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Download full textCondliffe, Barbara – MDRC, 2017
The concept of project-based learning (PBL) has garnered wide support among a number of K-12 education policy advocates and funders. This working paper builds on and updates a seminal literature review of PBL published in 2000. Focused primarily on articles and studies that have emerged in the 17 years since then, the working paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Principles
Peer reviewedBarton, Keith C.; Smith Lynne A. – Reading Teacher, 2000
Describes how "motif-units" undermine the potential benefits of integrated thematic instruction. Suggests replacing the term "thematic unit" with the concept of "interdisciplinary outline," which focus on meaningful content, authentic activities, students' needs, teacher mediation, and a variety of resources. Shows how one fourth-grade teacher…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Principles, Grade 4, Instructional Effectiveness
