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Needham, Martha Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research compares differences between standardized test scores in problem-based learning (PBL) classrooms and a traditional classroom for 6th grade students using a mixed-method, quasi-experimental and qualitative design. The research shows that problem-based learning is as effective as traditional teaching methods on standardized tests. The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Research Design, Disadvantaged, Standardized Tests
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Li, Rui; Liu, Min – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2007
The purpose of this study is to examine the potential of using computer databases as cognitive tools to share learners' cognitive load and facilitate learning in a multimedia problem-based learning (PBL) environment designed for sixth graders. Two research questions were: (a) can the computer database tool share sixth-graders' cognitive load? and…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Multimedia Instruction, Databases, Problem Based Learning