Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ535972
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Problem-Based Learning for Large Classes in Chemical Engineering.
Woods, Donald R.
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n68 p91-99 Win 1996
Two McMaster University (Canada) chemical engineering courses enrolling 30-50 students incorporate problem-based learning (PBL). Issues addressed in implementation included overcoming faculty and student resistance, integrating PBL methods within a predominantly conventional curriculum, developing PBL problems and objectives, and using tutorless study groups. Program graduates show marked superiority in process skills, and alumni and employer response is positive. (MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Alumni, Chemical Engineering, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Employer Attitudes, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Large Group Instruction, Participant Satisfaction, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Resistance to Change, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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