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Bridges, Susan – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2015
Whilst face-to-face tutorial group interaction has been the focus of quantitative and qualitative studies in problem-based learning (PBL), little work has explored the independent learning phase of the PBL cycle from an interactionist perspective. An interactional ethnographic logic of inquiry guided collection and analysis of video recordings and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Undergraduate Study, Dental Schools, Dentistry
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Frambach, Janneke M.; Driessen, Erik W.; Beh, Philip; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
A tool used in student-centered education is discussion among students in small learning groups. The Western origin of student-centered education, coupled with cross-cultural differences in communication styles, may detract from its cross-cultural applicability. This study investigates how in student-centered education, students' cultural…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Learner Engagement, Student Participation, Comparative Analysis
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Downing, Kevin; Kwong, Theresa; Chan, Sui-Wah; Lam, Tsz-Fung; Downing, Woo-Kyung – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
This study samples first year undergraduates from two programmes at a Hong Kong University (N = 66). One programme uses an entirely problem-based approach to learning and teaching, whilst the other uses more traditional methods. Using the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) as a measure of student perceptions of their thinking, or…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Metacognition, College Freshmen, Conventional Instruction