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Trapped at the Crossroads: Does Problem-Based Learning Make a Difference? The Moderating Role of Traditional Mode of Instruction
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Ssemugenyi, Fred – Cogent Education, 2022
This study was set out to establish if adopting problem-based learning (PBL) techniques would effectively address the teaching and learning challenges at the University of Kisubi (Unik). Using Faculty of Education as a study sample, the quasi-experimental pretest-posttest nonequivalent group design was utilized where a class of 39 students was…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Conventional Instruction, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
Promoting Post-Formal Thinking in a U.S. History Survey Course: A Problem-Based Approach
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Wynn, Charles T.; Mosholder, Richard S.; Larsen, Carolee A. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2016
This article presents a problem-based learning (PBL) model for teaching a college U.S. history survey course (U.S. history since 1890) designed to promote postformal thinking skills and identify and explain thinking systems inherent in adult complex problem-solving. We also present the results of a study in which the outcomes of the PBL model were…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, History Instruction, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
Integrating the Problem-Based Learning Approach into a Web-Based English Reading Course
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Lin, Lu-Fang – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
This study incorporated the problem-based learning (PBL) approach into a web-based English reading course. The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of PBL on the participants' English reading comprehension (RC) and to explore the participants' perceptions of PBL. The present study conducted a comparison of two teaching methods. Two…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Web Based Instruction, English (Second Language)
Developing Employability Skills in Information System Graduates: Traditional vs. Innovative Teaching Methods
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Osmani, Mohamad; Hindi, Nitham M.; Weerakkody, Vishanth – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2018
It is widely acknowledged that traditional teaching methods such as lectures, textbooks and case study techniques on their own are not adequate to improving the most in-demand employability skills for graduates. The aim of this article is to explore the potential impact that novel learning and teaching methods can have on improving the…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Job Skills, Employment Potential, Management Information Systems
"I Know This Is Supposed to Be More Like the Real World, but . . .": Student Perceptions of a PBL Implementation in an Undergraduate Materials Science Course
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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