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Indah Widiastuti; Cucuk Wawan Budiyanto; Towip Towip; Yuyun Estriyanto; Syed Ahmad Helmi Syed Hassan; Devi Pratami – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to comprehend vocational preservice teachers' recalled experiences with the Cooperative Problem-based Learning (CPBL) pedagogical approach in an entrepreneurship course and to reveal how these experiences will impact their future teaching practice. The course under study intends to improve preservice teachers'…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Problem Based Learning, Cooperative Learning, Entrepreneurship
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Oscar Yecid Aparicio-Gómez; Olga Lucia Ostos-Ortiz; Constanza Abadía-García – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2024
In today's educational environment, the convergence of emerging technologies and active methodologies has become a fundamental driver of change in university education. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, machine learning, and data analytics, are redefining the dynamics of higher education. Active…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Problem Based Learning
Tanya Venee Stitt – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how high school teachers describe problem-based learning as an instructional model for student learning in various academic disciplines in the United States. The research was grounded in constructivist learning theory and Problem-based learning (PBL). The study addressed two research…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Problem Based Learning, Instructional Design
Editorial Projects in Education, 2025
Problem-based learning (PBL) offers a powerful approach to engage students in meaningful learning experiences by connecting classroom content to real-world challenges. This Spotlight explores how PBL can be implemented across K-12 to foster critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. From preparing students for the workforce…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Experience, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Abimbola Asojo; Hoa Vo – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Interior design education aims to provide students with real learning experiences. The authors, hence, combined problem-based learning (PBL) and design thinking to design a seven-week studio project in the Interior design program at a land-grant Midwest university. Thirty-two sophomores were engaged in different stages of the design process for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Interior Design, Problem Based Learning, Design
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Lykke, Marianne; Coto, Mayela; Jantzen, Christian; Mora, Sonia; Vandel, Niels – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Based on the assumption that wellbeing, positive emotions and engagement influence motivation for learning, the aim of this paper is to provide insight into students' emotional responses to and engagement in different learning designs. By comparing students' reports on the experiential qualities of three different learning designs, their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Student Motivation, Learning Experience
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Dalimonte, Cathy – Science and Children, 2013
In the STEM classroom, students can work in collaborative teams to build those essential skills needed for the 21st-century world. In project-based learning (PBL), teams of four to six students are often randomly selected to describe a realistic situation that may occur in today's workplace; this may be done by counting off in fours, fives,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning, Teamwork
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Bell, Janice – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2012
The introduction of problem-based learning (PBL) as an innovative strategy is often challenging to both teaching staff and students. This is particularly the case when it is only used on one module within a programme. This case study reports on an evaluation of the experiences of students and staff in the first cohort introduced to problem-based…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Strategies, Masters Programs, Occupational Therapy
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Sandi-Urena, Santiago; Cooper, Melanie M.; Gatlin, Todd A.; Bhattacharyya, Gautam – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2011
Most educators and scientists would agree that science laboratory instruction has the potential of developing science practices fundamental to achieving scientific literacy. However, there is scant evidence to support that this potential is realized, particularly in tertiary level education. This paper reports qualitative results from a sequential…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Metacognition, Scientific Literacy
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Veletsianos, George; Doering, Aaron – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
In this paper we investigate the experiences of elementary school children over a two-year period during which they engaged with a hybrid Adventure Learning program. In addition to delineating Adventure Learning experiences, we report on educational technology implementations in ecologically valid and complex environments, while drawing inferences…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Adventure Education, Educational Technology, Learning Experience
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Dabbagh, Nada; Blijd, Cecily Williams – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2010
The purpose of this case study was to examine students' perceptions of their learning experiences while working on a real world instructional design project in a performance oriented team in the context of a situated and problem-based learning environment. Participants were 11 graduate students enrolled in a learning-by-doing instructional design…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Experience, Instructional Design, Teamwork
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Zhu, Chang; Valcke, Martin; Schellens, Tammy; Li, Yifei – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2009
This study was set up in a Chinese university in Beijing by implementing a Flemish e-learning course in a Chinese setting. A main feature of the e-learning environment is the asynchronous "task-based" online group discussion. The purpose of the study is to understand Chinese students' perceptions of a collaborative e-learning environment…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Group Discussion, Student Attitudes, Problem Based Learning
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Anderson, William L.; Mitchell, Steven M.; Osgood, Marcy P. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2005
Student performance in two different introductory biochemistry curricula are compared based on standardized testing of student content knowledge, problem-solving skills, and student opinions about the courses. One curriculum was used in four traditional, lecture-based classes (n = 381 students), whereas the second curriculum was used in two…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers