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Renato B. Rodrigues; Jillian Seniuk Cicek – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Sociotechnical thinking (STT) has recently emerged in response to technical-social dualism. It is defined as the ability to identify, address, and respond to both social and technical dimensions of engineering. As the number of publications on STT increases, so does the need to map the literature. This paper provides a scoping literature review of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Social Problems
Linda Oktaviani; Ullu Yandi Aulia; Mukhamad Murdiono; Suharno Suharno – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the implementation of Pancasila learning with the goal of improving critical thinking skills through the application of the six thinking hats model. The research adopts a descriptive approach utilizing qualitative methods. The study was conducted at the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Active Learning
London, Robert – Eye on Education, 2023
Offering secondary math educators an innovative holistic and process-orientated approach for implementing nonroutine problems into their curriculum, this book defines and establishes practical strategies to develop students' problem-solving skills. The text focuses on the process skills necessary to solve nonroutine problems in mathematics and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers, Problem Solving
Mackey, Megan – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2019
Universal design for learning is intended to provide opportunities for all students to be successful. An exploration of Mr. Morales's middle school social studies classroom reveals the universal design for learning principles of multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression infused throughout every lesson. These…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Studies, Access to Education, Teaching Methods
Nuhoglu, Hasret – Participatory Educational Research, 2020
The main goal of this research is to study the effect of modelling with system dynamics on learning. Specifically, this research studies if using inductive or deductive learning methods applied during modelling with system dynamics has any effect on problem solving skills of students. This research has three other goals: Firstly, the successful…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Science Education, Conservation (Environment)
Sahingöz, Selçuk – Review of International Geographical Education, 2021
Today, individuals need a solid understanding of how earth as a system works in order to understand and develop solutions for science-based issues affecting societies on a global scale such as natural disasters, global warming or COVID-19 pandemic. Humans also deliberate space investigations, such as interplanetary travels and life in space.…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Earth Science, Problem Solving, Skill Development
Kate Jonathan – Journal of Social Work Education, 2024
Social work educators prepare students for practice mostly through field education as the signature pedagogy. However, the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted this standard process. It forced quick decision making to various adaptations of, and innovations in, teaching and learning practice readiness for social work. As countries gradually normalize,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Career Readiness, Social Work, Professional Education
Gerdon, Aren E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Undergraduate chemistry majors should be encouraged to consider chemistry-based solutions to issues that impact their daily lives as well as the lives of poor and marginalized populations worldwide. Some issues that disproportionately influence historically disadvantaged populations are also directly related to or could be impacted by chemistry.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Undergraduate Students, Seminars
Geetika Jaiswal; Elizabeth Newcomb Hopfer; Devona L. Dixon – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to promote sustainability-based education in fashion design and merchandising program to enhance students' knowledge, skills and attitude about sustainability development, organizational responsibility and personal responsibility from the cotton industry perspective. Design/methodology/approach: To conduct this study,…
Descriptors: Clothing, Textiles Instruction, Sustainability, Clothing Instruction
Chaney, Beth H.; Christensen, Tim W.; Crawford, Alleah; Ford, Katherine; Godwin, W. Wayne; Weckesser, Gerald; Fraley, Todd; Little, Phoenix – Honors in Practice, 2020
Honors colleges aim to provide unique first-year experiences that promote life skills and emphasize process over product in an interdisciplinary setting that builds community. A two-semester, five-semester-hour course sequence with colloquia tackles these challenges by introducing an entrepreneurial mindset that pushes students toward innovative…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Honors Curriculum, Design, Thinking Skills
Ada Haynes; Jacob Kelley; Andrea Arce-Trigatti – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2024
The purpose of this article is to contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning in sociology by examining a set of course redesign improvements made in a Social Problems course at the undergraduate level. These improvements center on increasing students' critical thinking skills by integrating research-based, innovation-driven learning…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Social Problems, Teaching Methods, Tests
Jacob, Anupama; Tauati, Amy; Brown, Alexis – Journal of Social Work Education, 2020
Homelessness remains a persistent problem in the United States, calling for continuing engagement to address this issue across the micro-macro social work practice continuum. Social work educators have an imperative to expose the next generation of practitioners to this complex social issue and provide opportunities for students to develop…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Social Problems, Problem Solving, Service Learning
Güven, Z. Zuhal – Online Submission, 2020
Higher education institutions need to integrate lifelong learning skills into their education objectives to prepare students for learning at university and working in business world. This study was conducted to investigate how project-based learning could help university students to acquire lifelong learning skills. The research was designed as a…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, College Freshmen, Young Adults, Student Attitudes
Siti Fathimah; Andi Tenri; Sanita Carolina Sasea; Marleni Marleni; I. Wayan Gede Suarjana – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
Social skills play a central role in shaping individuals who are able to adapt and contribute to society. This article analyzes the comparative social studies curriculum in Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and Sweden), focusing on how students' social skills are developed through their approach to learning. The research method used is a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Student Development, Skill Development
María del Mar López-Fernández; Francisco González-García; Antonio Joaqui´n Franco-Mariscal – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Socio-scientific issues demonstrate the relationship between science, technology, and society by considering currently unresolved questions. The problem of plastics and their pollution is just one example with important implications for the planet. The aim of this paper is to revisit socio-scientific issues and see them as a way of developing…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Citizen Participation

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