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Arasti, Zahra; Falavarjani, Mansoreh Kiani; Imanipour, Narges – Higher Education Studies, 2012
As stated in numerous studies, entrepreneurship education is becoming more and more important everywhere in the world and research in entrepreneurship are growing and getting legitimacy in the scientific communities, however a few scholars have focused on the subfield of entrepreneurship education. Although the key to a successful entrepreneurship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Entrepreneurship, Graduate Students
Ogle, Alexandra – Online Submission, 2013
This action research study served to help students suffering from anxiety or anxiety related issues by using Art as a means of improving focus and fostering self control. The student participants in this study were a group of 25 sophomore and junior high school students, both male and female, ranging between the ages of 15-17. The participants…
Descriptors: Art Education, Self Control, Coping, Anxiety
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Sheikh, Muntaha; Fulbright, Mark; Hademenos, George – Physics Teacher, 2011
Project-based learning is a research-based instructional tool that has proven to be effective in all secondary curricular disciplines, particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A project is an applied activity, often hands-on, where the students are challenged to successfully address a problem. In many…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Problem Solving, STEM Education
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Lynch, Sararose D.; Bolyard, Johnna J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
This article describes an action research project in which a sixth-grade teacher engaged students in writing about their problem-solving efforts. The written mathematical work provided new artifacts for examining students' metacognitive and mathematical communication skills, prompting the teacher to make instructional changes to address students'…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Action Research, Problem Solving, Communication Skills
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English, Mary C.; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2013
In order to be successful in problem-or project-based learning (PBL), students must take responsibility for the learning process by setting goals, monitoring, reflecting, and sustaining their motivation from the beginning of the project until the end. However, for many students, these processes do not occur naturally or easily. Therefore, the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation
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Sproule, John; Martindale, Russell; Wang, John; Allison, Peter; Nash, Christine; Gray, Shirley – European Physical Education Review, 2013
The purpose of this study was to carry out a preliminary investigation to explore the use of outdoor and adventurous project work (PW) within an educational setting. Specifically, differences between the PW and normal academic school experiences were examined using a self-determination theory framework integrated with a goal orientation and…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Physical Education, Questionnaires
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Cotton, Samuel E.; Calkins, Celeste M. – Tech Directions, 2011
Problem-solving activities let students use knowledge gained in various areas of their academic education. They bring together skills and knowledge from such areas as science, math, art, and English by simulating activities and projects students will encounter later in career and life experiences. A very important feature of most problem-solving…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Hands on Science, Problem Solving, Student Projects
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Deed, Craig; Cox, Peter; Dorman, Jeffrey; Edwards, Debra; Farrelly, Cathleen; Keeffe, Mary; Lovejoy, Valerie; Mow, Lucy; Sellings, Peter; Prain, Vaughan; Waldrip, Bruce; Yager, Zali – International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 2014
In this paper we examine how agency is characterised by teachers and students when personalised learning is enacted in the contemporary open classroom. A case study is outlined that identifies teacher reasoning for practice, the use of physical and virtual learning spaces, and student reaction to teacher facilitation of personalised learning.…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Professional Autonomy, Individualized Instruction, Case Studies
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Hong, Jon-Chao; Chen, Mei-Yung; Wong, Ashley; Hsu, Tsui-Fang; Peng, Chih-Chi – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2012
In a contest featuring hands-on projects, college students were required to design a simple crawling worm using planning, self-monitoring and self-evaluation processes to solve contradictive problems. To enhance the efficiency of problem solving, one needs to practice meta-cognition based on an application of related scientific concepts. The…
Descriptors: Physics, Competition, Scientific Concepts, Hands on Science
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Soparat, Sasithorn; Arnold, Savitree Rochanasmita; Klaysom, Saowadee – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2015
This research aimed to study the use of Project-based Learning using ICT (PBL using ICT) to develop learners' five key competencies based on Thai Basic Education Curriculum 2008, which consists of 1) communication capability 2) thinking capability 3) problem solving capability 4) capability in applying life skills and 5) capability in…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Technology Uses in Education, Communication Skills
Soparat, Sasithorn; Arnold, Savitree Rochanasmita; Klaysom, Saowadee – Online Submission, 2015
This research aimed to study the use of Project-based Learning using ICT (PBL using ICT) to develop learners' five key competencies based on Thai Basic Education Curriculum 2008, which consists of 1) communication capability 2) thinking capability 3) problem solving capability 4) capability in applying life skills and 5) capability in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Student Projects, Information Technology
Long, Christian – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2012
Design thinking is about using design to improve the human experience. It combines collaboration, systems thinking, and a balance of creative and analytical habits. It also fuels what the students want for themselves: making an impact on the real world in real time and having adults take their passions seriously. The process essentially comes down…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Systems Approach, Design, High School Students
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Akerson, Valarie, Ed.; Shelley, Mack, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES), which took place on October 21-24, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Experiential Learning, Skill Development, Hispanic American Students
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Katsioloudis, Petros J. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2010
Being able to dive and breathe underwater has been a challenge for thousands of years. In 1980, Fuji Systems of Tokyo developed a series of prototype gills for divers as a way of demonstrating just how good its membranes are. Even though gill technology has not yet reached the point where recipients can efficiently use implants to dive underwater,…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Technology Education, Water, Aquatic Sports
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Boudreau, Sue – Science Scope, 2010
The Take Action Project (TAP) was created to help middle school students take informed and effective action on science-related issues. The seven steps of TAP ask students to (1) choose a science-related problem of interest to them, (2) research their problem, (3) select an action to take on the problem, (4) plan that action, (5) take action, (6)…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Social Problems
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