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Irem Nur Çelik; Kati Bati – Informatics in Education, 2025
In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of cooperative learning on the computational thinking skills and academic performances of middle school students in the computational problem-solving approach. We used the pretest-posttest control group design of the quasiexperimental method. In the research, computational problem-solving…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Academic Achievement, Computation, Thinking Skills
Ümit Karabiyik – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2025
Mathematical problem-posing and modeling are essential skills in developing students' analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities. This study aims to examine correlation between 9th-grade students' problem-posing and mathematical modeling skills within the learning domain of numbers and algebra. Additionally, it evaluates students'…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Mathematical Concepts, Models, STEM Education
Tang Wee Teo – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2024
Many empirical studies about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum present problems for students to solve. This paper draws upon the data collected from the enactment of an integrated STEM curriculum to discuss problems as constitutive of problem spaces where four Grade 5 Singapore students engage with the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Integrated Curriculum, Inquiry, Problem Solving
Treepob, Hongnapa; Hemtasin, Chulida; Thongsuk, Tawan – International Education Studies, 2023
Making predictions and observations, interpreting data, and drawing conclusions are all examples of scientific problem-solving procedures. The purpose of this research was 1) to develop scientific problem-solving skills by applying problem-based learning as a basis for students in grade 9 to pass the 70 percent requirement and 2) to study the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Problem Based Learning, Grade 9, Student Satisfaction
Cui, Zhihao; Ng, Oi-lam; Jong, Morris Siu-Yung – Educational Technology & Society, 2023
Grounded in problem-based learning and with respect to four mathematics domains (arithmetic, random events and counting, number theory, and geometry), we designed a series of programming-based learning tasks for middle school students to co-develop computational thinking (CT) and corresponding mathematical thinking. Various CT concepts and…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Education, Problem Based Learning
Arici, Faruk; Yilmaz, Mehmet – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2023
Background: Augmented reality (AR) is a widely used technology in science education today. Problem-based learning (PBL) is one of the teaching methods employed in science education for a long time. Studies where AR and PBL are used together are new and rare. PBL and AR technology are used together in the study because it is believed that…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Problem Based Learning, Science Education, Educational Technology
Alfanisa Dwi Pramudia Wardani; Wirawan Fadly; Juan David Martinez Zayas – Journal of Science Learning, 2024
One of the points of science learning is to extend students' competence, counting problem-solving and analytical thinking. Conditions within the field appear that most students encounter trouble in fathoming relevant issues including the application of science concepts in real-world circumstances. This condition appears the require for compelling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students, Science Instruction
Uyen, Bui Phuong; Tong, Duong Huu; Han, Nguyen Ngoc – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2021
Mathematics education aims to help students understand and solve problems in their daily lives. Facilitating mathematical problem-solving for most students is a major challenge for teachers and students. The research was carried out to support students in developing their ability to resolve problems by learning the first-degree equations in one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Grade 8, Mathematics Skills
Kathy L. S. Garneau – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A theoretical framework grounded in constructionism and pragmatism theories supported research on learning by doing. This framework underpinned the purpose of this qualitative case study to explore how K-8 STEM teachers facilitated projects utilizing innovative technologies to solve community-based problems. The problem was a lack of connection…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Hartmann, Luisa-Marie; Krawitz, Janina; Schukajlow, Stanislaw – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2021
As problem posing has been shown to foster students' problem-solving abilities, problem posing might serve as an innovative teaching approach for improving students' modelling performance. However, there is little research on problem posing regarding real-world situations. The present paper addresses this research gap by using a modelling…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Problem Based Learning, Word Problems (Mathematics), Teaching Methods
Boncukçu, Gökçe; Gök, Gülsüm – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2023
A problem-based learning activity focusing on the human impact on the environment and the importance of sustainable development is presented. The activity revolves around a mysterious island where the civilization is on the blink of extinction, prompting students to investigate how human behavior, ecosystems, resources, and natural balance…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education
Gülsüm Gök; Gökçe Boncukçu – Journal of Science Learning, 2023
This study investigates the impact of the problem-based learning (PBL) model on middle school students' environmental literacy and problem-solving skills. A quantitative research study was conducted using a quasi-experimental design for this aim. The sample comprises 114 8th-grade students from a public middle school in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Four…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Middle School Students, Environmental Education
Weng, Xiaojing; Ng, Oi-Lam; Cui, Zhihao; Leung, Suzannie – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Creativity, one of the cornerstones of students' 21st-century skills, is regarded as an important learning outcome of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education. Meanwhile, problem-based digital making (DM), which combines the child-friendly programming activities of DM with problem-solving elements, is an emerging…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Development, 21st Century Skills, Problem Based Learning
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
Bae, Haesol; Glazewski, Krista; Brush, Thomas; Kwon, Kyungbin – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2021
Scaffolding is one of the critical features in a problem-based learning environment to address challenges associated with problem solving. While transfer of responsibility is considered as an ultimate goal in scaffolding that is adaptive and contingent, it is rarely studied and practiced. Thus, the purpose of this study was to inform a deeper…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Problem Based Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Problem Solving