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Patrícia Pinto-Pinho; Ana Ferreira; Bárbara Matos; Joana Santiago; Magda Carvalho Henriques; Pedro Oliveira Corda; Tânia Lima; Mário Rodrigues; Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Margarida Fardilha – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
A pilot experiment was developed in a Biomedical Sciences curricular unit to test how using a different knowledge-sharing method (World Café) in a Space for Active Learning and Teaching would affect students' engagement. Each working group was asked to prepare a poster summarising a different topic about the physiology of the oocyte. On the…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Active Learning, Motivation Techniques, Science Education
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Cruz, Gonçalo; Payan-Carreira, Rita; Dominguez, Caroline; Silva, Helena; Morais, Felicidade – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
Even though Critical Thinking (CT) is an important goal for higher education institutions and labour market professionals, studies dealing with employers' perceptions on CT meaning and envisioning in the workplace are scarce. Intended to tackle this gap, the current study provides an overview of the need for and practical application of CT in the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Personality Traits, College Graduates
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Penkauskiene, Daiva; Railiene, Asta; Cruz, Gonçalo – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Although Critical Thinking (CT) has been a desirable aim expressed both by higher education institutions and labour market professionals, studies on what CT means and what it looks like in the workplace are scarce. The current study intends to tackle this gap by sharing findings about the importance of CT and its practical manifestation in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Employer Attitudes, Labor Force, Value Judgment