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Jennifer Dobbs-Oates – Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2025
This article describes the circumstances, process, and decisions which led to Purdue University's definition of experiential education. The motivation for creating the definition came from a realization that though experiential education was a common practice at the university, it was not visible to nor well understood by university…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Definitions, Intention, Learning Experience
Yousef Alrashdi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative study was conducted to understand the instructional strategies used by high school integrated STEM (iSTEM) teachers to apply real-world problem solving in their classrooms in the state of Indiana. The problem addressed by this study was the need to understand the instructional strategies employed by iSTEM teachers in their…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, STEM Education, Integrated Curriculum, Problem Solving
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Colin M. Gray; Paul Parsons; Austin L. Toombs; Nancy Rasche; Mihaela Vorvoreanu – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2020
In this design case, we describe a multi-year process during which a team of faculty designed a four-year undergraduate major in user experience (UX) design at a large research-intensive institution. We document the program- and course-level design experiences of five faculty members. This multi-year process has culminated in a dual-strand,…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Undergraduate Study, Majors (Students), Curriculum Development
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Mehl, Cathy Ellen; Jin, Hui; Llort, Kenneth F. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Argumentation is an important component of scientific education (Osborne, 2010). However, how students create and evaluate competing arguments in scientific investigations is a complex construct, which presents significant challenges for assessment. We engaged 349 middle and high school students in a virtual scientific investigation based on an…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Persuasive Discourse, Authentic Learning, Problem Based Learning
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Bassette, Laura; Jefferson, Ruth; Stuve, Matthew; Mangino, Anthony – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2021
The incorporation of authentic experiences that include direct interactions with people with disabilities may facilitate increased understanding of people with disabilities; a topic of particular relevance to preservice teachers. This study used a survey to explore five dispositional constructs (i.e., comfort interacting with people with…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Authentic Learning, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs
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Taylor, Linda K.; Kim, Kyoung Jin – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2020
This Reflection on Practice is based upon a change in the undergraduate course "Family and Community Relations." Historically, this course has been taught on campus in a lecture format, as well as small and large group activities. However, during a spring semester at a midsized Midwestern University, it was altered to provide more direct…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes, Child Care