Problem-Centered Learning
Tags: PROBLEM-based learning; TEACHING methods; ACTIVE learning; PROBLEM solving; TEACHING; LEARNING
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Traditional engineering instruction is deductive, beginning with theories and progressing to the applications of those theories. Alternative teaching approaches are more inductive. Topics are introduced by presenting specific observations, case studies or problems, and theories are taught or the...
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The article offers information on the effectiveness of the project-based learning (PBL) and instructional system in teaching science topics. It mentions the significance of the said instructional schemes for teachers, where it aids to develop the students' knowledge in science, particularly the...
- Physics Teaching in Problem-Based Learning. Sel�uk, Gamze Sezgin; Tarak�i, Mehmet // AIP Conference Proceedings;2007, Vol. 899 Issue 1, p844
Dokuz Eyl�l University, Izmir (Turkey), is known with its �active learning system�. As being among the first examples in the world, some departments of Engineering Faculty of this University have adopted the �modular-staged problem based active learning system�. In this paper, we have...
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Problem solving continues to be a major focus of K-12 mathematics education reform. This case study shows how a teacher's middle school mathematics instruction evolved from teaching problem solving as computation exercises to teaching how to select and implement combinations of problem solving...
- The Application of Problem-Based Learning in Chinese Baccalaureate Nursing Education. YUAN, HAOBIN; KUNAVIKTIKUL, WIPADA; KLUNKIN, AREEWAN; WILLIAMS, BEVERLY A. // Nursing Education Perspectives;Jul/Aug2009, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p250
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- Proposed model of case based learning for training undergraduate medical student in surgery. Jamkar, A. V.; Burdick, W.; Morahan, P.; Yemul, V. V.; Singh, Gurpreet // Indian Journal of Surgery;Oct2007, Vol. 69 Issue 5, p176
Systematic surveys of undergraduate medical education have cautiously supported the outcomes of Problem Based Learning (PBL) compared with traditional learning. This article provides a critical overview of PBL, its limitations in the developing country scenario and our proposed model of PBL...
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Problem-based learning (PBL) is widely used in medical education. In some cases, facilitators assign a grade to reflect a student's performance in small-group sessions. In our PBL track, facilitators were asked to assess student knowledge base independent of their group participatory skills. To...
- TEACHING ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRAGMATISM THROUGH PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING. Kvapil, Lynne A. // Classical Journal;Oct/Nov2009, Vol. 105 Issue 1, p45
The article provides an outline of the application of problem-based learning (PBL) to a first year college level course in Aegean prehistory. It shows how PBL can be applied in order to kindle the curiosity of college-level students concerning the ancient world while training them to use...
- Problem-based learning as an alternative to lecture-based continuing medical education. David, T. J.; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Patel, Leena; van der Vleuten, C. P. M. // Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine;Dec1998, Vol. 91 Issue 12, p626
The article focuses on the use of problem-based learning as an alternative to lecture-based continuing medical education in Great Britain. Learning is an active rather than a passive process. Effective learning requires the participation of learners rather than merely act as observers. The pros...
