Problem-Based Learning and Prospective Principals’ Problem-Framing Ability

2000 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Aaron Copland
Keyword(s):  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Problem Framing ◽  
Prospective Principals

Developing Prospective Principals’ Problem-Framing Skills

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 529-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Aaron Copland
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Administrator Preparation ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Preparation Program ◽  
Problem Framing ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Prospective Principals ◽  
Administrative Problem

This article reports on a study that inquired about the teaching and learning of administrative problem-framing skills in a problem-based learning (PBL) administrator preparation program. A literature-based definition of problem-framing ability is developed and a theoretical rationale for the study, based on elements of a social-psychological framework, is introduced. Employing a one-group pretest–posttest design, the problem-framing ability of students in one program cohort was measured prior to exposure to any PBL experiences and again at the end of their preparation program after repeated exposure to PBL. A statistical analysis reveals students’ problem-framing ability improves significantly over time, associated with their level of exposure to PBL. In postprogram qualitative data, graduates suggest PBL preparation develops their ability to frame problems encountered in practice. Finally, the implications of the findings for instructional practice and future research on administrator preparation are explored.

Educating Engineering Undergraduates: Effects of Scaffolding in a Problem-Based Learning Environment

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Mayer ◽  
Brandon Moeller ◽  
Vince Kaliwata ◽  
Ben Zweber ◽  
Richard Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Engineering Undergraduates
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