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Borgnakke, Karen – European Educational Research Journal, 2004
The present learning discourse and terms such as "learning in practice", "situated learning", "project and problem based learning" are like variations on a recurrent theme: learning by doing--the striking maxims of progressivism. The newest reforms confirm that the maxim is still alive as a standpoint with…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Experiential Learning, Educational Principles, Active Learning
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Tomei, Lawrence A. – T.H.E. Journal, 1997
Examines three learning models and proposes matching the most popular technologies to the best classroom practices. Paradigm One plots the most effective information technologies (ITs) for proponents of active learning and teachers with independent student thinkers; Paradigm Two reveals productive uses of ITs for teacher-centered and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
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Queensland Dept. of Education, Brisbane (Australia). – 1994
The Queensland (Australia) Department of Education s "Corporate Plan 1994-98" identifies student learning and teaching as a key issue and includes effective learning and teaching as a corporate value. This document provides information on five guiding principles that have been formulated for the development and implementation of quality…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment
Putnam, A. R. – 2001
Research on how the brain works has resulted in wider-scale adoption of the principles of problem-based learning (PBL) in many areas of education, including technology education. The PBL approach is attractive to curriculum developers because it is based on interdisciplinary learning, results in multiple outcomes, is integrated and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education