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Direct linkMillson, David – Tech Directions, 2004
One often hears about the need to prepare American technical education students to compete in the burgeoning global manufacturing community. In addition, one hears experts say that learning certain programs and techniques can put the youth first in line for jobs where beating the offshore competition depends on production speed, product quality,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Technical Education, Teaching Experience
Tight, Malcolm, Ed.; Mok, Ka Ho, Ed.; Huisman, Jeroen, Ed.; Morphew, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This volume is a detailed and up-to-date reference work providing an authoritative overview of the main issues in higher education around the world today. Consisting of newly commissioned chapters and impressive journal articles, it surveys the state of the discipline and includes the examination and discussion of emerging, controversial and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Progress, Higher Education, Political Science
Jones, Robyn L.; Turner, Poppy – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2006
Background: Coaching, as related to improving others' sporting experience and/or performance, at any level is unquestionably a complex business. General agreement exists that the dynamic and intricate nature of the work in teaching, guiding and managing others in this regard precludes any paint-by-number plans that practitioners can easily follow.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Problem Based Learning, Lifelong Learning, Teaching Methods
Download full textJost, Karen Lee; And Others – 1997
Project-based and problem-based learning are instructional methods that are being used to promote active and authentic learning. A graduate education course was first implemented using a project-based approach. The second time the course was offered, problem-based learning (PBL) using the Barrows (1988) tutorial process was used. The participants…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Education Courses, Educational Objectives
Waterman, Margaret A. – 1997
Case-based approaches are effective for teaching and learning science, encouraging student-directed collaborative learning and active engagement. This paper looks at using cases in science teaching and learning at the secondary and undergraduate levels and the impact these approaches have on teachers, students, curricula, and classroom…
Descriptors: Biology, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
Burger, David L. – 1992
A multiple, embedded case study research design was employed to describe and explain the case method pedagogy used by two veteran practioners. The units of analysis were two graduate courses, one a teacher ethics course and the other a business policy course. Information was gathered utilizing precourse and postcourse interviews and a…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Learner Controlled Instruction
Beebe, Robert J. – 1994
A doctoral seminar for students in educational administration used problem based learning (PBL) with student consultant teams and later evaluated the results of the approach. PBL involves group work in which students address and solve realistic or actual professional problems. The instructor prepares detailed hypothetical problems for the students…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Consultants, Cooperative Learning, Course Evaluation
Hmelo, Cindy E.; And Others – 1994
In a study of the development of measures that can assess specific learning and reasoning changes affected by a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum in medical education, evidence is provided of the cognitive benefits of a PBL approach. To determine whether PBL students reach reasoning goals with a novel clinical case, the study evaluated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Coherence
Evans, Richard W. – 1982
Questions related to the instructional design of computer-based educational systems were addressed in a study in which college psychology majors completed a computer-based course in statistics using instructional units developed to teach the desired knowledge within the context of situations to which the knowledge is relevant--a technique called…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation
Nesbit, John C.; Winne, Philip H. – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2003
In the context of continued growth in the accessibility of information through the internet, recent advances in theories of self-regulated learning present an opportunity to reexamine how learners work with networked resources in constructivist approaches such as problem-based learning, project-based learning, and collaborative problem solving.…
Descriptors: Internet, Access to Education, Criticism, Models
Venkatachary, Ranga; Kumar, Muthu – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2005
One of the key arguments for problem-based learning as a holistic, learner centred pedagogical method rests on the premise it addresses multiple facets of learner development rather than decontextualised, content related learning outcomes. Fostering meta-cognitive ability in an attempt to develop self regulatory, autonomous learning habits is an…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Case Studies, Self Management, Student Attitudes
Sudzina, Mary R. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2004
This reflective case study traces the journey of an early adopter over almost a decade of online teaching and learning. The author uses specific examples to discuss issues of technology, pedagogy, content, expectations, and outcomes. The evolution of a Web-based course is used as a touchstone for innovations, including video and audio clips, case…
Descriptors: Reflection, Case Studies, Online Courses, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedBoreham, N. C.; And Others – Instructional Science, 1985
This study investigated the effects of two sequences of instruction--theory-to-application and application-to-theory--on medical students' cognitive preferences in preclinical science teaching. Results indicate that presenting an example of the clinical application of biochemical theory before presenting the theory itself increased students'…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Analysis of Variance, Biochemistry, Epistemology
Yeung, Alison S. W.; Ferry, Brian – 2002
This study investigates computer-mediated communication (CMC) to facilitate the construction of a learning community of preservice teachers. The formation of a learning community involves students working together to solve ill-structured problems and applying knowledge and experience to heuristic teaching. "Peer learning" broadly…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Musolino, Gina M. – 1997
The Physical Therapy Department of Nova Southeastern University (NSU PT) changed its curriculum to problem-based learning, and in conjunction with changes needed new evaluation forms for accreditation and program requirements. The purpose of this practicum study was the development and validation of faculty and course evaluation forms for students…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
