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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"Problem Based Learning"”.
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PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN A HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
… was threefold: 1) to examine the effect of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) instructional approach on Hospitality students' content knowledge (see chapter 1); 2) to examine the effect of the PBL instructional approach on Hospitality students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills (see …
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Engaging adult literacy learners: investigating problem based learning object (PBLO) use as a possibility for implementing problem based learning (PBL) online
… PLAR assessments. Given the evidence that Problem Based Learning Objects (PBLOs) engage adult learners in science, a similar approach was adopted. A PBLO was designed and introduced to four learners with the intent of fostering engagement in the form of “social practice.” The “Flow” …
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Facilitating Motivation:Implementing Problem-Based Learning into the Science Classroom
Student motivation is an important precursor to learning, and therefore, is an important component in any successful science classroom. Studies have shown that the more students are engaged in the classroom, the better they will succeed. Several decades of research have shown that students’ …
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Understanding facilitator practice in the problem-based learning classroom
… of what affects facilitation practice in a problem-based leaning (PBL) classroom. The facilitators come from various backgrounds and have different levels of knowledge and experience. They are, however all employed in a course on a part-time basis during the second semester of the MBChB …
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An Undergraduate Theatre History Course Design Utilizing Problem-Based Learning
… history class. The course design, utilizing the Problem-Based Learning educational model, aims to create a student-centered, experiential theatre history class. The first section explores the history and evolution of the theatre discipline in academia. These chapters examine the expansion and …
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Facilitators' perceptions of facilitation in the problem-based learning mathematics classroom
Despite the significant amount of research on problem-based learning (PBL) in medical education and gifted education, there is only a scarce amount of research on this instructional approach in secondary mathematics education. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of secondary …
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Digital Dialogue: Emancipatory Dialogical Practices in Virtual Collaborative Problem-Based Learning
… borders, often virtually, to solve complex problems in the areas of education, environment, healthcare, poverty, technology innovation and ethics, and more. This collaboration requires critical and emancipatory dialogue and problem-solving.</p> <p>This qualitative multiple case study …
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Problem Based Learning and STEM Model design in a Secondary Biology Curriculum
… a lifelong learner and explorer of the sciences. Learning through demonstration also prevents students from experiencing the collaboration between science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The following education plan models education that is designed around discovering how real world body …
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Implementation of problem-based learning in nursing education: a Malawian case study
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching and learning approach that is known to facilitate life-long learning, problem solving, self-directed learning, critical thinking skills and student motivation (Hung, Jonassen & Liu 2006:486; Ehrenberg & Haggblom 2007:67). It is also renowned for the …
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Student experiences of problem-based learning in engineering: learning cultures of PBL teams
… students to a newly implemented engineering problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at Victoria University; its effects on their approaches to learning and their learning outcomes. This qualitative study, which uses ethnographic approaches for data collection and analysis, focuses on the …
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Medical students' recognition of core knowledge in a supported problem-based learning curriculum
… students identify core knowledge in a supported problem-based learning (PBL) medical curriculum. Self-directed learning and an emphasis on the clinical relevance of core knowledge are features of this curriculum.
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The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on Mathematics Achievement of Elementary Students Across Time
… specifically evaluated the long-term effects of problem-based learning (PBL) instruction on the mathematics achievement of students who demonstrated higher ability in the subject area than their comparable peers. Subjects included 65 students from six south-central Kentucky elementary schools who …
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Implementing Problem-based Learning in Introductory Engineering Courses: A Qualitative Investigation of Facilitation Strategies
Increasing pressure to transform teaching and learning of engineering is supported by mounting research evidence for the value of learner-centered pedagogies. Despite this evidence, engineering faculty are often unsuccessful in applying such teaching approaches often because they lack the necessary …
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Meaning-Making in an Engineering Problem-Based Learning Classroom: an Analysis of Activity and Multimodality
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogic approach now widely used across higher education. Its goal is to encourage student-centred learning supported by the provision of information and the active support of a facilitator. PBL can be seen as a process of meaning making, and, in this research, …
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The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on Interest in Mathematics for Elementary Students across Time
… that may help with facilitating interest is problem-based learning (PBL; Barrows, 1996). The purpose of this study was to assess changes in students’ reported levels of individual interest in mathematics across time and to assess differences in individual interest based on amount of PBL …
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Designerds! : television as a tool for design education and a medium for problem-based learning
… groups of graduate students by facilitating Problem-Based Learning and to inform youth about product design through television media. The goal was to demonstrate the emerging educational opportunities provided by the entertainment industry. Furthermore, the project was intended to foster a …
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An Integrative Review of K-12 Teachers' Strategies and Challenges in Adapting Problem-Based Learning
Problem-based learning has long been recognized as an innovative and effective instructional strategy for enhancing problem-solving and critical skills, which are essential for 21st-century employability. Despite its recognized benefits, PBL adoption in K-12 education remains limited due to …
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Problem-based learning: a case study in integrating teachers, students, methods, and hypermedia data bases
… describes two efforts: (1) the development of a learning environment that includes a hypermedia data base about Mesoamerica, and (2) an observational study of middle school students using the system within a framework of problem-based learning for mastering content and thinking skills. The goal …
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