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Jiriyasin, Tanisaya – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2014
This is a semester-long experimental study aimed at investigating the effects of a PBL (Problem-based Learning) approach on the English oral language performances of English major students in one of the private universities in Bangkok. For the purpose of the study, a systematic PBL model for English language classrooms was implemented.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
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Suvannatsiri, Ratchasak; Santichaianant, Kitidech; Murphy, Elizabeth – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
This paper reports on a project in which students designed, constructed and tested a model of an existing early warning system with simulation of debris flow in a context of a landslide. Students also assessed rural community members' knowledge of this system and subsequently taught them to estimate the time needed for evacuation of the community…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Student Improvement, Emergency Programs
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Hallinger, Philip; Lu, Jiafang – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2011
During the past 30 years academic leaders have advocated for the adoption of "pedagogies of engagement" in the hopes of increasing student involvement and retention, as well as learning outcomes in higher education. More recently, universities in Asia have joined this movement, despite barriers arising from cultural norms and teaching…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Curriculum Implementation
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Tongsakul, Anuvat; Jitgarun, Kalayanee; Chaokumnerd, Weerachai – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
The purpose of this study was to identify and compare instructors' and students' perceptions of factors that contribute to the effective use of Project-Based Learning (PBL) in Thailand. The sample for the study consisted of 247 electrical technology instructors from Thai vocational education institutes and 161 students who were electrical power…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Learning Motivation
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Hallinger, Philip; Lu, Jiafang; Showanasai, Parinya – Educational Review, 2010
This paper presents findings of a study that evaluated the instructional effectiveness of a problem-based learning module constructed around a computer simulation, "Making Change Happen"[TM]. The "Leading Organizational Change" (LOC) course sought to enable students in a graduate management program in Thailand to learn to lead…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Computer Simulation, Problem Based Learning, Learning Modules