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Thomas, John Austin; Monroe, Eula Ewing – Studying Teacher Education, 2006
The authors describe a journey of self-study during which one author shifted from traditional, teacher-driven approaches to a more problem-based inquiry approach to teaching mathematics. He videotaped a series of lessons taught to sixth-grade students over a semester and analyzed his teaching during discussions with his mentor at the university.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Academic Standards
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Fallan, Lars – Quality in Higher Education, 2006
The quality reform of higher education in Norway has generally recommended a substitution of classroom teaching with more active forms of learning in higher education. This study reveals that ignoring the student's personality type may be in conflict with the purpose of the reform. The student's personality type affects both the most effective…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), Higher Education
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Nesbit, John C.; Adesope, Olusola O. – Review of Educational Research, 2006
This meta-analysis reviews experimental and quasi-experimental studies in which students learned by constructing, modifying, or viewing node-link diagrams. Following an exhaustive search for studies meeting specified design criteria, 67 standardized mean difference effect sizes were extracted from 55 studies involving 5,818 participants. Students…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Effect Size, Concept Mapping, Meta Analysis
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Arts, Jos A. R.; Gijselaers, Wim H.; Segers, Mien S. R. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2006
Instructional designs, embedding learning in meaningful contexts such as problem-based learning (PBL) are increasingly used for fostering expertise to prepare students for the demands of the future workplace. However, cognitive outcomes of these curricula in terms of expertise outcomes are not always conclusive. Based on the instructional…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inferences, Experimental Groups, Problem Based Learning
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McKean, Bobbi; Yarnelle, David – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2007
This issue of "Journal for Learning the Arts: A Research Journal on Arts Integration in Schools and Communities" embodies the range of arts and learning possible in our schools and communities. The articles reflect the diverse landscape of arts education, including dance, poetry, visual arts, drama, music and media. Each author takes to…
Descriptors: Fine Arts, Art Education, Educational Research, Dance Education
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Garde-Hansen, Joanne; Calvert, Ben – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2007
A great deal of value is placed on student research within universities, exemplified by the prominent role of the dissertation or extended written work at the end of many programmes, and the more general benefits of embedding research-based learning into a curriculum in order to develop higher-order learning. This article reports on a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Student Research, Problem Based Learning, Research Skills
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2013
For the thirty-sixth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Anaheim, California. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Ethnicity, Educational Games, Specialists
Rogers, Robert L.; Stemkoski, Michael J. – 1995
This paper describes a reality-based learning project in which sophomore accounting and engineering students collaborated in interdisciplinary teams to design and build a million-dollar waterslide park. Two weeks into the project, the teams received a briefing from an industrial panel of engineers, bankers, entrepreneurs, and other professionals.…
Descriptors: Accounting, College Students, Engineering, Group Dynamics
Hadwin, Allyson Fiona – 1996
An important mandate of higher education is to provide students with the skills and strategies required to become self-regulating lifelong learners. This paper analyzes and interprets data gathered from two instructional settings both of which have been structured to promote self-regulated or self-directed learning. It includes an interpretation…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
Shue, Laura L.; Lacroix, Celeste – 1998
A study explored some of the ways that the members of a medical educational institution make sense out of the radical pedagogical innovation taking place in their school. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with members at "MWCOM" (a pseudonym), then data were analyzed according to three primary themes which revolve around how…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Communities, Educational Change
Stevens, Susan A. R.; Wilkins, Linda C. – 1993
Engineering is the science, art, and business of designing and getting things done; engineers are required to make things happen through interpersonal relationships. At Monash University (Australia), a new course, Management for Engineers, was set up in 1990 to encourage a more holistic approach to the process of engineering. The course included…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Engineering Education
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Chisholm, Mary G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1975
Describes problems encountered in teaching a problem-centered undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory course. No text is used for this type of course; the students are encouraged to plan their own experimental routes. (MLH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Course Evaluation, Higher Education
Feng, Daming – Online Submission, 2005
In designing and implementing the pilot program of serving principal training, the author of this paper learned the experience from what E. Bridges and P. Hallinger did but didn't imitate fully, rather, created several new strategies because Chinese principals faced different situation from their American counterparts. The pilot program introduced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Local Government, Teaching Methods, Educational Policy
Kim, Younghoon; Grabowski, Barbara L.; Song, Hae-Deok – 2003
This study investigated and described the perspectives of science teachers who integrated a Web-enhanced problem-based learning model into their classrooms. The study examined: (1) teachers' pedagogical beliefs; (2) the roles of teachers; (3) the use of Web resources; and (4) the degree of increased student engagement. This qualitative study used…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools, Problem Based Learning
Kamin, Carol; O'Sullivan, Patricia; Deterding, Robin – 2002
Problem-based learning (PBL) with simulated cases is one method of delivering standardized pediatric curricular objectives, but the fact that students are dispersed and participating in community-based practices makes group meetings difficult. To address these issues, researchers developed and tested a new modality for presenting PBL cases, a…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Interactive Video
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