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Wijnia, Lisette; Servant-Miklos, Virginie F. C. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2019
That idea that problem-based learning (PBL) is more motivating that traditional education has been prevalent since the inception of PBL at McMaster University in the late 1960s. Evidencing this through empirical research, however, has proven to be a lot more problematic. This paper retraces how the discourse on motivation started from a laymen's…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Educational Research
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da Fonsêca Barros, Matheus Henrique; Penna, Maura – International Journal of Music Education, 2023
This article analyzes the implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) in music teacher education. A qualitative action-research took place at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia (IF), in Northeast Brazil, including Music Education students and selected staff. The pedagogical intervention was carried out by in-class…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Music Education, Music Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Glintborg, Chalottte; Hansen, Tia G. B. – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Problem-based learning (PBL) is widely recognized as a pedagogical approach across disciplines. However, the relevance and application of PBL in psychology has received limited attention. Therefore, this article presents a PBL-based master degree programme for psychologists. The article is divided into three sections. First, we present the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Masters Programs, Psychologists
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Hall, Kimberly R.; Rushing, Jeri Lynn; Khurshid, Ayesha – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2011
Problem-focused interventions are considered to be one of the most effective group counseling strategies with adolescents. This article describes a problem-focused group counseling model, Solving Problems Together (SPT), that focuses on working with students who struggle with negative peer pressure. Adapted from the teaching philosophy of…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Problem Based Learning, Group Counseling, Peer Influence
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Carr, Sandra; Iredell, Helena; Newton-Smith, Carol; Clark, Catherine – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2011
Medical practitioners need the skills to find relevant information and evaluate its authenticity, validity, and reliability. The learning of information literacy has been embedded in the University of Western Australia (UWA) medical course since 2000. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the enhanced information literacy…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Information Skills
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Raupach, T.; Munscher, C.; Pukrop, T.; Anders, S.; Harendza, S. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2010
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to web-based learning although the advantages of computer-aided instruction over traditional teaching formats still need to be confirmed. This study examined whether participation in an online module on the differential diagnosis of dyspnoea impacts on student performance in a multiple choice…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Medical Students, Intervention, Problem Based Learning
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Lee, Tsang-Hsiung; Shen, Pei-Di; Tsai, Chia-Wen – Teaching in Higher Education, 2010
This study explored the effects of web-enabled pedagogies on students' involvement in learning. A series of quasi-experiments were conducted to investigate whether students' involvement increases over time if intervened, respectively, by problem-based learning (PBL), self-regulated learning (SRL), and their combinations. Two classes of 102…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Vocational Schools, Higher Education, Problem Based Learning
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Greenes, Carole; Wolfe, Susan; Weight, Stephanie; Cavanagh, Mary; Zehring, Julie – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2011
With funding from NSF, the Prime the Pipeline Project (P[cube]) is responding to the need to strengthen the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline from high school to college by developing and evaluating the scientific village strategy and the culture it creates. The scientific village, a community of high school…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, High School Students, Advanced Courses
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Baroffio, Anne; Nendaz, Mathieu R.; Perrier, Arnaud; Vu, Nu V. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2007
Aim: In a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum, tutor's feedback skills are important. However, evaluation studies often show that students rate many tutors as ineffective in providing feedback. We explored whether this is related: (a) to tutors' skills, and hence a teaching intervention might improve their performance; (b) to the formulation…
Descriptors: Tutor Training, Evaluation Criteria, Educational Environment, Feedback (Response)
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Senocak, Erdal; Taskesenligil, Yavuz; Sozbilir, Mustafa – Research in Science Education, 2007
The aim of this study was to compare the achievement of prospective primary science teachers in a problem-based curriculum with those in a conventional primary science teacher preparation program with regard to success in learning about gases and developing positive attitudes towards chemistry. The subjects of the study were 101 first year…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Science Teachers, Intervention, Self Evaluation (Individuals)