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Kirsop-Taylor, Nick; Appiah, D.; Steadman, A.; Huggett, M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
This paper reflects on an undergraduate module at the University of Exeter (2018-2019) trialing a problem-based learning approach to the political ecologies of land. It found that this approach offers significant value for teaching and learning complex socio-ecological interdisciplinarity and instilling in learners a deep and reflective sense of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Political Attitudes
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Rotgans, Jerome I.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2011
The objective of the present study was to examine to what extent autonomy in problem-based learning (PBL) results in cognitive engagement with the topic at hand. To that end, a short self-report instrument was devised and validated. Moreover, it was examined how cognitive engagement develops as a function of the learning process and the extent to…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Personal Autonomy, Learner Engagement, Cognitive Processes
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White, Casey B. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2007
Medical school is an academic and developmental path toward a professional life demanding self-regulation and self-education. Thus, many medical schools include in their goals for medical student education their graduates' ability to self-assess and self-regulate their education upon graduation and throughout their professional lives. This study…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Problem Based Learning, Conventional Instruction