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van Biljon, Judy A.; Tolmie, C. Janse; du Plessis, Johan P. – Computers & Education, 1999
Discussion of ICAE (Intelligent Computer Aided Education) systems focuses on Magix, a prototype ICAE system for use in problem-based learning in linear mathematics for 10- to 12-year olds. The system integrates the principles of constructivism, user-driven interaction, knowledge-based systems, and metacognition. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Expert Systems, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Intermediate Grades
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Gonzales, Nancy A. – School Science and Mathematics, 1998
Outlines a plan of action designed to enhance growth in problem-posing skills. The "blueprint" provides a model for teachers and teacher educators who wish to integrate more problem posing into their curriculum. Specific activities and instructional strategies are cited to illustrate the development of problem posing as a process in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation
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Schlundt, David G.; Flannery, Mary Ellen; Davis, Dianne L.; Kinzer, Charles K.; Pichert, James W. – Behavior Modification, 1999
Examines a two-week summer program using problem-based learning and behavior therapy to help adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes improve their ability to cope with obstacles to dietary management. Improvements were observed in self-efficacy, problem-solving skills, and self-reported coping strategies. No significant changes were observed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Coping, Diabetes
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Peterson, Raymond F.; Treagust, David F. – Science Education, 1998
Details a study exploring a problem-based learning framework used to develop preservice teachers' knowledge base for teaching and pedagogical reasoning ability. Emphasizes an undergraduate preservice science teacher education unit. Contains 30 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Chang, Chun-Yen – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2001
Explores the effects of a Problem-based Computer-Assisted Instruction (PBCAI) on students' earth science achievement in Taiwan. One hundred and fifty-nine 10th grade students enrolled in four sections of a mandatory earth science course participated in this pretest- posttest control group experiment. A significant difference was found between the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Earth Science, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
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Johnston, Carol G; James, Richard H.; Lye, Jenny N.; McDonald, Ian M. – Journal of Economic Education, 2000
Describes and evaluates a package of measures designed to introduce a collaborative problem-solving (CPS) approach to learning tutorials of a second-year university macroeconomics subject. Presents findings related to the influence of CPS on tutors' teaching experiences, students' attitudes attendance and hours of study, and academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Content, Economics Education, Higher Education
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Kirkwood, Margaret – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2000
Examines ideas on a thinking curriculum and "learning to learn" in the secondary education context. Explores computing studies at the Scottish secondary 3/4 level with 14- to 16-year-olds. Explains that this case study provides an example of the infusion approach being incorporated into the teaching of computer programming. (CMK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
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Oates, Karen – Peer Review, 2001
Explores how community-based undergraduate research undertaken within the structure of a learning community fulfills some of the best practices of undergraduate education as it encourages both problem-based learning and civic engagement. (EV)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
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Dahlgren, M. Abrandt; Dahlgren, L. O. – Instructional Science, 2002
Describes a study that analyzed how students in three different Swedish university programs conceived of the meaning of problem-based learning and how they experienced their studies within a problem-based learning program. Discusses learning in context, social interaction, meta-cognitive reasoning and self-directed learning, and academic cultures.…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study
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Segers, Mien S. R. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1997
Three studies were conducted on the validity of instruments adopted for student assessment in problem-based learning at the Maastricht School of Economics and Business Administration (the Netherlands). Results with 109 students suggest the importance of the breadth and depth of the student's knowledge profile and the extent to which the knowledge…
Descriptors: College Students, Economics, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
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Blake, Robert L.; Hosokawa, Michael C.; Riley, Shari L. – Academic Medicine, 2000
Performances on Steps 1 and 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) were compared for classes that had completed a new problem-based learning curriculum and for previous, traditionally instructed classes at the University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine. Students in the problem-based learning curriculum outperformed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Innovation
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Lee, Zenpin – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1999
Students entering Taiwanese senior high schools are now taught technology education instead of industrial arts education. Using problem-based learning strategies, the "living technology" curriculum gives male and female students job-seeking opportunities and skills and allows them to pursue technological literacy and learn about modern…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, High Schools
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Clouston, Teena J.; Whitcombe, Steven W. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2005
This article sets out to offer the reader an opportunity to engage with our emerging ideas about a reflective, person centred model for students and facilitators using problem-based learning (PBL). The model developed initially through several strands of qualitative inquiry including research with students, immersion in the existing literature and…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Student Attitudes, College Students, Group Dynamics
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Bowers, Rick – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2005
This article on pedagogy in the classroom seminar combines the basic principles of dialogue and liberation as expressed especially by 20th-century thinkers Bakhtin and Freire. It argues for a pedagogy of educational growth and facilitation of ideas. Through learner-centered knowledge, dialogic interaction, open exploration, mutual respect, and…
Descriptors: Seminars, Problem Based Learning, Classroom Environment, Classroom Communication
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Goodnough, Karen – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2005
In this article, the author describes a project in which Collaborative Inquiry, or CI (Bray et al. 2000), was used by a small inquiry group consisting of a high school science teacher and two university educators, Marie Cashion and the author herself, Karen Goodnough, to explore Problem-Based Learning (PBL). In CI groups, co-learners work through…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Problem Based Learning, Curriculum Development, Inquiry
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