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Guidelines for Teaching with Ill-Structured Real-World Engineering Problems: Insights from a Redesigned Engineering Project Management Course
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Pessoa, M. V. Pereira – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
Real-world design settings can be complex, ill-structured, open and typically uncertain and/or ambiguous about their goals and solution paths. This study contributes to understanding how to work with these types of problems in a course project setting. The main objective of the study is to identify, propose and validate a set of practical…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education, Active Learning
Homework in Physical Education: Benefits and Implementation
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Novak, Benjamin Edward; Lynott, Francis John, III. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2015
This article identifies homework as an underutilized strategy in physical education. It reviews the benefits associated with the use of homework in the physical education setting, and provides guidelines for the effective implementation of this strategy. The guidelines include practical application examples and define structured active homework…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Benefits, Homework, Educational Strategies
Elements of Problem-Based Learning: Suggestions for Implementation in the Asynchronous Environment
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Nelson, Erik – International Journal on E-Learning, 2010
Problem-based learning, or PBL, is a student-centered instructional approach that is derived from constructivist epistemology. It is based upon ill-structured real-world problems with the goal of strengthening and developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills in learners. Initially utilized in medical schools to strengthen diagnostic…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Asynchronous Communication, Curriculum Implementation
The Impact of Technology-Enabled Active Learning (TEAL) Implementation on Student Learning and Teachers' Teaching in a High School Context
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Shieh, Ruey S. – Computers & Education, 2012
Technology-Enabled Active Learning (TEAL) is a pedagogical innovation established in a technology-enhanced multimedia studio, emphasizing constructivist-oriented teaching and learning. In Taiwan, an increasing number of schools are adopting the TEAL notion to deliver courses. This study examines the impact of TEAL on both student performance and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Constructivism (Learning), Science Activities
Introducing the Accounting Equation with M&M's®
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Scofield, Barbara W.; Dye, Wilma – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
On the first day of Principles of Accounting classes, students learn the fundamental accounting equation from which all financial accounting practice emerge. The accounting equation is the criterion by which companies are valued and by which company performance is measured. This activity simplifies assets, liabilities, and owners' equity to the…
Descriptors: Accounting, Educational Principles, Fundamental Concepts, Equations (Mathematics)
Project-Based Learning. Focus On
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Clarke, Suzanne – Educational Research Service, 2009
Project-Based Learning (PBL) connects standards-based content to real-world scenarios through the use of projects to improve student achievement. By engaging students in authentic problems that do not have a predetermined solution, students learn both subject matter and critical 21st-century skills. This "Focus On" addresses what…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Student Motivation