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Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing: Using a Semester-Long Problem-Based Learning Project to Apply Small-Group Communication Principles
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Cresswell-Yeager, Tiffany – Communication Teacher, 2021
In a small-group communication course, students participate in a semester-long project to observe an organization while applying many group communication principles, including conflict resolution, group dynamics, teambuilding, leadership, and diversity. In groups of five, the students select any organization, agency, or department on campus or in…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Projects, Small Group Instruction, Conflict Resolution
Learning What Works: Promoting Small-Group Discussions
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DeJarnette, Anna F.; Dao, Jennifer N.; González, Gloriana – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2014
Many teachers have designed lessons for students who will be working in groups to discuss and solve a problem. After investing time in constructing an interesting problem, creating strategically designed groups, and introducing the problem carefully, teachers may be left wondering how to help students collaborate to make sense of mathematical…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Middle School Students, Problem Solving, Problem Based Learning
Group Work as a Learning Situation: A Qualitative Study in a University Classroom
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Postholm, May Britt – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2008
Problem-based learning, group work, project work and fieldwork are prescribed learning methods aimed at replacing or complementing traditional lectures in higher education in Norway (Innst. S. nr 337, 2000-2001) [Proposal to the Norwegian Parliament no. 337 (2000-2001)]. This is based on the belief that student activity can enhance learning. The…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Problem Based Learning, Group Dynamics, Foreign Countries
A Case Study of Student-Directed Discussion in Four Problem-Based Tutorial Groups.
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Wilkerson, Luann; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
Four problem-based tutorial groups (n=23 students, n=4 faculty) in Harvard University Medical School's New Pathway track were studied to determine what interactions characterized student-directed discussion. It was found that students selected most topics discussed, that tutors questioned infrequently, provided limited information, and tolerated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Discussion Groups, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Hot Bodies 400 Corporation: A Simple Guide for Small Business Startups [and] Teamwork: Problems and Solutions Workbook. For What You Wear...or Wear Not! An ICA Publication in Business and Behavioral Science.
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Bonilla, Carlos A., Ed.; Righetti, Candace S., Ed. – 2001
Many cooperative learning programs are merely exhibitions of the willingness to work with others. They apply teams of people to do work that could be accomplished just as well by individuals. Successful programs focus on collaborative learning that fosters working together to solve problems beyond the capacity of any individual. A cooperative…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Clothing Design, Cooperative Learning, Course Objectives
Problem-Based Learning for Large Classes in Chemical Engineering.
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Woods, Donald R. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Two McMaster University (Canada) chemical engineering courses enrolling 30-50 students incorporate problem-based learning (PBL). Issues addressed in implementation included overcoming faculty and student resistance, integrating PBL methods within a predominantly conventional curriculum, developing PBL problems and objectives, and using tutorless…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Alumni, Chemical Engineering, Classroom Techniques