Problem-based learning in upper division courses: Student successes, perceptions, and reactions

Duda, Gintaras; Ross, James

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Problem-based learning in upper division courses: Student successes, perceptions, and reactions

written by Gintaras Duda and James Ross

This paper presents an experiment in project/problem-based learning (PBL) in an upper division mathematical physics course. The group project in the course involved modeling a zombie outbreak of the type seen in AMC's The Walking Dead. Students researched, devised, and solved their mathematical models for the spread of a zombie-like infection. Students independently learned and utilized numerical methods to solve highly coupled systems of differential equations. This work explores student perceptions and reactions to problem-based learning, and the feasibility of using PBL as the sole pedagogy in upper division physics courses.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 183-186

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Published: February 6, 2012

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Practices - Active Learning = Cooperative Learning = Problem Solving - Instructional Material Design = Project - Pedagogy Mathematical Tools - Differential Equations - Non-linear Equations - Numerical Analysis	- Upper Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional - Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680025
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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680025
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.gb
Keywords:: Group Problem Solving, PERC 2011, Pedagogy in Upper Division Courses, Problem Based Learning, Student Attitudes
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created April 24, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: May 15, 2012 by Vince Kuo
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2012
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11842">Duda, Gintaras, and James Ross. "Problem-based learning in upper division courses: Student successes, perceptions, and reactions." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011.</a>

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Duda, G., & Ross, J. (2011, August 3-4). Problem-based learning in upper division courses: Student successes, perceptions, and reactions. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11842&DocID=2693

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Duda, Gintaras, and James Ross. "Problem-based learning in upper division courses: Student successes, perceptions, and reactions." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11842&DocID=2693 (accessed 20 April 2024).

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Duda, Gintaras, and James Ross. "Problem-based learning in upper division courses: Student successes, perceptions, and reactions." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 183-186 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference. 20 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11842&DocID=2693>.

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