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Jessica Oudenampsen; Enny Das; Nicole Blijlevens; Marjolein H. J. van de Pol – Review of Higher Education, 2024
This review systematically synthesizes empirical evidence on learning outcomes of interdisciplinary learning. A meta-synthesis approach was used to synthesize data in two rounds, based on strict (n = 38) versus more lenient (n = 60) operationalizations of interdisciplinary learning. The results revealed a variety of interdisciplinary learning…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Metacognition
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Vartiainen, Henriikka; Vuojärvi, Hanna; Saramäki, Kaija; Eriksson, Miikka; Ratinen, Ilkka; Torssonen, Piritta; Vanninen, Petteri; Pöllänen, Sinikka – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
This study investigated an international, inter-university and multidisciplinary online course with the aim of helping higher education students develop competencies for solving complex problems in collaboration with their peers and stakeholders. The course design was informed by the knowledge creation framework and ideas about cross-boundary…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Drury, Sara A. Mehltretter; Stucker, Kyle; Douglas, Anthony; Rush, Ryan A.; Novak, Walter R. P.; Wysocki, Laura M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
A central goal of nonmajors chemistry courses is to instill within students the sense that chemistry does not occur in a vacuum but rather permeates everyday life. To encourage students to consider chemistry within the broader context of society and public policy, a week-long module in a survey course for nonmajors was designed to connect…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Nonmajors, College Science, Science Instruction
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Liljedahl, Peter, Ed.; Nicol, Cynthia, Ed.; Oesterie, Susan, Ed.; Allan, Darien, Ed. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
The theme of the 38th meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME 38) and the 36th meeting of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA 36) was "Mathematics Education at the Edge." Academically, the theme provides opportunities to highlight and examine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Research
Lewis, Francione N.; Margold, Jane – 1981
Strategies for devising primary grade academic learning activities that promote cultural diversity are provided. Based on the responsive multicultural basic skills (RMBS) approach, the strategies emphasize skill development, incorporate content from a diversity of cultural groups into all parts of the curriculum, and provide each child with…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Ethnic Groups