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Ekmekci, Ozgur; Hancock, Adrienne B.; Swayze, Susan – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2012
This paper examines the challenge of teaching statistical research methods in three master's degree programs at a private university based in Washington, DC. We, as three professors teaching at this university, discuss the way we employ innovative approaches to deal with this challenge. We ground our discussion within the theoretical framework of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Problem Based Learning, Adult Learning, Teaching Methods
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Razzak, Nina Abdul – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2012
There was a concern from faculty at Bahrain Teachers' College that undergraduate Bahraini students lack the necessary competencies needed for success in educational contexts that are conducive to active, student-centered learning. It was decided that the students be introduced to a problem-based learning (PBL) strategy in one of their educational…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Willcoxson, Lesley; Manning, Mark L.; Johnston, Natasha; Gething, Katrina – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
Definitions and practical interpretations of the research-teaching nexus are various, but almost invariably the link between teaching and research lies in the direction of transferring research into teaching rather than vice versa. This transfer is achieved by using research to inform teaching and, less frequently, by engaging students in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Projects, Problem Based Learning, Critical Thinking