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Sawatzki, Carly – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
This paper reports the findings of research into an educational intervention featuring open-ended mathematical problems situated in "real life" contexts and associated pedagogies. "Money and financial mathematics" is the topic in focus, with tasks termed "financial dilemmas" being trialled by 35 teachers in 16…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Research, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving
Liu, Min; Olmanson, Justin; Horton, Lucas; Toprac, Paul – Online Submission, 2011
This study examines middle school students' learning and motivation as they engaged in a multimedia enriched problem-based learning (PBL) environment for middle school science. Using a mixed-method design with both quantitative and qualitative data, we investigated the effect of a multimedia environment on sixth graders' science learning, their…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning, Multimedia Instruction, Problem Based Learning
Son, Byungro; VanSickle, Ronald L. – 1993
The effectiveness of problem-solving instruction in promoting high school students' acquisition, retention, and structuring of economics knowledge was studied through six economics classes. The problem-solving instruction model was developed based on problem-based learning in medical education, following similar work by H. S. Barrows and R. M.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Curriculum Development, Economics, High School Students
Williams, Douglas C.; Hemstreet, Susan; Liu, Min; Smith, Vickie Dunlevy – 1998
This study investigated the use of tools and design features as employed in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment and their effectiveness on seventh grade students' learning of science concepts. Specifically, the study examined: (1) the effect of the computer-supported PBL environment on the achievement of middle school students; (2) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Environment