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Firn, Jennifer – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2015
Biology is the most rapidly evolving scientific field of the 21st century. Biology graduates must be able to integrate concepts and collaborate outside their discipline to solve the most pressing questions of our time, e.g. world hunger, malnutrition, climate change, infectious disease and biosecurity. University educators are attempting to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, College Graduates, Undergraduate Students
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Cottle, Paul D.; Lunsford, Seleste E. – Physics Teacher, 1995
Uses student-formed groups during recitation periods to solve problems and develop concepts. (MVL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Education
Kent, George – Teaching Political Science, 1974
A course to provide experience in formulating and making recommendations for courses of action on realistic political problems can be achieved, through a problem-oriented group approach. Some of the pitfalls of this approach, described in this article, do not, however, negate its effectiveness. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, Higher Education, Political Science, Problem Solving
Wambach, Julie Ann – 1993
Frustrated with existing approaches to teaching introductory small group communication, an instructor developed a systematic approach called Group Problem Solving through Communication Styles. Assumptions underlying the course are that the small group communication class is a general education course (it may be the only communication class taken…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
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Berry, John; Nyman, Melvin A. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2002
Discusses a team-oriented formal testing method used in a mathematical modeling course taught during the Alma College intensive spring term. Asks the question, If a collaborative teaching method is used, how does one assess students' acquisition of problem-solving and mathematical-thinking skills? (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Evaluation, Higher Education, Mathematical Models
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Evans, E. M. – Biochemical Education, 1991
Differences in biochemical education for job qualification and education for career preparation are described. Asserts that educational changes are needed to prepare students for careers. To build career skills, the author argues there needs to be more small group work. (PR)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Career Education, Educational Change, Higher Education
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Kolb, Judith A. – Journal of Management Education, 1999
In small groups, business students choose and demonstrate a decision-making technique appropriate for an organizational situation they develop. Performance is evaluated by peers on the basis of situation choice, demonstration of technique, and quality of the solution. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Decision Making, Group Dynamics
Albert, Lawrence S. – 2002
If being a competent small group problem solver is difficult, it is even more difficult to impart those competencies to others. Unlike athletic coaches who are near their players during the real game, teachers of small group communication are not typically present for on-the-spot coaching when their students are doing their problem solving. That…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Field Tests, Group Dynamics
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Silk, John; Bowlby, Sophia – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1981
Describes the use of optional group projects for third-year college-level geography students. The authors conclude that this format, besides being intellectually rewarding, teaches students valuable research, problem solving, and social skills. (AM)
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Problem Solving
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Sadow, Stephen A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1983
Classroom creative problem-solving activities were developed around clearly defined problems having many possible solutions and entailing a situation where reality is slightly skewed. Working in small groups, students role-play by becoming "experts" at the matter in hand. A group secretary keeps students accountable for their time. Problem-solving…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Thinking, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Lawrence, David C. – Teaching Political Science, 1980
Guided Design is a teaching method which stresses developing competence in problem solving and decision making. Application of the method in a United States government course is described. Small groups of students design solutions to open-ended questions. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Decision Making, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
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Yelsma, Paul – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1994
Gives an overview of service-learning principles and a rationale for transforming traditional courses into service-learning courses. Presents small-group techniques for problem solving and increasing group service-learning success. Draws on author experience and research in other disciplines. Argues that, when theories of classroom instruction are…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Organization, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
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Barrows, Howard S.; Tamblyn, Robyn M. – Journal of Medical Education, 1976
A series of simulated patient experiences were presented to two groups of five students concurrently with a regularly scheduled integrated course in neuroscience. Results showed increased motivation, problem solving, and self-study skills in the experimental groups as compared to the control groups, which were also enrolled in the neuroscience…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients, Problem Based Learning
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Lochhead, Jack; Whimbey, Arthur – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1987
A thinking aloud pair problem solving (TAPPS) procedure--two students work cooperatively on a collection of short problems--is outlined, and reading comprehension exercises and sample student thought process protocols are presented. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction, College Students
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Johnson, Molly – American Journal of Physics, 2001
Identifies communication difficulties between students and students and instructors as important sources of barriers to achieving high-quality student practice. Proposes some strategies to address communication difficulties in the context of small-group, in-class problem solving. (Contains 36 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Physics, Problem Solving
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