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Lappas, Pantelis Z.; Kritikos, Manolis N. – Higher Education Studies, 2018
The main objective of this paper is to propose a didactic framework for teaching Applied Mathematics in higher education. After describing the structure of the framework, several applications of inquiry-based learning in teaching numerical analysis and optimization are provided to illustrate the potential of the proposed framework. The framework…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Hyland, Aine, Ed. – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2011
The "Multiple Intelligences, Curriculum and Assessment Project" at University College Cork was a collaborative project carried out between 1995 and 1999. The key research question focused on whether Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences could be applied to, and enhance, aspects of curriculum and assessment at primary and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Action Research, Foreign Countries, Multiple Intelligences
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Turinsky, Andrei L.; Fanea, Elena; Trinh, Quang; Wat, Stephen; Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Dong, Xiaoli; Shu, Xueling; Stromer, Julie N.; Hill, Jonathan W.; Edwards, Carol; Grosenick, Brenda; Yajima, Masumi; Sensen, Christoph W. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2008
The authors have created a software system called the CAVEman, for the visual integration and exploration of heterogeneous anatomical and biomedical data. The CAVEman can be applied for both education and research tasks. The main component of the system is a three-dimensional digital atlas of the adult male human anatomy, structured according to…
Descriptors: Workstations, Computer Software, Computers, Biomedicine
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Wirz, Dick – Inquiry, 2004
Most professors realize that students receive and process information in different ways. Some professors are even capable of identifying how most students learn. If students' learning styles are compatible with the teaching style of their instructors, they tend to retain more information, effectively apply it, and have a better attitude toward the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Teaching Styles, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods