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Dempsey, Teresa – 2001
Problem-based learning (PBL) as a professional development model is an authentic means of stimulating reflective, insightful, professional growth. This paper describes a conference session that modeled the PBL professional development model as participants engaged in an actual PBL and created their own PBL professional development model. The…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development

Hmelo, Cindy E.; Ferrari, Michel – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1997
Discusses the tutorial process in problem-based learning (PBL) and how it can be used to cultivate higher order thinking skills. Considers the role of the problem, collaboration among peers, the facilitator role, and the importance of student reflection. PBL principles are applied to instruction of gifted students. (DB)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted

Arambula-Greenfield, Teresa – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1996
Describes a problem-based human biology course for undergraduate nonscience majors. Discusses the nature of problem-based learning, effectiveness of problem-based learning in a nonmajors' science course, course development, and implications. Contains 14 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Biology, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies, Higher Education

Willis, Sandra A. – Journal of General Education, 2002
Describes the adoption of problem-based learning (PBL) techniques in a general psychology course. States that the instructor used a combination of techniques, including think-pair-share, lecture/discussion, and PBL. Notes means and standard deviations for graded components of PBL format versus lecture/discussion format. (Contains 18 references.)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Group Activities

Hill, Stan; Hounshell, Paul B. – Science Teacher, 2002
Reports on the project Join Underrepresented in Science and Technology (JUST) which aims to increase the enrollment and completion of minority students in math and science courses. Uses a problem-based teaching approach in both science and mathematics education and includes parents, communities, and institutions of higher education as participants…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Mathematics Education, Minority Groups

Yates, Michael S.; Drewery, Sarah; Murdoch-Eaton, Deborah G. – Medical Teacher, 2002
Evalutes modules based within alternative learning environments developed to provide students with experiences outside traditional medical, scientific, or academic cultures. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation

Lohman, Margaret C. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2002
A literature review analyzed training designs in four professional development approaches: case study, goal-based scenario, problem-based learning, and action learning. Case study and scenario tended to foster single-loop learning and solution of well-structured problems; problem-based and action learning fostered double-loop learning and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Experiential Learning, Instructional Design

Ward, Janet D.; Lee, Cheryl L. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 2002
Examines problem-based learning and suggests advantages and disadvantages of this method of instruction. Looks at barriers to implementation and the changes in teachers' role and adjustments needed for assessment. Includes implications for family and consumer sciences educators. (Contains 27 references.) (JOW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach

Cooke, Marie; Moyle, Kadie – Nurse Education Today, 2002
Reactions of 100 nursing students to a 4-week problem-based learning (PBL) activity indicated changes in their self-perceptions and relationship of learning to clinical practice. PBL promoted critical thinking, problem solving, self-directed learning, and synthesis of knowledge. (Contains 20 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Nursing Education, Outcomes of Education

Shore, Mark A.; Shore, JoAnna B. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2003
Investigates the transformation of a developmental mathematics curriculum from a 30-year-old, non-applied passive learner environment to a curriculum that engages students in active learning situations rich in meaningful health-related applications using problem based learning (PBL). Describes the purpose of the Fund for the Improvement of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Higher Education

Long, Ralph F. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1990
A problem-centered approach to training can be effective if (1) the goal is to bring about individual and organizational change; (2) the training is an integral part of company strategy; and (3) the problem is relevant to participants, current and pressing, and has corporate commitment to implementation of the solution. (SK)
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Job Performance, Organizational Development, Outcomes of Education

Coleman, Mary Ruth – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1995
This article describes the use of problem-based learning (PBL) with gifted students, in which the focus of the curriculum is "ill-structured" problems. Particular advantages of PBL with these students include effectiveness in teaching the art of problem finding and solving, active learning, higher order thinking skills, and using interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted

Glen, Sally – Nurse Education Today, 1995
Nursing education needs a new model of professional education that combines the liberal and vocational traditions--both knowing that and knowing how. Problem-based learning provides a framework for linking theory and clinical practice in a meaningful way. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Models
Savery, John R.; Duffy, Thomas M. – Educational Technology, 1995
Discusses the link between the theoretical principles of constructivism, the practice of instructional design, and the practice of teaching. Defines constructivism, lists three primary principles of learning and understanding, identifies eight instructional principles needed for the design of constructivist learning environments, and presents a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment, Educational Principles, Educational Theories

Benoit, Ty – Social Studies Review, 1998
Outlines a social studies lesson plan that follows the Problem Based Learning model. Provides the lesson goal, questions for students, instructions for teachers and students, instructional materials, Internet resources for student research, preparation hints for teachers, and reflective learning questions for students at the end of the project.…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Grade 6, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades