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Andrew J. Hughes – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2022
The intention of this article is to provide Technology and Engineering Educators (T&EEs) with a more thorough understanding of implementing the product realization process (PRP) to help manage the design and development processes in their classrooms. The product realization process (PRP) innately involves a practical combination of knowledge,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Design, High School Students, Skill Development
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Diana Owen; Alissa Irion-Groth – Grantee Submission, 2024
This study examines the effectiveness of the Center for Civic Education's Project Citizen teacher professional development program and curriculum intervention in producing positive student learning outcomes that support civic engagement. Through Project Citizen, students identify and research a problem in their community, explore solutions,…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Faculty Development, Problem Solving
Bekin, Mahmut – ProQuest LLC, 2023
SWLD are often underperforming in STEM courses compared to their peers without learning difficulties. Furthermore, how students perform in 9th grade is found to be a strong predictor of high school success, graduation, enrolling, and persisting in college (Easton et al., 2017). The study aimed to investigate whether the use of PBA, a…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Problems, STEM Education, Grade 9
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Gravel, Brian E.; Svihla, Vanessa – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2021
Background: Design problems have long attracted researchers' attention for their potential to provide authentic learning opportunities. While we have methods for supporting students to learn through relatively simple engineering and design tasks, supporting students to address complex problems that they find and frame remains poorly understood.…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Design, Authentic Learning, Educational Environment
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Brandi Hinnant-Crawford; Emily Virtue; Liz Bergeron – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2024
While project-based learning (PjBL) and asset-based equity pedagogies (ABEPs) have traditionally been studied separately, there is reason to believe that the combination of the two strategies can produce even more impactful possibilities. This study examines the relationships between students' perception of both PjBL and ABEPs as it relates to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Projects, Active Learning, Equal Education
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Aziz Shekh-Abed – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2025
Self-knowledge is an important element of metacognition. It encompasses understanding one's own strengths and weaknesses and includes belief and self-assessment of one's capacity to perform a task. Cognitive skills comprise a range of mental processes, such as attention, memory, problem solving, systems thinking, abstract thinking, and critical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 12, Metacognition
Duli Pllana – Online Submission, 2024
The aim of the exploratory method research centered on the presence of mathematical tools in STEM through three main questions: Is mathematics an essential tool in the field of STEM? Can mathematics complete projects solely with mathematical and digital tools? Does understanding mathematical modeling affect STEM teaching? A better understanding of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mathematics, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction
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Jessica Gale; Meltem Alemdar; Katherine Boice; Diley Hernández; Sunni Newton; Douglas Edwards; Marion Usselman – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2022
This study explores student agency in the context of a culturally authentic computer science (CS) curriculum implemented in an introductory CS course in two high schools. Drawing on focus group and interview data, the study utilizes qualitative research methods to examine how students exercise critical agency as they engage in the course and how…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Computer Science Education, Self Concept, Student Projects
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Gail Matthews-Denatale; Laurie Poklop; Rachel Plews; Mary English – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2024
In summer 2020, Northeastern University developed a fully online curricular pathway for incoming fall first-year undergraduate students who could not learn in residence. This pathway included 18 Global Challenge (GC) courses, each designed around project-based learning (PBL), grounded in a complex problem defined by Northeastern University…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Electronic Learning, Faculty Development
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Heather L. Schwartz; Melissa Kay Diliberti – RAND Corporation, 2024
Teaching deeper learning involves cultivating the critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills that students need to be successful in their college, career, and civic life. It also involves encouraging students to be active participants in their learning. Public schools across the United States often work to help students develop…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Administrator Surveys, School Districts
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Wuwen Zhang; Yurong Guan; Zhihua Hu – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
In the context of our rapidly digitizing society, computational thinking stands out as an essential attribute for cultivating aptitude and expertise. Through the prism of computational thinking, learners are more adeptly positioned to dissect and navigate real-world challenges, poising them effectively to meet the exigencies of future societal…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Computation, Thinking Skills
Merve Pamuk – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In the modern era, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have revolutionized diverse fields yet a deficiency in geographical education lingers in the U.S. educational system. This dissertation offers a thorough analysis of this gap, focusing on the potential of the GIS as an innovative solution for enriching geographical education. The Geospatial…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Teaching Methods, Spatial Ability
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Jacqueline DeLisi; Edward Liu; Erica Fields – Urban Education, 2025
Project-based learning (PBL) holds promise for students in urban high schools by creating personalized, engaging, and relevant experiences that prepare students for post-secondary pathways. This exploratory study focused on understanding the implementation of PBL in an urban STEM high school that includes career pathways where students engage in…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Active Learning, Student Projects, Urban Education
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Citrohn, Björn; Stolpe, Karin; Svensson, Maria; Bernhard, Jonte – Design and Technology Education, 2022
This study aims to investigate affordances of models and modelling in design projects in technology education. To learn more about affordances when working with models and modelling, four Swedish technology teachers were interviewed using a narrative approach. Despite a small number of informants data were rich, containing detailed descriptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Design, Models
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McLure, Felicity I.; Tang, Kok-Sing; Williams, P. John – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
The past 20 years has seen a growing focus on the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (iSTEM) disciplines in schools to provide students with authentic experiences in solving real-world problems. A frequently stated aim for iSTEM projects has been increasing engagement and interest in pursuing STEM subjects in senior…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Research Reports, Problem Solving
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