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Liu, Min; Williams, Doug; Pedersen, Susan – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2002
This article describes an innovative hypermedia product for sixth graders in space science: Alien Rescue. Using a problem-based learning approach that is highly interactive, Alien Rescue engages students in scientific investigations aimed at finding solutions to complex and meaningful problems. Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Middle Schools, Teaching Methods, Space Sciences
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Johnson, Carla C. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2005
The population of the United States continues to become increasingly diverse, both culturally and linguistically. The increased diversity creates a challenge for middle school teachers as they are required not only to teach their content areas, but also to assist students learning English, including literacy skills. The majority of teachers at all…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Middle Schools, Culturally Relevant Education, Science Instruction
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Roberts, Mike – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2004
The training and education of doctors is a complex process. The traditional apprenticeship model of clinical medical education following a pre-clinical sciences curriculum had many strengths and produced a doctor who met the needs of several generations of patients. More recently, medical training has been criticised for not adapting to the more…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Theories
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Mergendoller, John R.; Maxwell, Nan L.; Bellisimo, Yolanda – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2006
This study compared the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and traditional instructional approaches in developing high-school students' macroeconomics knowledge and examined whether PBL was differentially effective with students demonstrating different levels of four aptitudes: verbal ability, interest in economics, preference for group…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
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Eisenkraft, Arthur; Heltzel, Carl; Johnson, Diane; Radcliffe, Brian – Science Teacher, 2006
All artists are chemists. Artists understand and study the properties of specific materials and find ways to explore these properties to express views of themselves and the world around them. This article discusses the Artist as Chemist unit and presents how students link art and chemistry through problem-based learning activities. In this…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Chemistry, Units of Study, Science Instruction
Laff, Ned Scott – Liberal Education, 2006
Many faculty members generally assume that their students understand the purposes of college learning and that they are aware of the assumptions about liberal education embedded in the program configurations designed to advance it. In fact, it may very well be that, as Jerry Graff (2003) has suggested, our students are "clueless" about how to…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Relevance (Education), Outcomes of Education
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Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren – Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The authors used the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire to investigate the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and traditional instructional approaches on various facets of students' self-regulated learning, including motivation and learning strategies. Participants included 61 tenth-grade students from 2 intact classes…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Conventional Instruction, Independent Study
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Goldsmith, Pat Antonio – Teaching Sociology, 2006
In this paper I present a pedagogical method called Writing Answers to Learn (WAL) which combines Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Exploratory Writing to address the interrelated pedagogical problems of misconceptions, resistance, retention, and transfer. I analyze the use of this combined method in a course on racial and ethnic relations and…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Ideology, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods
Alsop, Graham; Tompsett, Chris – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2006
Research in information and communication technology in education places an increasing emphasis on the use of qualitative analysis (QA). A considerable number of approaches to QA can be adopted, but it is not always clear that researchers recognize either the differences between these approaches or the principles that underlie them.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Researchers, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research
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Dinan, Frank J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2006
The time and effort spent during the first days of a new semester are key to the success of the class that lies ahead. What happens during these first days can set a tone that inspires students to work actively and cooperatively to achieve success in the new semester, or to sit back and assume a "here we go again" attitude. In this article, the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Success, Organic Chemistry, College Students
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Akinoglu, Orhan; Tandogan, Ruhan Özkardes – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of problem-based active learning in science education on students' academic achievement and concept learning. In the study, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were utilized. Quantitative data were obtained via the pre/post-test, treatment-control groups test model. Qualitative data…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Teaching Methods
McKay, Elspeth, Ed. – Idea Group Publishing, 2007
Enhancing Learning Through Human Computer Interaction is an excellent reference source for human computer interaction (HCI) applications and designs. This "Premier Reference Source" provides a complete analysis of online business training programs and e-learning in the higher education sector. It describes a range of positive outcomes for linking…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Problem Based Learning, Veterinary Medicine, Interaction
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Zanskas, Stephen; Leahy, Michael – Rehabilitation Education, 2007
As private sector rehabilitation has matured as a field of practice, the issue of how rehabilitation counselor educators can effectively prepare rehabilitation counselors for practice in this setting remains. This article reviews the literature regarding the training needs of rehabilitation counselors entering private sector practice, and proposes…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Educational Needs, Core Curriculum, Private Sector
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Hung, Woei – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2006
Well-designed problems are crucial for the success of problem-based learning (PBL). Previous discussions about designing problems for PBL have been rather general and inadequate in guiding educators and practitioners to design effective PBL problems. This paper introduces the 3C3R PBL problem design model as a conceptual framework for…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Models, Cognitive Processes, Problem Solving
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Kincaid, Samantha S.; Jackson, Sue E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
This article describes a project that will make a positive impact in today's special education classroom. Teachers will learn how to use Problem Based Learning (PBL) units as a tool to empower students with special needs to become more confident, independent, successful students. It will also shatter the stereotype that students with special needs…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Problem Based Learning, Special Needs Students, Teaching Methods
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