Publication Date
In 2025 | 1 |
Since 2024 | 1 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 3 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 8 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 16 |
Descriptor
Comparative Analysis | 16 |
Elementary School Students | 16 |
Problem Based Learning | 16 |
Foreign Countries | 11 |
Teaching Methods | 10 |
Instructional Effectiveness | 6 |
Experimental Groups | 5 |
Pretests Posttests | 5 |
Problem Solving | 5 |
Statistical Analysis | 5 |
Knowledge Level | 4 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Alicia Cotabish | 1 |
Ann Robinson | 1 |
Araz, Gulsum | 1 |
Brown, Raymond | 1 |
Burgh, Gilbert | 1 |
Carrey Tik Sze Siu | 1 |
Century, Jeanne | 1 |
Cooper, Hilary | 1 |
Dadli, Guzide | 1 |
Debbie Dailey | 1 |
Dilek, Dursun | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 15 |
Reports - Research | 15 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 2 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Elementary Education | 15 |
Grade 5 | 5 |
Intermediate Grades | 5 |
Middle Schools | 5 |
Grade 4 | 2 |
Grade 6 | 2 |
Grade 7 | 2 |
Early Childhood Education | 1 |
Grade 8 | 1 |
Junior High Schools | 1 |
Primary Education | 1 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Location
Australia | 2 |
Taiwan | 2 |
Arkansas | 1 |
Florida | 1 |
Hong Kong | 1 |
Indonesia | 1 |
Malaysia | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
South Korea | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
Turkey (Ankara) | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Elaine Kit Ling Yeung; Miao Zhong; Jing Huang; Man Ho Chan; Carrey Tik Sze Siu; Him Cheung – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
This study compares direct instruction to two constructivist approaches, namely experimentation and problem-based learning, in fifth-grade science learning in Hong Kong. Constructivist instructional approaches, contrary to direct instruction, stress on students' active role in constructing knowledge in learning. Experimentation and problem-based…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Science Instruction, Outcomes of Education, Problem Based Learning
Ferris, Kaitlyn A.; Century, Jeanne; Zuo, Huifang – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2021
This article reports on implementation of a problem-based learning intervention developed with the intention of finding time for computer science (CS) in the elementary school day. This study investigated differences in effects on students in particular socio-demographic groups using a quasi-experimental design. We first provide an overview of the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Students, Intervention
Ural, Evrim; Dadli, Guzide – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2020
The study aimed to investigate the effect of authentic problem-based learning (PBL) activities in the unit of "Human and Environment" on 7th graders' environmental information, their reflective thinking skills and their environmental attitudes. The sample of the study consisted of 53 7th grade students from two different classes…
Descriptors: Reflection, Grade 7, Thinking Skills, Measures (Individuals)
Kusmaryono, Imam; Jupriyanto; Kusumaningsih, Widya – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This article highlights the main ideas that underlie the differences in potential pragmatic knowledge constructs students experience when solving problems, between the zone of proximal development (ZPD) and the zone of potential construction (ZPC). This qualitative research is based on a phenomenological approach to finding the meaning of things…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Kim, Du Gyu; Lee, JaeMu – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2014
This study examined an instruction method for the improvement of information processing abilities in elementary school students. Current elementary students are required to develop information processing abilities to create new knowledge for this digital age. There is, however, a shortage of instruction strategies for these information processing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Problem Based Learning, Cognitive Processes
Nyet Moi Siew; Ruslan Mapeala – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2016
This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of Problem-based Learning (PBL) with Thinking Maps (TM) teaching method (PBL-TM) on Fifth Graders' science critical thinking. The critical thinking skills evaluated were Comparing and Contrasting, Sequencing, and Identifying Cause and Effect in physical science. A quasi-experimental pre-test and…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
Scholl, Rosie; Nichols, Kim; Burgh, Gilbert – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
This study explored the impact of facilitating collaborative philosophical inquiry (CPI), in the tradition of "Philosophy for Children," on connectedness pedagogies. The study employed an experimental design that included 59 primary teachers in 2 groups. The experimental group received an intervention that comprised training in CPI and…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Elementary School Teachers, Statistical Analysis, Prior Learning
Smith, Cary Stacy; Hung, Li-Ching – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
In Taiwan, teaching focuses around lecturing, with students having little opportunity to interact with each other. Problem-based learning (PBL) is a means of instruction where students learn the subject by being active participants in the pedagogical process, with the emphasis on problem-solving. In this study, the authors investigated whether PBL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Computer Literacy, Self Efficacy
Firdaus, Fery Muhamad; Wahyudin; Herman, Tatang – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
This research was done on primary school students who are able to understand mathematical concepts, but unable to apply them in solving real life problems. Therefore, this study aims to improve primary school students' mathematical literacy through problem-based learning and direct instruction. In addition, the research was conducted to determine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 5
Tsai, Chia-Wen; Shen, Pei-Di; Lu, Yu-Jui – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2015
This study investigated, via quasi-experiments, the effects of problem-based learning with flipped classroom (FPBL) on the development of students' learning performance. In this study, 144 elementary school students were selected from sixth-grade sections taking a course titled "Production of Ebook," and were assigned into the following…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Homework
Ann Robinson; Debbie Dailey; Gail Hughes; Alicia Cotabish – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2014
To develop Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) talents, both researchers and policy developers recommend that educators begin early. In this randomized study, we document the efficacy of teacher professional development and a rich problem-based inquiry curriculum to develop the science talent of elementary students. The…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Education, Academically Gifted, Science Achievement
Redmond, Trevor; Sheehy, Joanne; Brown, Raymond; Kanasa, Harry – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2012
This paper seeks to compare the reflective writings of two cohorts of students (Year 4/5 and Year 8/9) participating in mathematical modelling challenges. Whilst the reflections of the younger cohort were results oriented, the older cohort's reflections spoke more to the affective domain, group processes, the use of technology and the acquisition…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Comparative Analysis, Reflection, Cohort Analysis
van Loon, Anne-Marieke; Ros, Anje; Martens, Rob – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2013
This study examines whether teachers are able to apply the principles of autonomy support and structure support in designing digital problem based learning (PBL) tasks. We examine whether these tasks are more autonomy- and structure-supportive and whether primary and secondary school students experience greater autonomy, competence, and motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Teacher Education, Student Attitudes
Drake, Kay N.; Long, Deborah – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2009
Seeking improved student performance in elementary schools has led educators to advocate inquiry-based teaching approaches, including problem-based learning (PBL). In PBL, students simultaneously develop problem-solving strategies, disciplinary knowledge bases, collaborative skills, and dispositions. Research into the efficacy of PBL in elementary…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Comparative Analysis
Araz, Gulsum; Sungur, Semra – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2007
This study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and traditional lecture-based instruction on elementary school students' academic achievement and performance skills in a science unit on genetics while controlling for their reasoning ability. For the specified purpose, two instructional methods were randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Textbooks, Academic Achievement, Problem Based Learning
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1 | 2