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Community-Based Problem Solving in STEM: A Qualitative Case Study of K-8 STEM Education
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Kathy L. S. Garneau – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A theoretical framework grounded in constructionism and pragmatism theories supported research on learning by doing. This framework underpinned the purpose of this qualitative case study to explore how K-8 STEM teachers facilitated projects utilizing innovative technologies to solve community-based problems. The problem was a lack of connection…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
The Influence of Staff Development on Implementing Technology-Enhanced Problem-Based Learning
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Semrow, Lisa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explored and analyzed a purposeful sample size of five teachers from four districts on the perceptions of teachers in first and second grade regarding their participation in whether or not professional development provided through Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant activities influenced their implementation of…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Problem Based Learning, Technology Integration, Influences
The Impact of Problem-Based Learning Curricula and Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching on the Mathematical Development of Second Grade Students
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Trinter, Christine P. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The results from the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) revealed that the scores of fourth grade students in the 90th percentile showed no measurable change from the results of the first TIMSS assessment in 1995. Contrarily, the scores of the lowest performing fourth graders showed statistically significant…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mathematics Education, Problem Based Learning, Grade 4