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Rosenberger, Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) often handle chaotic life-and-death situations that require higher-order thinking skills. Improving the pass rate of EMT students depends on many factors, including the use of proven and effective teaching methods. Results from recent research about effective teaching have suggested that the instructional…
Descriptors: Emergency Medical Technicians, Problem Based Learning, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
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Hunt, Emily M.; Lockwood-Cooke, Pamela; Kelley, Judy – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2010
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a problem-centered teaching method with exciting potential in engineering education for motivating and enhancing student learning. Implementation of PBL in engineering education has the potential to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Two common problems are encountered when attempting to integrate PBL into…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Engineering Education, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction
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Barbour, JoAnn – Journal of Leadership Education, 2006
Leader educators know that demands on leaders of organizations are increasing, requiring different strategies of leading, for example, working in diverse and global environments, using shared decision-making, and developing effective work teams. To educate future leaders in a postmodern era, instructors must attempt nontraditional teaching methods…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Teaching Methods, Leadership Training, Problem Based Learning