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Major, Thenjiwe; Mulvihill, Thalia M. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2017
The development of primary school teachers is an important aspect of a country's economic, social, and political well-being. The use of particular pedagogies in teacher education may greatly influence how teachers perform in their classrooms after completing their training programs. This micro-ethnography investigated the extent to which teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
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Edmunds, Julie; Arshavsky, Nina; Glennie, Elizabeth; Charles, Karen; Rice, Olivia – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2016
Project-based learning (PjBL) is an approach often favored in STEM classrooms, yet some studies have shown that teachers struggle to implement it with academic rigor. This paper explores the relationship between PjBL and rigor in the classrooms of ten STEM-oriented high schools. Utilizing three different data sources reflecting three different…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, High Schools
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Grant, Michael M. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2011
Project-based learning offers promise as an instructional method that affords authentic learning tasks grounded in the personal interests of learners. While previous research has presented results of learning gains, motivations, and teacher experiences, limited empirical research has presented student perspectives in project-based learning. This…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
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Ge, Xun; Huang, Kun; Dong, Yifei – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2010
A semester-long ethnography study was carried out to investigate project-based learning in a graduate software engineering course through the implementation of an Open-Source Software Development (OSSD) learning environment, which featured authentic projects, learning community, cognitive apprenticeship, and technology affordances. The study…
Descriptors: Investigations, Open Source Technology, Graduate Students, Computer Software