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Download full textFinkelstein, Neal; Hanson, Thomas – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The primary purpose of this study is to assess student-level impacts of a problem-based instructional approach to high school economics. The curriculum approach examined here was designed to increase class participation and content knowledge for high school students who are learning economics. This study tests the effectiveness of Problem Based…
Descriptors: High Schools, Teacher Characteristics, Economics Education, Rural Areas
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Direct linkPedersen, Susan; Arslanyilmaz, Abdurrahman; Williams, Douglas – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
Teachers' implementation of a problem-based learning (PBL) program was examined to determine both how they assessed student learning and their reasons for these assessment practices. Ten 6th grade science teachers used Alien Rescue, a computer-based PBL module, with their students for approximately three weeks. Interviews, observations, and…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Modules, Science Teachers, Grade 6
Clarke, Suzanne – Educational Research Service, 2009
Project-Based Learning (PBL) connects standards-based content to real-world scenarios through the use of projects to improve student achievement. By engaging students in authentic problems that do not have a predetermined solution, students learn both subject matter and critical 21st-century skills. This "Focus On" addresses what…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Student Motivation
Saye, John W.; Kohlmeier, Jada; Brush, Thomas; Mitchell, Linda; Farmer, Charles – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2009
This case study examined how mentoring experiences might encourage teachers to consider and adopt a problem-based historical inquiry (PBHI) framework for teaching. We mentored six teachers over 15 months as they planned and implemented PBHI teaching, reflected on their experiences, and then engaged in peer mentoring of other teachers. Data…
Descriptors: Mentors, Case Studies, Problem Based Learning, History Instruction
Kale, Ugur; Brush, Thomas; Saye, John – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study examines online messages in a discussion forum that a group of K-12 history teachers used to discuss curriculum implementations as part of their professional development. It has 3 main research foci. First, it focuses on identifying the types of assistances provided to the teachers in an online forum. Second, it examines teachers'…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Content Analysis
Chin, Christine; Chia, Li-Gek – Journal of Biological Education, 2004
This study employed problem-based learning (PBL) for project work in a Year 9 biology class. The purpose of the study was to investigate (a) how self-generated problems and questions directed students in their learning, (b) how students reacted to this instructional approach, and (c) the problems that they encountered. Students formulated problems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Problem Based Learning, Biology
