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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
Helokunnas, Tuija; Herrala, Juha – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Describes searching and sharing of knowledge on virtual networks, based on experiences gained when hosting virtual knowledge networks at Tampere University of Technology in Finland. Discusses information and knowledge management studies; role of information technology in knowledge searching and sharing; implementation and experiences of the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Networks
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Custer, Rodney L.; Daugherty, Michael K. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2004
Project ProBase (problem-based technology curriculum) is a National Science Foundation funded project designed to develop an innovative curriculum that more adequately prepares high school technology education students for success in advanced technical studies at the community college level. The purpose of the project is to design and test…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technology Education, High School Students, Curriculum Development
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Becker, Kurt H.; Maunsaiyat, Somchai – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 2004
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was (a) to determine if there was a difference in knowledge achievement by Thailand's vocational students instructed using constructivist instruction (with open-end dialogue, problem-based learning, and cooperative learning) and using traditional instruction (with lectures, directed demonstrations, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Institutes, Problem Based Learning, Electronics
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Allen, Deborah; Tanner, Kimberly – Cell Biology Education, 2003
An instructor contemplating a course transformation to incorporate a student-centered learning environment may feel faced with what seems like a high-wire balancing act--a constantly renegotiated compromise between students' legitimate needs for structure, well-understood expectations, and good grades and instructors' foreknowledge that the path…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Cytology
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Tanner, Kimberly D.; Chatman, Liesl; Allen, Deborah – Cell Biology Education, 2003
Partnerships between members of the scientific community at institutes of higher education and the K-12 education community are an increasingly popular approach to science education reform (Atkin, 1989; Chatman, 2002; Sussman, 1993; NSF, 2003a, 2003b). Although the word "partnership" can mean many things to many people, we use the term…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Scientific Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Based Learning
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Lohfeld, Lynne; Neville, Alan; Norman, Geoffrey – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2005
Background and Objectives: At McMaster University, the birthplace of problem-based learning (PBL), administrators and curriculum planners have begun the process of renewing the undergraduate MD curriculum. One step has been to conduct an environmental scan that includes input from medical residents. Methods: Individual interviews with 17 medical…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Schools, Problem Based Learning, Peer Teaching
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Kloppenborg, Timothy J.; Baucus, Melissa S. – Journal of Management Education, 2004
This article describes problem-based learning (PBL) at the subsystem level, namely, the application of PBL in a project management course that empowers student teams to solve problems in nonprofit organizations. Faculty members teaching in project-based disciplines can employ the authors' approach to introduce PBL and document its effectiveness,…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Nonprofit Organizations
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Liu, Min; Williams, Doug; Pedersen, Susan – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2002
This article describes an innovative hypermedia product for sixth graders in space science: Alien Rescue. Using a problem-based learning approach that is highly interactive, Alien Rescue engages students in scientific investigations aimed at finding solutions to complex and meaningful problems. Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Middle Schools, Teaching Methods, Space Sciences
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Johnson, Carla C. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2005
The population of the United States continues to become increasingly diverse, both culturally and linguistically. The increased diversity creates a challenge for middle school teachers as they are required not only to teach their content areas, but also to assist students learning English, including literacy skills. The majority of teachers at all…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Middle Schools, Culturally Relevant Education, Science Instruction
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Roberts, Mike – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2004
The training and education of doctors is a complex process. The traditional apprenticeship model of clinical medical education following a pre-clinical sciences curriculum had many strengths and produced a doctor who met the needs of several generations of patients. More recently, medical training has been criticised for not adapting to the more…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Theories
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Akinoglu, Orhan; Tandogan, Ruhan Özkardes – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of problem-based active learning in science education on students' academic achievement and concept learning. In the study, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were utilized. Quantitative data were obtained via the pre/post-test, treatment-control groups test model. Qualitative data…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Teaching Methods
McKay, Elspeth, Ed. – Idea Group Publishing, 2007
Enhancing Learning Through Human Computer Interaction is an excellent reference source for human computer interaction (HCI) applications and designs. This "Premier Reference Source" provides a complete analysis of online business training programs and e-learning in the higher education sector. It describes a range of positive outcomes for linking…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Problem Based Learning, Veterinary Medicine, Interaction
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Zanskas, Stephen; Leahy, Michael – Rehabilitation Education, 2007
As private sector rehabilitation has matured as a field of practice, the issue of how rehabilitation counselor educators can effectively prepare rehabilitation counselors for practice in this setting remains. This article reviews the literature regarding the training needs of rehabilitation counselors entering private sector practice, and proposes…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Educational Needs, Core Curriculum, Private Sector
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