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Jonathan E. Roberts; Joshua L. Williams; Robert A. Hodgdon; Caroline Payne; Gabriela Ruiz Emmanuelli – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2024
STEM pedagogy is a popular area for research and discussion. The empirical literature on this topic supports a variety of approaches (e.g., inquiry-based) to help instructors spark student interest create an effective learning environment, and foster long-term retention and transfer of information related to STEM topics. One potential approach is…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, Student Projects, Water Quality
Benzegul Durak; Mustafa Sami Topçu – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2024
Global climate change is one of the most significant challenges of the twenty first century, requiring its integration into K-12 science education curricula to foster informed and climate-literate citizens. However, challenges remain in effectively teaching climate change, including a lack of instructional materials and a reliance on traditional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Middle Schools, Science Education
Iin Hindun; N. Nurwidodo; Sri Wahyuni; Nur Fauziah – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2024
Science literacy abilities and collaborative skills are part of the life skills demands of the 21st century. This research aims to analyze the effectiveness of the PjBL learning model in improving the Science literacy and collaborative skills of students at Muhammadiyah 2 Middle School, Batu City and Muhammadiyah 8 Middle School, Batu City. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Scientific Literacy, Cooperation
Güliz Aydin; Osman Mutlu – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2023
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Project-Based Learning (PBL) and Flipped Classroom Model (FCM) supported by PBL on sixth grade students' academic achievement, retention of knowledge, and individual innovation competence. A quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test control group was used in the study. While the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Flipped Classroom, Academic Achievement
Danielle M. De'Braux – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative research examined the effect of the implementation of project-based learning and assessment on the standardized test scores of high school students. Data were collected through a quantitative approach using standardized test scores for ninth-grade students taking the end-of-course World History and Geography to 1500 A.D. (C.E.)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Standardized Tests, High School Students
Melinda K. Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This teacher-research study explored how opportunities for multimodal project learning provided time in the classroom for ongoing conversations and inquiries that promoted student agency and growth, cultivated content and literacy learning, and inherently provided authentic assessment opportunities. This study documented the multimodal curriculum…
Descriptors: Learning Modalities, Grade 5, Teaching Methods, Personal Autonomy
Alkilani, Nour; Khalaf, Mahmoud Bani – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2023
This study aimed to investigating the impact of project-based learning strategy on action research skills of Jordanian basic school students in light of some variables while teaching the unite of "Water". Semi-experimental design was used on a sample of 9th grade female students distributed in experimental group of (40) and a control…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Active Learning, Action Research
Jeffrey Nordine; Marcus Kubsch; David Fortus; Joseph Krajcik; Knut Neumann – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
One reason for the widespread use of the energy concept across the sciences is that energy analysis can be used to interpret the behavior of systems even if one does not know the particular mechanisms that underlie the observed behavior. By providing an approach to interpreting unfamiliar phenomena, energy provides a lens on phenomena that can set…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Energy, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
LeGeros, Life; Bishop, Penny; Netcoh, Steven; Downes, John – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2022
Over the past decade, personalized learning has emerged as a major aim in the contemporary education systems of many countries. This qualitative case study examined middle school educators' perceptions of how their school's collective experimentation with Genius Hour supported the broader implementation of personalized learning. Teachers in the…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Teaching Methods, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Patel, Chintan H. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this Action Research study is to examine the current teaching methods in the virtual education setting and see how professional ideologies of educators may be influenced when introduced to new knowledge. The current education model heavily favors preparing for standardized tests, which the researcher contends is not an accurate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Ideology, Computer Assisted Testing
Rice, Demetrius – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study explores the project-based learning (PjbL) of middle school teachers by examining their instructional context and the project design and management strategies they used to implement PjbL. The significance of this study is to provide middle school teachers with greater perception, insight, and strategies about how the quality of their…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Active Learning, Student Projects, Design
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
Rizki Maulana Ashidiq; Nanang Winarno; Eka Cahya Prima; Ari Widodo; Chun-Yen Chang – Journal of Science Learning, 2024
This research presents an investigation on the utilization of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with Project-Based Learning as experiment class treatment and project-based learning as control class treatment to investigate students' critical thinking in optical instruments lessons, with a particular focus on the development…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
Effects of Robotics Instructional Methods on Computational Thinking Skills of Middle School Students
Andrew Patrick Cook – ProQuest LLC, 2021
As a tangible and motivating medium for students to engage in computational thinking, robotics has drawn interest from educators and researchers as K-12 schools continue to integrate STEM into curriculum. Through this mixed methods study, the researcher sought to explore the effects of robotics instructional methods (task-based and project-based)…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Robotics, Teaching Methods
Christian Smoke – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Project-based learning (PjBL) instruction is an inquiry-based method that is beneficial to student achievement and their exploration of 21st-century learning skills, but there is a gap in the literature about how Grades 6 to 8 teachers feel about PjBL and its implementation. The research problem was science teachers in the United States were not…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8