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Muhammad Syahrul Kahar; Irmawati; Muhammad Fathurrahman; Suparman Suparman; Wanida Simpol; Muhammad Ali – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: The application of learning models is expected to significantly promote the enhancement of students' problem-solving abilities through the development of interactive learning models. This study aims to (1) determine whether the Development of the Component Display Theory (CDT) Model is categorized as valid, practical, and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Skill Development, Models, Validity
Robert J. Fisher – Chemical Engineering Education, 2025
Strategies are proposed that promote use of an Integrated Applied Mathematics (IAM) approach to enhance teaching of advanced problem-solving and analysis skills. Three scenarios of 1-dimensional transport processes are presented that support using Error Function analyses when considering short time/small penetration depths in finite geometries.…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, Problem Solving, Skill Development
Rusheng Jia – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
An off-campus practical course is one in which students receive practical training in a vocational workplace outside of their educational institution. These courses focus on practical skills rather than academic knowledge and are essential for students to gain real-world experience and develop skills needed in the modern workforce. The research…
Descriptors: College Students, Skill Development, Extracurricular Activities, Outcome Based Education
Guang Jin; Pranshoo Solanki – Science Education and Civic Engagement, 2025
A campus-wide student-formed consulting community provides an interdisciplinary co-curriculum service-learning opportunity that connects students from various disciplines across a Midwest university to work on sustainability challenges in the local community. Projects include using waste glass in construction materials, cutting carbon footprint by…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Students, Community Involvement
Huri Seval Gönderen Çakmak; Duygu Ayhan Baser – European Journal of Education, 2024
In this study, the aim was to investigate the effect of an evidence-based practice course on the lifelong learning skills and problem-solving skills of health science students. A prospective one-group pre-test--post-test design. The universe of the study consisted of 189 students from Cankiri Karatekin University. Student information form,…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Lifelong Learning, Problem Solving, Skill Development
Jonathan Steinberg; Carol Forsyth; Jessica Andrews-Todd – ETS Research Report Series, 2024
In a study of 370 postsecondary students in electronics, engineering, and other science classes, we investigated collaborative problem-solving (CPS) skills that best predict performance at individual levels in an online electronics environment. The results showed that while monitoring was a consistent predictor across levels, other skills such as…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Predictor Variables, Performance, Task Analysis
Arthur Mapanga; Nobathembu Faleni – Discover Education, 2025
Background/Objectives: This study explores the integration of entrepreneurship education (EE) into STEM curricula in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Global South. Given the intertwined nature of STEM and entrepreneurship, this study explores the current practices, perceived outcomes, and challenges associated with EE integration,…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Business Education, STEM Education, Developing Nations
Pan, Ai-Jou; Chou, Pao-Nan; Lai, Chin-Feng – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2023
Contribution: This study systematically developed an educational learning framework titled "Real-world problem-posing strategy with engineering problem-solving" to facilitate engineering college students' learning. This study evaluated the effect of the developed learning framework on engineering college students' engineering…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Problem Solving, College Students, Learning Motivation
Sangwan, Kuldip Singh; Singh, Rajni – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: Problem solving skills (PSS), an important component of learning outcomes, is one of the desirable skills in engineering graduates as stated by many employers, researchers and government bodies in India for a strong foothold in professional world. There is a need to develop comprehensive understanding and integration of theory (concept)…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Problem Solving, Engineering Education, College Students
José Luis Díaz Palencia – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2024
Purpose: This work aims to introduce basic principles of the Anthropological Theory of Didactics applied to enhance the multicultural sensitivity in engineering statistics classroom. The approach emphasizes understanding learners' socio-cultural backgrounds to tailor educational practices that resonate more effectively with engineering students.…
Descriptors: Educational Anthropology, Educational Theories, Multicultural Education, Statistics Education
Marco Cruz-Sandoval; José Carlos Vázquez-Parra; Martina Carlos-Arroyo; Juan Alberto Amézquita-Zamora – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2024
Going beyond teaching knowledge to develop students' competencies challenges contemporary universities because acquiring knowledge is insufficient without the capacity to implement it in real environments. Complex thinking is among the most valued competencies. It allows people to reason to solve problems, integrating their scientific, systemic,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills
Gao, Tingting – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of using the specialized interactive environment Revit Architecture for creativity development. The study methodology relies on an empirical approach, including a sample of students from three Chinese colleges (n = 319) divided into two groups based on learning approach. Accordingly, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking
Kang, Chunhua; Liu, Na; Zhu, Yinrui; Li, Feiming; Zeng, Pingfei – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
At present, research on computational thinking in universities is gaining interest, and more attention is being paid to the cultivation and teaching of computational thinking. However, there is a lack of computational thinking assessment tools for college students, which makes it difficult to understand the current status and development of their…
Descriptors: College Students, Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
Reagan Helen Pearce; Michael A. Chadwick; Robert Francis – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2024
Transmission teaching which centres around traditional lecturing discounts the variety of different learners and individual aptitudes. Physical Geography as a discipline has historically provided a range of teaching methods beyond lecturing which embrace field and laboratory activities, frequently adapting new research technologies to further…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Physical Geography, Measurement Equipment, Benchmarking
Andrea Buenano; Stacy Warner; E. Whitney G. Moore – Sport Management Education Journal, 2025
Short-term mega sporting events provide an opportunity for students to not only gain a memorable career experience but also enhance student skills and learning. However, very few (if any) researchers have explored students' confidence related to key skills before and after such an event. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Student Attitudes, Skill Development, Team Sports

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