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Vickery, William L. – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2013
When problem based learning occurs in a social context it is open to a common social behaviour, scrounging. In the animal behaviour literature, scroungers do not attempt to find resources themselves but rather exploit resources found by other group members (referred to as producers). We know from studies of animal behaviour (including humans) that…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Game Theory, Socialization, Learning Processes
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Holler Phillips, Carissa M. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2011
Student consulting is a form of problem-based learning through which students work on strategic issues for organizations. To explore how students perceive their research-related tasks, 15 student consultants were asked to evaluate their comfort levels with seven tasks--adapted from the Association of College and Research Libraries' Information…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Attitudes, Consultants, Problem Based Learning
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Fischer, Frank; Troendle, Pamela; Mandl, Heinz – Interactive Learning Environments, 2003
Up to this point, university education has largely remained unaffected by the developments of novel approaches to web-based learning. The paper presents a principled approach to the design of problem-oriented, web-based learning at the university level. The principles include providing authentic contexts with multimedia, supporting collaborative…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software