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dos Santos, Simone C.; Reis, Priscila B. S.; Reis, Jacinto F. S.; Tavares, Fabio – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
Contribution: This article adds to the results of previous systematic mapping study by addressing a more ample context of problem-based learning (PBL) in computing education. Background: PBL is defined as an instructional method of constructivist teaching that uses real problems as a motivating element for learning. Although PBL was born in…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement
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Suarman Halawa; Tzu-Chiang Lin; Ying-Shao Hsu – International Journal of STEM Education, 2024
This study aimed to analyze articles published in the Web of Science database from 2012 to 2021 to examine the educational goals and instructional designs for STEM education. We selected articles based on the following criteria: (a) empirical research; (b) incorporating instructional design and strategies into STEM teaching; (c) including…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Career Choice
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Savin-Baden, Maggi – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2016
There has been much recent discussion about student engagement in higher education, and in the last few years a number of authors have undertaken extensive international research on the topic, which has been summarized in a number of literature reviews. However, to date, there has been relatively little in-depth exploration of student engagement…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, College Students, Learner Engagement, Problem Based Learning
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Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Marcq, Hélène; Gijbels, David – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2016
In problem-based learning (PBL), implemented worldwide, students learn by discussing professionally relevant problems enhancing application and integration of knowledge, which is assumed to encourage students towards a deep learning approach in which students are intrinsically interested and try to understand what is being studied. This review…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Strategies, Literature Reviews, Thinking Skills
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Asal, Victor; Kratoville, Jayson – Journal of Political Science Education, 2013
Simulations are being used more and more in political science generally and in international relations specifically. While there is a growing body of literature describing different simulations and a small amount of literature that empirically tests the impact of simulations, scholars have written very little linking the pedagogic theory behind…
Descriptors: International Relations, Simulation, Constructivism (Learning), Problem Based Learning
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Hunter, William J. – College Quarterly, 2015
In the first piece in this series ("Teaching for Engagement: Part 1: Constructivist Principles, Case-Based Teaching, and Active Learning"), William Hunter sought to make the case that a wide range of teaching methods (e.g., case-based teaching, problem-based learning, anchored instruction) that share an intellectual grounding in…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Learner Engagement, Case Method (Teaching Technique)