Problem-based learning, the instructional approach in which carefully constructed, open-ended problems are used by groups of students to work through content to a solution, has gained a foothold in many…
…and new directions. Avoid the end-of-semester crunch problem by putting an “open” date on your course outline. Building in time for catching up about two-thirds of the way through a…
…she has completed about five problems using this software. Given what other research has documented about the effectiveness of working collaboratively in groups on problems, this research team wanted to…
…their teacher’s personalities are something like their own, motivation is higher. Increased comfort—When there is rapport, students tend to answer more freely and with a greater degree of frankness. Increased…
…the top 11 articles for 2011. Each article’s popularity ranking is based on a combination of the number of comments and shares, e-newsletter open and click-thru rates, and other reader…
…12 articles of 2012. Each article’s popularity ranking is based on a combination of the number of reader comments and social shares, e-newsletter open and click-through rates, web traffic and…
…courses. Course Completion Rates Averaged 3-5 Percent Better for On-Campus Over Online Courses. When looking at all responses, the difference in course completion rates was three percent in favor of…
…what she had been told to include on the syllabus, and she was eager to do what was expected. Still, I sensed she was not totally comfortable with what her…
