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de Villiers, Rian – South African Journal of Education, 2011
In South Africa, the Grade 12 "classes of 2008 and 2009" were the first to write examinations under the revised Life Sciences (Biology) curriculum which focuses on outcomes-based education (OBE). This paper presents an exploration of what students (as learners) considered to be difficult and interesting in Grades 10-12 Life Sciences…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Science Curriculum, Questionnaires, Preservice Teacher Education
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Pierrakos, Olga; Zilberberg, Anna; Anderson, Robin – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2010
There has been criticism about STEM education not focusing enough on problem solving, especially in authentic real-world contexts which are most often associated to ill-structured domains. To improve education, it is essential that curricula bring students to high levels of cognitive development by exposing them to authentic problems.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Student Experience, Problem Based Learning