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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers of the 13th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2016), October 28-30, 2016, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by the University of Mannheim, Germany, and endorsed by the…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Technological Advancement
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Finkelstein, Neal; Hanson, Thomas; Huang, Chun-Wei; Hirschman, Becca; Huang, Min – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
This study examines whether the Problem Based Economics curriculum developed by the Buck Institute for Education improves grade 12 students' content knowledge as measured by the Test of Economic Literacy, a test refined by the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) over decades. Students' problem-solving skills in economics were also…
Descriptors: Test Items, Intervention, Economics Education, Problem Based Learning
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Montoya, Jonathan; Peterson, Forest; Kinslow, Anthony, II; Fruchter, Renate; Fischer, Martin; Bustamante, Andres Sebastian – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2021
Often, research on the efficacy of postsecondary workforce programs does not convey their impact on true social mobility. The purpose of this study is to investigate project-based Career and Technical Education (CTE) workforce pathways in Silicon Valley. This study takes a step towards better understanding what constitutes the metrics that explain…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Vocational Education, Career Development, Outcomes of Education
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Bowen, Cheryl Marie – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This case study explores how a problem-based learning (PBL), graduate education course could be organized in ways that utilize the current knowledge of how people learn within diverse, real world community settings. Students were asked to identify an educational enterprise and a social problem within a culturally diverse, high-need community.…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Based Learning, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
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Rillero, Peter; Camposeco, Laurie – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2018
Teachers' problem-based learning knowledge, abilities, and attitudes are important factors in successful K--12 PBL implementations. This article describes the development and use of a free, online module entitled "Design a Problem-Based Learning Experience." The module production, aligned with theories of andragogy, was a partnership…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Learning Modules
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Mergendoller, John R.; Maxwell, Nan L.; Bellisimo, Yolanda – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2006
This study compared the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and traditional instructional approaches in developing high-school students' macroeconomics knowledge and examined whether PBL was differentially effective with students demonstrating different levels of four aptitudes: verbal ability, interest in economics, preference for group…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis