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Thakur, Preeti; Dutt, Sunil; Chauhan, Abhishek – Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
The study was undertaken to assess the student's perception while learning class 9 biology through Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method. Two hundred students of Government School of Chandigarh affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, India, constituted the sample for the study. Hundred students were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Biology, Grade 9, Science Instruction, Problem Based Learning
Sumrall, William J.; Sumrall, Kristen M. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2018
The NGSS MS-ETS1 Engineering Design (1-4) is the focus of the article. Development of a challenging problem-based activity that is an improvement over the traditional egg drop competition is emphasized. Quantification of data collected and real-world relevance are two activity components that are viewed as improvements over the egg drop. The…
Descriptors: Engineering, Design, Problem Based Learning, Science Activities
Hensen, Cory; Clare, Tami Lasseter; Barbera, Jack – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
Fluorescence spectroscopy experiments are a frequently taught as part of upper-division teaching laboratories. To expose undergraduate students to an applied fluorescence technique, a corrosion detection method, using quenching, was adapted from authentic research for an instrumental analysis laboratory. In the experiment, students acquire…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Metal Working, Metallurgy, Undergraduate Students
Stenvall, Jari; Kinder, Tony; Kuoppakangas, Paivikki; Laitinen, Ilpo – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2018
All successful public service innovations require learning and just as importantly and often more deeply, unlearning. This research investigates the unlearning of health professionals focusing on the issue of why and how unlearning happens at an individual level for health care professions in the transition from product logic to service-dominant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Personnel, Problem Based Learning, Health Services
Setiawan, Beni; Supiandi, Markus Iyus – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2018
The study of correlation between metacognitive skills and reasoning skills on problem solving ability simultaneously in class used PBL learning model is still less. This study aims to reveal the relationship between metacognitive skills and reasoning skills on problem solving ability of the students in STKIP Persada Khatulistiwa Sintang in…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Problem Based Learning
Moon, Caroline Lucinda – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The present dissertation in practice (DiP) proposal delineates an action research study designed to evaluate the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in an eighth-grade earth science class to assess the impact of PBL on student achievement. I have observed that students often struggle with developing an understanding of how the motions of the sun,…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Instructional Effectiveness, Problem Based Learning, Grade 8
Andreasen, Katherine J.; Medina, E.; Newell, M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This project describes a problem-based learning project focusing on the discovery of the level of professional development secondary school administrators receive before and after one-on-one technology implementation. Recent research findings indicate the importance of adequate professional development for school administrators and the correlation…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Administrator Attitudes, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
Myers, Terri – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore the types of online tools and strategies used with problem-based learning. The target population for this study consisted of instructional designers who were currently working in the field and have four or more years of experience in designing problem-based curriculum using synchronous and asynchronous…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
Dawson, Rahsaan; Avoseh, Mejai Bola – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
Globalization continues to influence the focus, method, and pace of education across different levels. This paper draws attention to the challenges globalization poses and its impact on the individual and learning. Also, highlighting a "new school structure" based on the logical relation between transformative emancipatory learning and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy, Problem Based Learning
Evans, Tanya; Klymchuk, Sergiy; Murphy, Priscilla E. L.; Novak, Julia; Stephens, Jason; Thomas, Mike – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
This study describes an intervention that introduced a period of solving non-routine problems into tertiary STEM lectures. The aim was twofold: to attempt to increase student engagement and to introduce them to the kind of domain-free abstract reasoning that involves critical, creative and innovative thinking. The study involved over 600 STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Learner Engagement, Abstract Reasoning, Critical Thinking
Schwarts, Gil; Stevens, Irma E.; Herbst, Patricio; Brown, Amanda – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
In this paper we examine how facilitators' prior experiences as mathematics teachers frame their work when facilitating a practice-based professional development (PD) for the first time. We focus on the experiences of a novice facilitator of StoryCircles, a professional learning process in which teachers collectively script and visualize a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Facilitators (Individuals)
Su, King-Dow – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2022
This research used mixed effects to construct a PBL-STEM (problem-based learning with STEM) questionnaire with high validity and reliability. The benefits of PBL-STEM focused on cross-disciplinary and longitudinal research to analyze students' self-efficacy in life science. All 175 university students who attended this course as an elective…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Biological Sciences, Educational Innovation, Problem Based Learning
Davidsen, Jacob; Larsen, Dorthe Vinther; Paulsen, Lucas; Rasmussen, Sten – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2022
In this paper, we present and discuss an explorative study on the use of a social 360° virtual reality (360VR) for supporting case-based Problem Based Learning (case-PBL) in clinical medical education. In the context of case-PBL, we argue that our social 360VR learning space extends the design and application of cases in medical education by…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Medical Education, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
Polyiem, Titiworada; Nuangchalerm, Prasart – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
World of education is now changing and requires lifelong learning, self-development, and dealing with the sustainable development. The goal of this study is to look into the self-development of teacher students through problem-based learning. The participants were 78 Thai teacher students from a single university. For the study, data were examined…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
Editorial Projects in Education, 2025
Problem-based learning (PBL) offers a powerful approach to engage students in meaningful learning experiences by connecting classroom content to real-world challenges. This Spotlight explores how PBL can be implemented across K-12 to foster critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. From preparing students for the workforce…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Learning Experience, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education

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