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Problem-Based Learning and Use of Higher-Order Thinking by Emergency Medical Technicians
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Rosenberger, Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) often handle chaotic life-and-death situations that require higher-order thinking skills. Improving the pass rate of EMT students depends on many factors, including the use of proven and effective teaching methods. Results from recent research about effective teaching have suggested that the instructional…
Descriptors: Emergency Medical Technicians, Problem Based Learning, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
The Effect of Agent-Based Lectures on Student Learning and Conceptual Change in an Online Inquiry-Based Learning Environment
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Chang, Ju-Yu – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Cognitive load theorists claim that problem-centered instruction is not an effective instruction because it is not compatible with human cognitive structure. They argue that the nature of problem-centered instruction tends to over-load learner working memory capacity. That is why many problem-centered practices fail. To better support students and…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Teaching Methods
Examining Student Engagement and Self-Efficacy in a Second-Grade Mathematics Problem Based Learning Unit
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Boren, Rachel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that formed in medical school and holds students responsible for their learning as they solve a hypothetical real-world problem. Research on this instructional approach in K-12 settings is emerging, with most of the existing literature utilizing high school students and science. Few studies…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learner Engagement, Self Efficacy, Elementary School Students
Comparison of Standardized Test Scores from Traditional Classrooms and Those Using Problem-Based Learning
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Needham, Martha Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research compares differences between standardized test scores in problem-based learning (PBL) classrooms and a traditional classroom for 6th grade students using a mixed-method, quasi-experimental and qualitative design. The research shows that problem-based learning is as effective as traditional teaching methods on standardized tests. The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Research Design, Disadvantaged, Standardized Tests
Introductory Computer Programming Course Teaching Improvement Using Immersion Language, Extreme Programming, and Education Theories
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Velez-Rubio, Miguel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Teaching computer programming to freshmen students in Computer Sciences and other Information Technology areas has been identified as a complex activity. Different approaches have been studied looking for the best one that could help to improve this teaching process. A proposed approach was implemented which is based in the language immersion…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Programming, Improvement, Teacher Improvement
The Effects of Different Computer-Supported Collaboration Scripts on Students' Learning Processes and Outcome in a Simulation-Based Collaborative Learning Environment
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Wieland, Kristina – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Students benefit from collaborative learning activities, but they do not automatically reach desired learning outcomes when working together (Fischer, Kollar, Mandl, & Haake, 2007; King, 2007). Learners need instructional support to increase the quality of collaborative processes and individual learning outcomes. The core challenge is to find…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods