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Salim, Kalbin; Tiawa, Dayang Hjh – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2015
The purpose of this study is implementation of a structured inquiry learning model in instruction of geometry. The model used is a model with a quasi-experimental study amounted to two classes of samples selected from the population of the ten classes with cluster random sampling technique. Data collection tool consists of a test item…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Curriculum Implementation, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Achievement
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Weaver, Gabriela C.; SturtevantHannah G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Research has consistently shown that active problem-solving in a collaborative environment supports more effective learning than the traditional lecture approach. In this study, a flipped classroom format was implemented and evaluated in the chemistry majors' sequence at Purdue University over a period of three years. What was formerly lecture…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Implementation, Course Evaluation
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Henry, Holly R.; Tawfik, Andrew A.; Jonassen, David H.; Winholtz, Robert A.; Khanna, Sanjeev – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2012
This qualitative case study examines the initial implementation of a problem-based version of an undergraduate course in materials science for the purpose of identifying areas of improvement to the curriculum prior to a planned second implementation. The course was designed around problems that students work in small teams to solve under the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Participant Satisfaction, Student Attitudes, Science Materials
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Yadav, Aman; Beckerman, Janna L. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2009
Case studies have been used in undergraduate science education as a way to develop students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills. However, little empirical evidence exists on whether this teaching method is having the desired impact on students in plant pathology courses. This study evaluated the influence of the case teaching method on…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Student Attitudes, Pathology, Problem Solving