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"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
The Induction, Use, and Effectiveness of Mental Imagery as an Instructional Variable: A Thesis in Curriculum and Instruction.
Hodes, Carol L. – 1990
This dissertation presents the results of an investigation of visual mental imagery as a strategy hypothesized to increase the amount of interaction with content material and therefore the level of information processing and acquisition, and to assist information retrieval on posttests. Four treatments were used in a crossed, randomized two by two…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Higher Education
Feedback Control and Learning To Program with the CMU Lisp Tutor.
Corbett, Albert T.; Anderson, John R. – 1991
This study manipulated the timing and control of error feedback in problem solving and examined their effects on skill acquisition by 40 undergraduate students learning to program in the computer language Lisp under four error feedback conditions. These four conditions included two types of symbol-by-symbol feedback that vary in content, a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback, Higher Education
The Effects of Expert Systems Training versus Content-Based Training on the Troubleshooting Achievement of Onan Corporation Service Personnel. Training and Development Research Center, Project Number Forty-Eight.
Westerdahl, Edward John – 1991
This study compared the effectiveness and efficiency of trainees in the Onan small products gasoline course under two training curricula: (1) the control group curriculum was the in-place course on the Emerald generator set; and (2) the experimental group curriculum was essentially the same with the addition of one lesson based on methods used by…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Electronic Equipment, Electronic Technicians, Hypothesis Testing
Educational Software--It Isn't Always.
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Dalal, Nikunj P.; And Others – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1992
Discussion of the instructional effectiveness of educational software focuses on a study of undergraduates that investigated the effectiveness of a problem-solving program designed to assist students in solving nonlinear optimization problems. Results are reported that indicate manual procedures resulted in greater learning than use of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Assessment and Development of Student Problem-Solving Skills Using Computer-Managed and Computer-Assisted Instruction.
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Juchau, William C. – 1988
This study addressed the assessment and development of problem-solving skills of college students. A mathematics-oriented computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program with an embedded general problem-solving strategy was developed. A related computer-managed instruction (CMI) module maintained student progress and phased out the problem-solving…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software