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de Villiers Scheepers, Margarietha Johanna; Barnes, Renee; Clements, Michael; Stubbs, Alix Jayne – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an experiential entrepreneurship work-integrated learning (EE WIL) model recognising that the development of an entrepreneurial mindset enables graduates to manage their careers in uncertain labour markets. The model shows how students develop relationships with their professional community, and not…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Entrepreneurship, Models, Career Readiness
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He, Yunfeng; Du, Xiangyun; Toft, Egon; Zhang, Xingli; Qu, Bo; Shi, Jiannong; Zhang, Huan; Zhang, Hui – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2018
In daily patient-history taking and diagnosis practice, doctors ask questions to gather information from patients and narrow down diagnostic hypotheses. Training medical students to be efficient problem solvers through the use of questioning is therefore important. In this study, the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and lecture-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Students, Medical Education, Problem Based Learning
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Church, Amelia; Mashford-Scott, Angie; Cohrssen, Caroline – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2018
Teacher intervention in children's disputes most commonly features cessation strategies, despite evidence showing the value of modelling problem-solving behaviours. Existing research has categorized strategies used by teachers in early childhood settings, but in this article we aim to illustrate how these practices are realized. Using the method…
Descriptors: Intervention, Conflict Resolution, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children
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Oakes, Jeannie – Educational Researcher, 2018
AERA's centennial provides an opportunity to reinvigorate the aspirations that gave rise to our research community in the United States: hope and determination that research can strengthen public education, society's most democratic institution. The first AERAers sought to produce scientific knowledge to improve large, increasingly diverse urban…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Educational Research, Democracy, Educational Policy
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Mesgar, Mitra; Tafazoli, Dara – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2018
This quantitative study focuses on online metacognitive reading strategies used by 39 Iranian postgraduate students with internal and external locus of control. The students were selected through locus of control questionnaire and it is followed by OSORS questionnaire to measure online metacognitive strategies used by students. The results of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Online Courses, Reading Strategies, Locus of Control
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Caniglia, Joanne; Michali, Yvonne – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2018
Historically, individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) were limited in the amount of assets that they could earn. However, the enactment of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014 provided for significant increases in the amount of earnings and savings allowable. Many of these individuals are capable of saving money and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Money Management, Self Determination, Problem Solving
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Phillips, Elizabeth S.; Wood, Gary J.; Yoo, Jane; Ward, Kristin J.; Hsiao, Suh Chen; Singh, Melissa I.; Morris, Brittani – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
Providing effective services to clients with increasingly severe challenges in an era of fiscal constraints calls for schools of social work to assume greater responsibility for preparing interns for clinical practice. This article describes a virtual field practicum (VFP), an online skill-building experience designed to meet this need and reports…
Descriptors: Practicums, Minimum Competencies, Social Work, Caseworkers
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Sharma, Payal; Pandher, Jagwinder Singh – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2018
Purpose: This study aims to identify various teachers' professional activities (TPAs) and classify these TPAs according to their relative importance for the professional development of teachers. Design/methodology/approach: The systematic review of the literature had been conducted to identify various TPAs in the institutions. Later, an empirical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Engineering Education
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Bopegedera, A. M. R. P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
The oxidation of iron is an important reaction due to its high economic impact. In this laboratory exploration, the total order of this reaction was determined using commercially available handwarmer packets that rely on the iron-oxygen reaction to generate heat. The active ingredient in the handwarmer packet is iron, which interacts with…
Descriptors: Kinetics, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Conservation (Environment)
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Justice, Nicola; Zieffler, Andrew; Huberty, Michael D.; delMas, Robert – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2018
Statistical modeling is a core component of statistical thinking and has been identified by several countries as a curricular goal for secondary education. However, many secondary teachers have minimal preparation for teaching this topic. The goal of this research study is to learn about teachers' perceptions of the role statistical models play in…
Descriptors: Statistics, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role
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Irwanto; Saputro, Anip Dwi; Rohaeti, Eli; Prodjosantoso, A. K. – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
In the context of 21st century learning, lecturers encounter complex challenges in optimizing learning processes and outcomes. The previous research reports that teaching method is considered as the right solution to overcome that problem. This quasi-experimental research aims to: (1) explore the difference between Critical Thinking Skills (CTS)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Skill Development
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Cihan, Bekir Baris – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2018
People face many different small or great problems in certain periods of their lives. The most distinct quality of problem-solving skills is to eliminate all negative phenomena in order to achieve a certain goal. This study aims to understand whether problem-solving skills of some students studying at the departments of physical education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Physical Education, Athletic Coaches
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Parekh, Priyanka; Gee, Elisabeth R. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2018
The Maker Movement has been received by the field of K--12 education with great enthusiasm as a way of teaching STEM content to children. We call attention to and identify learning opportunities in children's projects created in a playful, informal environment with easily available materials. In keeping with research in the field of maker…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts, Problem Solving
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Yazgan, Yeliz; Sahin, Hatice Busra – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The present study aims at answering the question of whether there is any relationship between brain hemisphericity and non-routine problem solving skills of prospective teachers. One hundred twenty-three prospective teachers participated in the study. The Brain Hemisphericity Test and Non-routine Problem Solving Test were used to evaluate…
Descriptors: Correlation, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Problem Solving
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Sun, Kathy L.; Baldinger, Erin E.; Humphreys, Cathy – Mathematics Teacher, 2018
A Number Talk is a brief activity (10-15 minutes in length) that is designed to support students' mathematical sense making and promote flexible thinking. During a Number Talk, students engage in mental computations. Number Talks help students do the following: (1) Develop number sense focused on making sense of quantity and mathematical…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, High School Students, Concept Formation
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