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Sezgin Selçuk, Gamze – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2015
The purpose of this study is to introduce a problem-based learning (PBL) scenario that elementary school science teachers in middle school (5th-8th grades) can use in their in-service training. The scenario treats the subjects of heat, temperature and thermal expansion within the scope of the 5th and 6th grade science course syllabi and has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers
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Inel, Didem; Balim, Ali Gunay – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2010
The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the problem-based learning method used in science and technology teaching upon elementary school students' construction levels for the concepts concerning the "Systems in Our Body" unit in the science and technology course and their academic achievement. To this end, during the four-week…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Research Design
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Koray, Ozlem; Presley, Arzu; Koksal, Mustafa Serdar; Ozdemir, Muhammet – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2008
The purpose of this research is to enhance pre-service teachers' problem-solving skills by giving them opportunity to understand the problem solving process. The study, using an experimental approach, was conducted with 85 pre-service elementary school teachers. The experimental group experienced problem based learning (PBL), while the control…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving