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What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
A recent study, "The Effects of Cognitive Strategy Instruction on Math Problem Solving of Middle School Students of Varying Ability," examined the effectiveness of "Solve It!," a program intended to improve the problem-solving skills of seventh-grade math students. During the program, students are taught cognitive strategies of…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Holmes, Lisa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine ways "Digital Biographies," a Project Based Learning Unit, developed 21st century skills while simultaneously supporting NCLB accountability standards. The main goal of this study was to inform professional practice by exploring ways to address two separate, seemingly opposing, demands of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation