Browsing Open Research by Author "Stephens, J"

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Evaluating the Impact of Puzzle-based Learning on Creativity, Engagement and Intuition of STEM Tertiary Students

Klymchuk, S; Evans, T; Murphy, P; Novak, J; Stephens, J; Thomas, M (Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE), 2020)

CONTEXT In recent years, some universities in Australia, Europe and the USA, have introduced formal academic courses or seminars for their first-year STEM students based on a Puzzle-Based Learning (PzBL) pedagogical ...
Non-routine Mathematical Problem-Solving: Creativity, Engagement, and Intuition of STEM Tertiary Students

Evans, T; Klymchuk, S; Murphy, P; Novak, J; Stephens, J; Thomas, M (2021)

This study set out to evaluate an intervention that introduced a period of non-routine problem-solving into tertiary STEM lectures at four tertiary institutions in New Zealand for 683 students. The aim was twofold: to ...
University STEM Students’ Perceptions of Creativity in Non-routine Problem-Solving

Murphy, PEL; Evans, T; Klymchuk, S; Novak, J; Stephens, J; Thomas, M (ANZIAM, 2020)

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate students' perceptions about the characteristics of creativity and engagement in solving non-routine problems. It involved 64 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ...