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What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
The study described in this report included 128 high school economics teachers from 106 schools in Arizona and California, half of whom were randomly assigned to the "Problem Based Economics Instruction" condition and half of whom were randomly assigned to the comparison condition. High levels of teacher attrition occurred after…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Problem Based Learning, Instructional Materials, Instructional Effectiveness
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Bozkaya, Mujgan; Aydin, Irem Erdem; Kumtepe, Evrim Genc – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
This study has been conducted to evaluate the contents of articles published in the Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology (TOJET) between 2008 and 2011. General aim of the study is to review on what trends, issues and research methods on which studies of educational technology have concentrated in the last four years. Thus, articles…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Problem Based Learning, Content Analysis, Research Design
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Holter, Anthony C.; Frabutt, James M. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2012
The contemporary challenges facing Catholic schools and Catholic school leaders are widely known. Effective and systemic solutions to these mounting challenges are less widely known or discussed. This article highlights the skills, knowledge, and dispositions associated with mission driven and data informed leadership--an orientation to school…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Action Research, Learning Strategies, Problem Based Learning
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Lamar, D. G.; Miaja, P. F.; Arias, M.; Rodriguez, A.; Rodriguez, M.; Vazquez, A.; Hernando, M. M.; Sebastian, J. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
This paper presents the introduction of problem-based learning (PBL) in a power electronics course at the University of Oviedo, Gijon, Spain, by means of two practical projects: the design and construction of a switching-mode power supply (SMPS) prototype and the static study of a dc-dc converter topology. The goal of this innovation was for…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Foreign Countries
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van Mook, Walther N. K. A.; Muijtjens, Arno M. M.; Gorter, Simone L.; Zwaveling, Jan Harm; Schuwirth, Lambert W.; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2012
Although other web-based approaches to assessment of professional behaviour have been studied, no publications studying the potential advantages of a web-based instrument versus a classic, paper-based method have been published to date. This study has two research goals: it focuses on the quantity and quality of comments provided by students and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Problem Based Learning, Evaluation Methods, Internet
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Yew, Elaine H. J.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2012
This study aimed to provide an account of how learning takes place in problem-based learning (PBL), and to identify the relationships between the learning-oriented activities of students with their learning outcomes. First, the verbal interactions and computer resources studied by nine students for an entire PBL cycle were recorded. The relevant…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Structural Equation Models, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
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Saiki, Diana; Nam, Jinhee; Beck, Jessica – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2012
This article highlights the structure, procedures, and outcomes of a course organized using a student-directed learning approach to develop an online exhibition website as an outcome for a client. The teaching strategy required students to work in teams and carefully plan assignments to build on the development of the exhibition. Students said…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Sustainability, Time Management, Student Centered Curriculum
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Chun, Marc – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
If educators want students to practice and prepare for challenges they might eventually face, there are a number of useful strategies to connect academic learning to the "real world." One is to ask students to complete what are variously called "performance tasks," "case studies," "simulations," or "project- or problem-based learning units."…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Active Learning, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
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Barrett, Brian D. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
This paper draws on the theory of Basil Bernstein and on more recent applications of it by Rob Moore, John Beck and Michael Young to respond to recent calls for the replacement of discipline-based university faculties and departments with "problem-based" curricula and programmes of study. It considers, particularly, the potential…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Universities, Problem Based Learning
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Hutchison, Micol – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2016
Empathy and interdisciplinarity are both concepts that are current and relevant--across professions, in research, and in academia. This paper describes a large, interdisciplinary, project-based assignment, the Empathy Project, which allows students to delve into and increase comfort and skill with interdisciplinary thinking and collaborative…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Empathy, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning
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Dole, Sharon F.; Bloom, Lisa A.; Doss, Kristy Kowalske – Global Education Review, 2016
This article reports the impact of a field experience in problem-based (PBL) and project-based learning (PjBL) on in-service teachers' conceptions of experiential learning. Participants had been enrolled in a hybrid class that included an online component in which they learned about PBL and PjBL, and an experiential component in which they…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Problem Based Learning, Student Projects, Case Studies
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Wallinheimo, Kirsi; Pitkänen, Kari K. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
In recent years, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki has systematically developed and synchronized its teaching technology, and new iPad-based tools have been an important part of this development. The aim has been to provide the students and teachers in the faculty with synchronized tools that can be used as a basis of a shared…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Medical Education
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Roopashree, B. J. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2014
Problem-based approaches to learning have a long history of advocating experience-based education. Psychological research and theory suggests that, by having students learn through the experience of solving problems, they can learn both content and thinking strategies. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is an instructional method in which students learn…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Educational Practices, Experiential Learning, Teaching Methods
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de Jong, Nynke; Könings, Karen D.; Czabanowska, Katarzyna – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2014
The shift to a knowledge information society has given rise to a need for lifelong learning programmes. Such programmes are especially relevant for public health professionals, whose dynamic field of practice is subject to changes due to rapidly developing technologies, evolving expectations of the labour market and new health treats. Lifelong…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Public Health, Labor Market, Lifelong Learning
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Pilgrim, Mary E. – PRIMUS, 2014
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical technique recommended for K-12 mathematics classrooms. However, the mathematics courses in future teachers' degree programs are often lecture based. Students typically learn about problem-based learning in theory, but rarely get to experience it first-hand in their mathematics courses. The premise…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teachers
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