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Direct linkBerggren, Heidi M. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2011
This study assessed the capacity of a major Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Assignment to improve students' content knowledge surrounding relevant course concepts in two sections of "The Politics of Welfare Reform," a 200-level class offered at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. The hypothesis was that performance on the PBL assignment, which…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Course Content, Welfare Services, Teaching Methods
