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Comparing Problem-Based Learning to Direct Instruction in 10th Grade Chemistry
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Debbie Mohamed – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of the study is to see if there is a significant difference in chemistry exam achievement growth for 10th grade students in classes with problem-based learning compared with those students in classes with direct instruction. The state in which the study was conducted is developing new standards that are challenging students more than…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Gender Differences
Implementing Meaningful Problem-Based Learning in a Middle School Science Classroom
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Pough, Celestine Banks – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this action research study was to explore the impact of problem-based learning on science instruction in my eighth-grade college preparatory classroom. Constructivism was the framework for this study. Problem-based learning is based on constructivist principles, and it served as the instructional model for this study. PBL can foster…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Problem Based Learning, Science Achievement, Science Instruction
From Seeds to Shoreline®: A Place-Based Approach to Impacting Student Engagement and Achievement
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Lloyd, Molly – ProQuest LLC, 2018
"Place-based education" refers to pedagogy that connects student learning with the local environment and students' lives. Educators' preoccupation with standardized test scores have increased the disconnect between formal education and student's life experiences. Schools have developed systems of learning in isolated subjects through…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Learner Engagement, STEM Education, Hands on Science
The Effect of Using Problem-Based Learning in Middle School Gifted Science Classes on Student Achievement and Students' Perceptions of Classroom Quality
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Horak, Anne Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) units developed by a large suburban school district in the mid-Atlantic for the middle school gifted science curriculum on: a) students' performance on standardized tests in middle school Science, as measured by a sample of relevant test questions from a…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Middle School Students, Academically Gifted, Science Instruction
The Evolutionary Conformation from Traditional Lecture to Active Learning in an Undergraduate Biology Course and Its Effects on Student Achievement
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Diederich, Kirsten Bakke – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In response to the declining number of students in the United States entering into the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines, there has been an attempt to retain student interest in the sciences through the implementation of more active learning in the classroom. Active learning is defined as any instructional method that…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Lecture Method, Problem Based Learning, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Problem-Based Learning versus Traditional Science Instruction: Achievement and Interest in Science of Middle Grades Minority Females
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Mungin, Rochelle E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This quantitative study examined science interest and achievement of middle school minority females in both traditional science classes and Problem-based Learning (PBL) science classes. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a significant difference between traditional teaching and the PBL teaching method. The researcher also…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Conventional Instruction, Science Instruction, Science Achievement