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Yew Kong Lee; Ping Yein Lee; Yee Ling Lau; Chirk Jenn Ng; Wei Leik Ng; Thiam Kian Chiew; Adina Abdullah; Jamuna Vadivelu; Amirah Amir; Christina Phoay Lay Tan; Caroline Kwong Leng Chin – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using a virtual patient (VP) software program in increasing clinical reasoning skills confidence among medical students. Design/methodology/approach: A quasi-experimental design was used to compare the outcomes of students' confidence levels on clinical reasoning between problem-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Students, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Simulation
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Csepcsényi, Lajos Lászlóné Balogh Melinda; Bredács, Alice – Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 2016
It is a commonplace view today that schools do not prepare students properly for solving technical problems emerging in an ever-changing world. As attested by various PISA surveys, Hungarian students can only retrieve their knowledge situations. Their self-regulated learning, problem solving and cooperative skills do not develop in accord with the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Problem Based Learning, Construction Programs, Construction (Process)
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Henry, Holly R.; Tawfik, Andrew A.; Jonassen, David H.; Winholtz, Robert A.; Khanna, Sanjeev – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2012
This qualitative case study examines the initial implementation of a problem-based version of an undergraduate course in materials science for the purpose of identifying areas of improvement to the curriculum prior to a planned second implementation. The course was designed around problems that students work in small teams to solve under the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Participant Satisfaction, Student Attitudes, Science Materials
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Redmond, Adrienne; Thomas, Julie; High, Karen; Scott, Margaret; Jordan, Pat; Dockers, Jean – School Science and Mathematics, 2011
This case study reviewed the collaborative efforts of university engineers, teacher educators, and middle school teachers to advance sixth- and seventh-grade students' learning through a series of project-based engineering activities. This two-year project enriched regular school curricula by introducing real-world applications of science and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Mentors, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods