This article investigates the current use of case studies in the teaching of Operational Research (OR) in the UK: how and where they are used; how they are developed; and whether there is an interest in training this area. It is aimed at lecturers teaching OR who are using or planning to use case studies in their teaching. It may also be of…

A common challenge in higher education is teaching required content for which students traditionally have lower levels of interest. Physical therapist education programs experience this challenge when training entry-level students to document in the medical record. The authors compared learning outcomes among physical therapy students taught…

The idea of a skills gap suggests that employers have jobs available but cannot find skilled applicants because higher education is poorly aligned with workforce needs. This idea is shaping higher education and workforce development policy at the national and state levels, yet limited research exists on the experiences of employers and educators…

Research on problem-solving, which has been conducted by experimental psychologists, is used to develop a working legal education program for helping law students learn to solve legal problems. (JT)

The effects of drawings used to help beginners learn horseback riding were studied, and issues involved in such a study were explored. Two of nine beginning student riders (college undergraduates) were drawn and two were not, while the remaining students made the drawings. Riders rode the same pattern after seeing drawings of themselves and their…

This paper describes an assignment designed to improve undergraduate physical education students' observational skills through skill analysis in volleyball. Early in the term, students are videotaped while performing two major volleyball skills. After several weeks of instruction on various volleyball skills, students complete the assignment which…

A. M. Gentile's four-step, cognitive process approach to skill acquisition is proposed as preferable for learning movement skills, when compared to the traditional behavioral approach. Five positive outcomes of the cognitive approach are identified, focusing on opportunities for students to engage in skill analysis and creative problem solving.…

This paper proposes the use of specific coaching strategies to facilitate students' use of expert-like problem-solving strategies while analyzing and solving instructional design case studies. Findings from an exploratory study, designed to examine changes in students' problem-solving skills as they analyzed case studies, suggested that students…

This article describes interactive video technology, outlines the applications of the technology in education, provides examples of how interactive video is being used in physical education, and outlines the development of an interactive video instructional package for use in skill analysis training in a physical education teacher preparation…

Skills tutorials for first year engineering students at the University of New South Wales, Australia, were introduced in order to develop an awareness of certain conceptual skills commonly exercised by practicing engineers. Particular skills include the manipulation of information in different forms, translation from one form to another,…

The activites of the Consulting Group on Instructional Design and some faculty members for whom it has made a difference are discussed. Through faculty seminars, consultation, and cooperative efforts with faculty to develop instructional programs utilizing new strategies and technologies, the Consulting Group tries to improve the effectiveness of…

Contributions of motor skill and cognition to sport performance change across age, expertise, and sports. Knowledge and decision making should not limit the development of expertise. Specific strategies for teachers may help students develop expertise. The paper discusses the contribution of knowledge and skill to expertise and its development.…

Schools should help students develop daily living skills in addition to basic cognitive skills such as reading, writing, and figuring. Living skills are interpreted to include those skills which help students cope with rapid social change. Skills need to be taught on health and nutrition, safety and first aid, interpersonal relationships, family…

Describes how the job characteristics model (J. R. Hackman), used by industrial-organizational psychologists to enhance the motivating potential of jobs in industry, can be applied to increase student motivation. The job characteristics model describes the relationship between the core characteristics of skill variety, task identity, task…

A study identified the appropriate general content, structure, and sequence for a detailing discipline that promoted student achievement to professional levels. Its focus was the detailing discipline, a sequence of studio courses within the furniture design program at Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Detailing, an…