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Saleh, Asmalina; Shanahan, Katherine; Chen, Yuxin; Georgen, Chris; Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E.; Glazewski, Krista D.; Lester, James – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
To support our understanding of how we might support the use of modeling in PBL activities for classroom use, this study explores how to scaffold collaborative scientific modeling activities. It draws on prior work with scientific modeling centered on the use of the Component-Mechanism-Phenomenon (CMP) conceptual framework (Hmelo-Silver et al.,…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Middle School Students, Models, Science Education
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Toprani, Dhvani Ashok; Yan, Shulong; Borge, Marcela – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Recent trends in education have emphasized the importance of customizing education for learners (Collins and Halverson, 2009). The current paper aims to explore the effects of one factor that can play an important role in customizing education: curiosity (Luce and Hsi, 2015). We explore how students express curiosity within design learning…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Personality Traits, Design, Elementary School Students
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Gomez Zwiep, Susan – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This study examines teachers' initial conceptions of an integrated STEM-PBL approach and their perceptions of what facilitates or hinders implementation in their schools. This study took place within the first year of a three-year STEM Professional Development (PD) program for middle school math, science and English language arts teachers. The two…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, STEM Education, Problem Based Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach