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Smutny, Joan Franklin, Ed. – Illinois Association for Gifted Children Journal, 2001
Targeted to educators and parents of gifted children, this issue is divided into three sections that address differentiating curriculum for the gifted. The following articles are included: (1) "The Essential Assumptions Regarding Differentiation of Curriculum for Gifted Students" (Susan Winebrenner); (2) "Curriculum Differentiation…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Bohland, Mark A. – 2003
This guide features a problem-based learning (PBL) unit specifically designed for student-centered learning of new and meaningful content on diseases. Students grapple with a complex and changing problem that requires higher level thinking skills in an environment in which students work both individually and in collaboration with others. Includes…
Descriptors: Biology, Communicable Diseases, Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking
Dean, Carol D. – 1999
This study examined the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) in a foundational teacher education course at Alabama's Samford University. It measured students' attitudes within the university and in the teacher education course. All undergraduate students were asked to complete a "Student Attitude and Activities Assessment…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foundations of Education, Group Discussion, Higher Education
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Willems, J. – Instructional Science, 1981
Discusses the structure of a problem-based curriculum based on the complexity of the problems that the students must solve, taking into account the level they must attain and their previous experience with problem-based teaching. This approach is compared with the conventional teaching methods. Twenty-two references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Conventional Instruction, Educational Strategies
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Reid, Carol; Romanoff, Brenda – Educational Leadership, 1997
In the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) Public Schools, thousands of gifted children are tackling challenging, real-world problems correlated with curricular expectations. This gifted program fuses three philosophies: multiple-intelligences theory, problem-centered learning, and a thoughtful atmosphere to foster critical and creative…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Environment, Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wood, E. J. – Biochemical Education, 1994
Describes the historical and philosophical base of an approach to teaching and learning known as Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Argues that the adoption of the PBL approach should be carefully considered. Cites problems that have occurred in settings using PBL. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, College Curriculum, Dental Students, Educational Change
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Hmelo, Cindy E.; Gotterer, Gerald S.; Bransford, John D. – Instructional Science, 1997
A study of 40 medical students assessing the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) determined that cognitive measures associated with expert performance can be used to distinguish students who have participated in PBL from their counterparts in terms of knowledge, reasoning, and learning strategies. Includes a case study of an 11-year-old…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
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Rangachari, P. K. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Use of problem-based learning in a large upper-division general education class at McMaster University (Canada) provides opportunities for students to identify and practice skills for inquiry into societal problems and solutions. Classroom techniques and processes preserve the essence of problem-based learning despite the fact that the class is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies
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Hager, Paul; Butler, Jim – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1996
Educational trends such as problem-based learning, newer understandings of cognition, and performance assessment are challenging the traditional scientific measurement model of evaluation. A new model, termed judgmental model, is emerging. The basic assumptions, features, and uses of the two models are examined in comparison with a third, proposed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Higher Education
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Whittaker, Stephen G.; Scheiman, Mitchell – Optometric Education, 1996
An approach to teaching optometry combining didactic and problem-based teaching is described, highlighting course procedures that have evolved over a number of years. Problems are organized so students learn portions of required content, building a knowledge base while solving a succession of problems. Cases are usually presented and discussed in…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
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Butcher, David J.; Brandt, Paul F.; Norgaard, Nicholas J.; Atterholt, Cynthia A.; Salido, Arthur L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2003
Describes an introductory chemistry course that incorporates student-oriented approaches such as inquiry and problem-based laboratories. Provides an overview of the modules. (Contains 16 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, College Curriculum, Concept Formation
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Dinan, Frank J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2002
Introduces a chemistry unit, the "Evolving Atom", based on a problem-based learning approach designed for non-science majors. Uses the case method to address memory loss in mice during instruction. (Contains 14 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Chemistry, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education
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Soderberg, Patti; Price, Frank – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
Examines a lesson in which students are engaged in inquiry in evolutionary biology to develop better understanding of concepts and reasoning skills necessary to support knowledge claims about changes in the genetic structure of populations known as microevolution. Explains how a software simulation, EVOLVE, can be used to foster discussions about…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation
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Mammen, M. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Describes problem-based learning at South Africa's University of Transkei (Unitra) medical school, including the curriculum's design and instructional strategies in use. Reports a survey of 20 faculty and 35 students studying to be medical doctors (MBChBs). Results indicated a majority of faculty and students agreed on the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
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Martin, W. Michael; And Others – Journal of School Leadership, 1997
Examines the progress of problem-based learning in the University of Colorado (Denver)'s educational administration program, stressing the roles of multiple design innovations, multiple intelligences, and constructivist approaches. Program developers learned five major lessons: clarifying roles, linking assessments with standards, defining the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
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