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Wijnia, Lisette; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Derous, Eva – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2011
This study examines the effects of two learning environments (i.e., problem-based learning [PBL] versus lecture-based [LB] environments) on undergraduates' study motivation. Survey results demonstrated that PBL students scored higher on competence but did not differ from LB students on autonomous motivation. Analyses of focus groups further…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Problem Based Learning, Student Motivation, Active Learning
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Tatar, Erdal; Oktay, Munir – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2011
Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching approach working in cooperation with self-learning and involving research to solve real problems. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but that energy is conserved. Students had difficulty learning or misconceptions about this law. This study…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), College Science, Thermodynamics, Problem Based Learning