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Chang, Chu-Yang; Du, Zhengyi; Kuo, Hsu-Chan; Chang, Chih-Ching – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2023
Contribution: This study represents the first systematic attempt to develop Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) integrated project-based learning (PBL) as a transdisciplinary teaching method for fostering students' creativity and computational thinking (CT) skills. Background: With the growing importance of creativity…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Grade 7, Design, Cognitive Processes
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Blanco, Teresa; Casas, Roberto; Manchado-Pérez, Eduardo; Asensio, Ángel; López-Pérez, Jose M. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2017
In the context of the evolving Internet, a balance between technological advances and meaning change is crucial to develop innovative and breakthrough "connected electronics" that enable the Internet of Things. Designers and technologists are key enablers of this process respectively, ensuring adequate users' needs and technology…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Technological Literacy, Innovation, Electronics
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Marcos-Jorquera, Diego; Pertegal-Felices, María Luisa; Jimeno-Morenilla, Antonio; Gilar-Corbí, Raquel – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2017
Interdisciplinary projects in the industry typically require collaboration between professionals from various fields. However, this relationship is not generally addressed in the training offered by university programs, which often ignore this interdisciplinary approach. This paper offers an example of interdisciplinary interaction through joint…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Multimedia Materials, Teaching Methods
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Bykova, Svetlana S.; Kuvaldina, Elena A.; Mashkovtseva, Larisa M.; Malova, Tatyana V. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
Foreign language lessons at school are designed to form key competences, with communicative competence being an important one, implying students' ability and readiness to communicate in a foreign language. However, there are difficulties in mastering the foreign language. As before, the main ones are: the lack of active oral practice, the absence…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Student Projects, Student Research
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Stozhko, Natalia; Bortnik, Boris; Mironova, Ludmila; Tchernysheva, Albina; Podshivalova, Ekaterina – Research in Learning Technology, 2015
The article studies a way of enhancing student cognition by using interdisciplinary project-based learning (IPBL) in a higher education institution. IPBL is a creative pedagogic approach allowing students of one area of specialisation to develop projects for students with different academic profiles. The application of this approach in the Ural…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Active Learning, Student Projects, Information Technology
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Rhee, Jinny; Oyamot, Clifton; Parent, David; Speer, Leslie; Basu, Anuradha; Gerston, Larry – Advances in Engineering Education, 2014
As societal challenges involving sustainable development increase, the need to effectively integrate this inherently multidisciplinary topic into existing curricula becomes more pressing. Multidisciplinary, team-taught, project-based instruction has shown effectiveness in teaching teamwork, communication, and life-long learning skills, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Sustainability, Engineering Education
Kariuki, Patrick; Hopkins, Beth – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an interdisciplinary program on the secondary level. The sample consisted of 17 students enrolled in a high school advanced photography class. The students in the sample varied in their chemistry background. The sample was randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Photography, Chemistry
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Middle College High Schools" are alternative high schools located on college campuses that aim to help at-risk students complete high school and encourage them to attend college. The schools offer a project-centered, interdisciplinary curriculum, with an emphasis on team teaching, individualized attention, and development of critical…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Program Effectiveness, High Risk Students, High Schools