OECD Education Working Papers
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- ISSN: 19939019 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/19939019
Promoting Skills for Innovation in Higher Education
A Literature Review on the Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning and of Teaching Behaviours
Higher education plays an important role in providing people with skills for innovation, but a number of
important questions remain as to what kind of higher education teaching can be conducive to the strengthening
of skills for innovation. This report aims to shed light on this issue by reviewing the current evidence on the
effectiveness of problem-based learning compared with more traditional approaches in higher education
teaching. It explores the extent to which problem-based learning can be an effective way to develop different
discipline-specific and transferable skills for innovation. Research, primarily from the field of medicine, shows
that problem-based learning appears to be beneficial in fostering certain aspects of skills for innovation. In
addition, the report explores the literature on direct teaching behaviours that may help foster student learning in
more traditional teaching settings. Despite the promising evidence linking problem-based learning and effective
teaching in higher education to certain aspects of skills for innovation, more work is needed in this area. There is
strong potential for further research to provide additional important insights into the development of skills for
innovation.
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