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Lin, C-Y.; Reigeluth, C. M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2016
While educators value wikis' potential, wikis may fail to support collaborative constructive learning without careful scaffolding. This article proposes literature-based instructional methods, revised based on two expert instructors' input, presents the collected empirical evidence on the effects of these methods and proposes directions for future…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Sites, Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning
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Pinho-Lopes, Margarida; Macedo, Joaquim – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Since 2007/2008 project-based learning models have been used to deliver two fundamental courses on Geotechnics in University of Aveiro, Portugal. These models have evolved and have encompassed either cooperative or collaborative teamwork. Using data collected in five editions of each course (Soil Mechanics I and Soil Mechanics II), the different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Student Projects, Engineering Education
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Moreira da Silva, Mauren Porciúncula; Pinto, Suzi Samá – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
This paper aims to reflect on the teaching of statistics through student research, in the form of projects carried out by students on self-selected topics. The paper reports on a study carried out with two undergraduate classes using a methodology of teaching that we call "learning projects." Monitoring the development of the various…
Descriptors: Statistics, Learning Activities, Student Projects, Student Research