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Gentry, Marcia; Neu, Terry W. – Roeper Review, 1998
Describes a summer institute curriculum used with 27 middle school students with disabilities who were identified as gifted in the visual arts, performing arts, engineering, or life sciences. The curriculum was real world, multidisciplinary, and problem based. Using a creative problem-solving process, students identified problems, developed…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Curriculum, Gifted Disabled, Intermediate Grades
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Abate, Marie A.; Meyer-Stout, Paula J.; Stamatakis, Mary K.; Gannett, Peter M.; Dunsworth, Teresa S.; Nardi, Anne H. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2000
Describes development and evaluation of eight computerized problem-based learning (PBL) cases in medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutics concepts. Case versions either incorporated concept maps emphasizing key ideas or did not. Student performance on quizzes did not differ between the different case versions and was similar to that of students who…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Mapping, Educational Technology
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Green, Judith L.; McClelland, Marleen – Discourse Processes, 1999
Comments on a set of five analyses that all examine the same data (the discourse of a problem-based learning group in medicine). Argues that each of the analyses is representative not only of a research tradition, but also of a distinct research language and, as such, can be analyzed on the basis of the expressive potential of that language. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
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Stellwagen, Joel B. – American Secondary Education, 1997
A problem-based learning process in a social studies teacher's classroom encourages students to use their own learning profiles to assess individual test-taking skills, develop and implement strategies to improve performance, and monitor, regulate, and evaluate the success of their adopted methods. AMSOFT computer software divides exam subtexts…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, High Schools, Learning Strategies
Redding, Terrence R.; Eisenman, Gordon; Rugolo, John – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1998
Applies notions associated with adult-learning theory in a case study that explores issues associated with teaching computer use to seniors. Topics include peer-led instruction; late adopters learning technology; learning in retirement programs; andragogy; self-directed learning; problem-centered learning; and instructional strategies. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Learning, Andragogy, Case Studies
Hopkins, Martha H. – Diagnostique, 1999
This article presents authentic assessment and instruction strategies that can be interwoven to ensure that students receive learning opportunities that allow them to seek solutions in a manner most consistent with their specific background knowledge and learning styles. Two examples from a fifth-grade classroom are presented. (Contains…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities
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de Grave, Willem S.; Schmidt, Henk G.; Boshuizen, Henny P. A. – Instructional Science, 2001
Describes a study of first-year medical students that tested the effects of problem-based tutorial group discussion on learning new information from a text. Highlights include effects of small-group instruction on cognition; randomized experimental and control groups; recall; and results that showed the positive effects of problem-based group…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Group Discussion
Holt, Dan G.; Willard-Holt, Colleen – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Let's Get Real, a competitive program in its 5th year, challenges teams of secondary students (in public, private, and home schools) to solve actual problems posed by corporate co- sponsors. Proposed solutions are presented at corporate headquarters and judged by corporate executives, scientists, and engineers. (MLH)
Descriptors: Competition, Educational Benefits, Experiential Learning, Partnerships in Education
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Shelton, J. B.; Smith, R. F. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1998
Explores problem-based learning as a strategy for teaching analytical science theory and laboratory practice to a cohort of first year undergraduate biomedical students (N=48). Findings indicate that students feel the approach helps their understanding of theory practice connections. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biomedicine, College Science, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Cundell, Diana R. – Microbiology Education, 2002
Reports on the development of a series of assignments for use in a basic microbiology course involving sophomore-, junior-, and senior-level students from five different biology majors. Assignments include writing, a class debate, and case history studies. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies
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Forman, Ellice Ann; Ansell, Ellen – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2002
Explores how inscriptions are used to create argumentative positions in two classroom episodes. Finds that the classroom activities resembled those of scientific communities in several ways: (1) Real-world, dilemma-driven problems were presented; (2) students evaluated the inscriptions offered in terms of their adequacy for advancing particular…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Cooperation, Learning Strategies
Heidcamp, William H. – Bioscene, 1998
Briefly summarizes methods of presenting laboratory information. Suggests that approaching lab problems requires a combination of methods structured into a problem-oriented learning experience. Focuses on the relationship of the gloxysome to the chloroplast and the steps involved in solving the problem. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Curriculum, Cytology, Higher Education
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Zvacek, Susan M. – TechTrends, 1999
Discussion of student assessment focuses on issues related to distance education. Topics include purposes of assessment; performance-based assessment; constructivist approaches; examples of alternative assessments, including portfolios, projects, and problem-based learning activities; implementation; and distance education as a catalyst for…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Change Agents, Constructivism (Learning), Distance Education
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Krynock, Karoline; Robb, Louise – Educational Leadership, 1999
When faced with real-world problems, students devise accurate, logical, and creative solutions using skills connecting to different subject areas. Students are intrigued by assignments involving preservation of species and design of environmentally friendly products and transit systems. Problem-based learning depends on coaching, modeling, and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Creative Thinking, Environmental Education, Modeling (Psychology)
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van den Hurk, Marianne M.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Wolfhagen, Ineke H. A. P.; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Medical Teacher, 2001
Focuses on problem-based curriculum students' generation of learning issues that are guidelines for their individual study. Investigates how many learning issues can be classified as being of good quality and presents examples of well and poorly formulated ones. (DDR)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, College Curriculum, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies
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