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Charles Wynn

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Facilitating Advanced Thinking Skills Through Problem-Based Learning, Charles T. Wynn Sr., Richard S. Mosholder Jul 2019

Facilitating Advanced Thinking Skills Through Problem-Based Learning, Charles T. Wynn Sr., Richard S. Mosholder

Charles Wynn

We will present a problem-based learning model (PBL) designed to promote postformal problem-solving skills among college students in a U.S. history survey course/first-year learning community and we will review results from two studies in which the outcomes of the PBL model were compared to the outcomes of the same course taught with traditional lecture/discussion. The PBL model was more effective in scaffolding students to recognize and practice postformal thinking dynamics and in facilitating self-reported student perceptions of increased course engagement and content relevance. A procedural overview of one of the PBL activities and the metacognitive reflection guide used in our …


Problem-Based Learning And Teacher Training: A Case Study Of The Impact Of Pbl On Candidate Perceptions During Their Field Experience, Charles T. Wynn Sr. Jan 2018

Problem-Based Learning And Teacher Training: A Case Study Of The Impact Of Pbl On Candidate Perceptions During Their Field Experience, Charles T. Wynn Sr.

Charles Wynn

In this time of intense and increasing political polarization, the question arises over the extent to which the U.S. population has the reasoning capacity, as individuals, and with others, to effectively address the pressing issues of the day (Griffin, 2011; Inglis & Steel, 2005; Rosenberg, 2004; Talisse, 2005). When faced with complex problems and issues, individuals often approach problem-solving and decision-making with intuitive/emotional thinking that can be loosely defined as if it feels right, it is right (Basseches 2005; Berger, 2008; Wynn, 2015; Wynn, Mosholder, & Larsen, 2014, 2016), or a closed systems approach that limits the consideration of diverse, …