Background Over the past decade, there has been a shift in science, technology,
engineering and math education, especially in engineering, towards a competency‐based …

In recent years, universities have been developing more robust competency-based classes
for students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Competency …

Higher education needs to provide challenging yet supportive learning environments
catering for students with diverse academic needs. There is also an emphasis on using …

This study explores students' perceptions of the effectiveness of a Problem-Based Learning
(PBL) design project, taken as part of a first-year engineering module, in developing …

This paper describes two case studies where problem-based learning (PBL) has been
introduced to undergraduate civil engineering students in University College Dublin. PBL …

This study aimed to explore students' effectiveness in scientific courses that have adopted
the framework of constructive alignment. The researchers conducted an experimental study …

Globalization of knowledge, development in society, culture, politics, economy, technology
and industry, change in quality, national and international competition, and the knowledge …

Complex systems are open, recursive, organic, nonlinear and emergent. Reconceptualising
curriculum, teaching and learning in complexivist terms foregrounds the unpredictable and …

Problem-based learning (PBL) is one of the possible training strategies that could be more
fully implemented in the South African formal education system. The intention to migrate …

The term'teacher professionalism'is generally used in one of two ways in the literature.
According to Goodson and Hargreaves, teacher professionalism should move beyond …