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Chin, Christine; Chia, Li-Gek – Science Education, 2006
This case study involved year 9 students carrying out project work in biology via problem-based learning. The purpose of the study was to (a) find out how students approach and work through ill-structured problems, (b) identify some issues and challenges related to the use of such problems, and (c) offer some practical suggestions on the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Investigations, Biology, Problem Based Learning
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Elton, Lewis – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2006
We now have pedagogical methods that can be successful--that is, effective--with most students at the undergraduate stage; one very promising method is problem-based or inquiry-based learning. (Contains 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
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Segers, Mien; Nijhuis, Jan; Gijselaers, Wim – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2006
The study aimed to determine if students in a redesigned course, firstly, hold different perceptions of the assessment demands and, secondly, adjusted their learning strategies towards deeper learning. Contrary to expectations, the students in the original assignment-based (ABL) course (n = 406 students) adopted more deep- learning strategies and…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Learning Strategies, Problem Based Learning, College Students
Carrier, Cheryl – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2006
This article features the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) program that helps students gain knowledge about real-life business issues. Ford PAS is an educational program that combines college-prep academics with the critical 21st century skills students will need to succeed in college and in the workplace. The Ford PAS program uses…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Business Education, College Students, Student Projects
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Brickell, Gwyn; Herrington, Jan – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
The affordances of online learning technologies have enabled more widespread development of learning environments that facilitate the exploration and solving of complex and realistic problems. In this paper, we describe the design of a real world geography problem, embedded within a web environment that is facilitated by an onsite excursion for…
Descriptors: World Geography, Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
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Bangert, Art; Kelting-Gibson, Lynn – Teacher Education and Practice, 2006
Recent accountability efforts at state and national levels highlight the importance of preparing future teacher in the skills required to produce sound classroom assessments that are capable of improving student learning through informed instruction. Stiggins (1995) suggests that the quality of classroom assessments will not improve unless teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Evaluation, Work Sample Tests, Problem Based Learning
Franz, Dana Pomykal; Hopper, Peggy F.; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2007
This article deals with the use of Problem-Based Learning. The emphasis on high stakes testing, classroom size, diversity, school violence, and much more impact public education and professional preparation programs relative to teacher education. Issues are presented dealing with Accrediting Commissions and Professional Organizations, and the use…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Preservice Teacher Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Academic Standards
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Pearson, Sue – British Journal of Special Education, 2007
Recent changes in the structure of initial teacher education have resulted in teacher training institutions having to think again about how they address the issue of inclusion within their provision. In this article, Sue Pearson, who co-ordinates the MA (SEN) programme in the School of Education at the University of Leeds, and who contributes to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Geography, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Simulation
Murray, Jacqueline; Summerlee, Alastair – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2007
Canadian universities are struggling to address seemingly contradictory challenges pertaining to undergraduate education: high demand and underfunding. A number of instruments, including the National Survey of Student Engagement (National Survey of Student Engagement, n.d.), have led to greater priority being placed on the undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Oluk, Sami; Ozalp, Isilay – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2007
In this study, with selecting the focusing point of the problem as the availability of cartoons, the teaching of global environmental problems according to the constructivist theory is investigated on the 7th graders in rural areas. This study is restricted with the global warming (G), ozone depletion (O) and the acid rain (A) problems. In the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Climate, Science Education, Problem Based Learning
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Xia, Xiaogang; Lu, Chuanhan; Wang, Bingyi; Song, Yunming – Frontiers of Education in China, 2007
This research tends to make the experimental study on the mathematics teaching model of "situated creation and problem-based instruction" (SCPBI), namely, the teaching process of "creating situations--posing problems--solving problems--applying mathematics". It is aimed at changing the situation where students generally lack…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Teaching Models, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Law, Wai K. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2007
The heterogeneous backgrounds and interests of prospective students has been an emerging challenge in Information Systems (IS) education. Pounding waves of technology carried students away from the shores of traditional IS training. Pragmatists avoided the traditional IS programs, many of which struggled among budget reduction, competing training…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Internet, Problem Based Learning, Learning Strategies
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Araz, Gulsum; Sungur, Semra – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2007
This study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and traditional lecture-based instruction on elementary school students' academic achievement and performance skills in a science unit on genetics while controlling for their reasoning ability. For the specified purpose, two instructional methods were randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Textbooks, Academic Achievement, Problem Based Learning
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Zimitat, Craig – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2007
Case studies are an important vehicle for student learning in problem-based learning curricula and higher education. "WebCaseStudy.com" was designed to support student learning through case studies in a simulated community of practice. This paper reports on the process of capturing community of practice knowledge for case studies to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Case Studies, Educational Technology
Shue, Laura L.; Lacroix, Celeste – 1998
Medical education is undergoing one of its most intense reassessments in a quarter of a century. The current reassessments often have focused on reevaluation of the manner in which basic science and clinical education are provided. This paper aims to identify and illustrate the processes by which members of "MWCOM" (a pseudonym), a…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Educational Innovation, Ethnography, Interviews
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