Nature

Problem-based learning interventions in a traditional curriculum are an effective learning tool

PubMed, ERIC and PsycLIT. The database search was supplemented with manual search of the electronic archives of the following journals: Academic Medicine, Medical Education, Teaching and Learning in ...
Business Wire

North Carolina School Districts Turn to IM Certified Professional Learning to Help Teachers Address New Math Standards and Move to a Problem-Based Curriculum

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The implementation of North Carolina’s new K–8 Mathematics Standards and the move to a problem-based approach in the classroom require a significant change in practice ...
Medindia

Problem-Based Learning Curriculum a Success for Medical School

Knowledge in the medical field changes so rapidly that by the time students graduate, many are already behind in the latest medical knowledge. In an effort to address this issue, the University of ...
Business Wire

Illustrative Mathematics Introduces IM K–5 Math Curriculum

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illustrative Mathematics ® (IM), the author and developer of the highly rated IM 6–12 Math™ curriculum, announces that IM K–5 Math™ certified by Illustrative ...
Education Week

Project-Based Learning Tied to Improved Problem-Solving Skills

Elementary school students in Illinois whose teachers used a project-based-learning curriculum had stronger scores on a math test that measured problem solving than their peers from more-traditional ...
Education Week

Effective Science Learning Means Observing and Explaining. There’s a Curriculum for That

Editor’s Note: This is part of a continuing series on the practical takeaways from research. Over the past year, students have had to learn a lot about a phenomenon that has dominated their lives: the ...
EdSurge

Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

Imagine you are a mountaineer. Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you've decided to take on ...
EdTech

Collaboration Is Key for Problem-Based Learning

David Hutchins is vice president of higher education and K–12 education for CDW•G, a leading technology provider to government and education. We’ve heard the theory time and again: Decide the task ...
CMAJ

Problem-based learning makes a difference. But why?

A serious look at how educational innovations are disseminated may give the thoughtful observer cause to question the pervasiveness of the “scientific method.” Sometimes it seems that education moves ...
lawgazette.co.uk

Assessment and Problem-Based Learning in the Law Curriculum

The profession needs skilled applicants to join it, and students want good jobs. How do you satisfy both? Is the answer an academic course, on-the-job training, or a combination of both? Anil Balan ...
Monitor on MSN

UNEB highlights challenges in competence-based curriculum

What you need to know: As UNEB prepared to conduct the end-of-cycle assessment for the first cohort under the New Lower Secondary School Curriculum (NLSC) now appropriately referred as the ...