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Integrated STEM-Problem-Based Learning Curriculum: Implications for Conceptualization and Practice from an Interdisciplinary Professional Development Program
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Gomez Zwiep, Susan – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This study examines teachers' initial conceptions of an integrated STEM-PBL approach and their perceptions of what facilitates or hinders implementation in their schools. This study took place within the first year of a three-year STEM Professional Development (PD) program for middle school math, science and English language arts teachers. The two…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, STEM Education, Problem Based Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach
Science Education Reform in Qatar: Progress and Challenges
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Said, Ziad – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
Science education reform in Qatar has had limited success. In the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS), Qatari 4th and 8th grade students have shown progress in science achievement, but they remain significantly below the international average. Also, in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Qatari…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Problem Based Learning, Questionnaires
Issues in Implementing a Structured Problem-Based Learning Strategy in a Volcano Unit: A Case Study
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Lee, Hyunju; Bae, Sungah – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to understand how an 8th grade science class used a structured problem-based learning (PBL) strategy to study volcanoes and to discuss some of the issues that science teachers might encounter when designing and implementing the PBL strategy. This study took place at Collins Middle School, which is located in a…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Problem Based Learning, Physical Geography, Group Dynamics