Problem-based learning (PBL) is the use of a “real world” problem or situation as a context for learning. The present study explores the use of PBL in an online biotechnology course. In the PBL unit, student groups dealt with the…

2009

The objective of this article is to show a new conception of administration that goes beyond the modern notion, which justifies the profession only from a pragmatic point of view. Neglecting not only the philosophical and speculative possibilities, but also…

A research work on the micro firms in Caroni district, has been developing since 1994. Such study pretends to deepen the theory that let the empiric- philosophical- conceptual and methodological building of a new discipline in education, called Androergology. The…

Investigates informal leisure uses of technology, including developing home pages, building special interest sites, surfing the Net and participating in electronic communities.

Undergraduates use a wide range of information resources for academic and nonacademic purposes, including web sites that range from credible, peer reviewed, online journal sites, to biased and inaccurate promotional web sites. Students are taught basic critical appraisal skills, but…

Planning, conducting, and reporting leading-edge research requires professionals who are capable of highly skilled reading. This study reports the development of an empirically informed computer-based learning environment designed to foster the acquisition of reading comprehension strategies that mediate expertise in…

A growing literature suggests that there is a disjuncture between the instructional practices of the education system and the student body it is expected to serve, particularly with respect to the roles of digital technologies. Based on surveys and focus…

This document is a proposal that will allow the implementation of power projects. Furthermore, within the execution of these projects, it will optimize the monitoring and control of actions, and promote compliance with the objectives set by specific management methods…

La crítica que Gadamer hace a Kant se centra en a cuestionar sus postulados en torno al concepto de verdad y resaltar la subjetividad de lo estético. Gadamer sostiene que los conceptos de ciencia, conocimiento, verdad y método utilizados por…