Educational Technology," Michael F. Shaughnessy and Susan M. Fulgham present their interview with Ryan Watkins, Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the George Washington University and the author of 10 books and more than 95 articles. In this interview, Watkins discusses the following topics:…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interviews, Electronic Learning, Skill Development
Wyke, Rebecca Martha C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A principal goal of higher education is to prepare students for the real-world challenges they will encounter upon graduation in their everyday life, in their work and in society. While discipline specific content knowledge is an important component of a college education, a 2010 survey of employers conducted for the Association of American…
Descriptors: Creativity, Innovation, Higher Education, College Students
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Jollands, Margaret; Jolly, Lesley; Molyneaux, Tom – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012
This paper explores what work readiness means for two cohorts of graduate engineers, one from a traditional curriculum, the second from a largely project-based curriculum. Professional bodies and employers have defined a set of attributes for engineering graduates so that graduates will be "work ready". Problem-based learning (PBL) is…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Problem Based Learning, Graduates, Active Learning