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van den Hurk, Marianne M.; Wolfhagen, Ineke H. A. P.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Vleuten, Cees P. M. van der – 1998
This study conducted in the Netherlands examines the role of student-generated learning issues in a problem-based curriculum. The first questions was in which way students make use of the learning issues generated (as strict guidelines or as global guidelines) and does this differ between years of training? The second questions was what the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Program Divisions
Park, Sung Hee; Ertmer, Peggy; Cramer, Jeff – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
This paper describes the experiences of three middle school teachers following a two-week summer workshop in which they were introduced to a technology-enhanced problem-based learning (PBL) pedagogy. Based on their collaborative experiences during the school year developing and implementing a PBL unit, the three teachers increased their confidence…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning

Distlehorst, Linda H.; Barrows, Howard S. – Journal of Medical Education, 1982
A set of instructional materials for acquisition of clinical reasoning skills through independent study has been developed that uses simulation of patient encounters and addresses both medical and psychosocial issues. Small group instruction with the materials is preferred over individual use. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Independent Study, Instructional Materials, Interviews

Lancaster, Carol; Bradley, Elizabeth; Smith, Imogene K.; Chessman, Alexander; Stroup-Benham, Christine A.; Camp, M. Gwendie – Academic Medicine, 1997
A study investigated the curriculum's influence on 341 medical students' perceptions of learning environment, as measured by the Medical School Learning Environment Survey, in two public medical schools with similar problem-based learning (PBL) and conventional lecture-based learning (LBL) tracks, over three years. Results indicate PBL students'…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, Higher Education, Lecture Method

Bloomfield, Molly M.; And Others – Science Teacher, 1996
Presents an instructional framework for real-world, problem-based studies that can be used in a variety of settings. Discusses background knowledge, problem exposition, data collection and analysis, data synthesis and solution presentation, and career information. (JRH)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education

De Grave, W. S.; And Others – Instructional Science, 1996
To investigate whether problem-based learning leads to conceptual change, the cognitive and metacognitive processes of a group of medical students were studied during the problem analysis phase, and their verbal communication and thinking processes were analyzed. Stimulated recall of the thinking process during the discussion detected a conceptual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis

Briscoe, Carol; Stout, David – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 1996
Reports on the views on problem-solving developed by prospective elementary teachers as a result of experiencing problem-centered learning in an integrated math-science methods course. Discusses four assertions related to students' attitudes toward problem-solving, their knowledge of problem-solving and problem-solving processes, and the role of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach

Blocher, J. Michael; Echols, Jennifer; de Montes, Laura Sujo; Willis, Elizabeth; Tucker, Gary – Action in Teacher Education, 2003
Presents a case study of one student's passage through an online M.ED. in Educational Technology degree program and her subsequent experience integrating her newly acquired knowledge, skills, and methods in the real world of her own teaching practice, focusing on her dilemma in assessing her students' learning as she shifted her educational…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study

Rivarola, Viviana; And Others – Biochemical Education, 1997
Presents an alternative way of developing biochemistry courses for first-year veterinary medicine students. The courses employ a problem-based learning approach that enables students to be responsible for their own learning while enabling teachers to be facilitators. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Educational Strategies, Hands on Science

Smith, David E.; Duus, Henrik Johannsen – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2001
This case study of an experience with e-learning, compared with traditional lecture-based learning, at the Copenhagen Business School suggests that this problem-oriented and dialogue-based approach may hold substantial potential in international business education. (EV)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
Evans, Ronald W. – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1989
Criticizes the trend in social studies education, led by Diane Ravitch, towards the revival of teaching history in a traditional manner. Claims that Ravitch's rationale for history's decline is faulty, ignoring the problems resulting from teaching history chronologically. Suggests that using the problem-centered approach will make history more…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education

Aung, Myo Min; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1988
The evolution of Burma's much-needed medical school curriculum for child survival and development is chronicled, including discussion of constraints on and resistance to the curriculum. (MSE)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Curriculum Development

Salvador, R. J.; And Others – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 1995
A forestry and agronomy course at Iowa State University incorporates problem-based team projects on real-world situations as a means of providing students with integrative and meaningful experiential learning. Student evaluations of these courses indicate that students recognize and appreciate the integrative nature of the problem-based team…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agronomy, Course Evaluation, Environmental Education

Koschmann, T. D.; And Others – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1994
In response to existing educational systems producing individuals who fail to have sound working knowledge bases, this article examines uses of technology to improve instructional methods. Reviews results of a case study that use problem-based learning as a collaborative learning method for medical undergraduates, and presents six principles of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Futures (of Society), Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement

Gregson, James A. – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1994
Drawing from Dewey and critical theory, an instructor used problem posing in an employability skills curriculum to promote reflection and involvement in 63 trade and industrial students. They learned to participate democratically, reflect on workplace and classroom practices, and integrate their experiences into the learning process. (SK)
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Critical Theory, Democracy, Employment Potential