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Direct linkAnna Rosevsky Saavedra; Amie Rapaport – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
For many students, project-based learning (PBL) can be more engaging than more traditional instructional approaches. Over the past 15 years, Anna Saavedra and Amie Rapaport studied seven inquiry-based approaches. Their research shows that PBL has a positive effect on students' achievement and development of important soft skills. Schools can…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement
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Download full textAnna Rosefsky Saavedra; Ying Liu; Shira Korn Haderlein; Amie Rapaport; Marshall Garland; Danial Hoepfner; Kari Lock Morgan; Alyssa Hu – Online Submission, 2021
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of Knowledge in Action (KIA) project-based learning (PBL) approach to Advanced Placement (AP) on students' AP examination performance. This study used a randomized controlled trial, with school-level randomization within five large and predominantly urban U.S. school districts, to compare the AP…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Advanced Placement Programs, Units of Study
Anna Saavedra; Kari Lock Morgan; Marshall Garland; Amie Rapaport; Ying Liu; Shira Korn Haderlein; Danial Hoepfner – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background: The teacher-driven, lecture-based approach to instruction may not be the best way for students to develop necessary skills including critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, and productive debate (Bransford, 1999). However, lecture remains the dominant instructional style in U.S. schools (Mehta & Fine, 2019). Teachers may be…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Advanced Placement, Teacher Role
