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Peer reviewedButler, Susan – Research in Science Education, 1999
Describes action research on the efficacy of problem-based learning using a hermeneutic dialectic methodology. Focuses on the emergence of students' critical-thinking skills, the relevance of science concepts taught, the interdisciplinary nature of the problems addressed, and the changing roles of the teacher and students. Reports that the course…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Constructivism (Learning), Critical Thinking
