Pub Date : 2022-08-31DOI: 10.14434/ijpbl.v16i1.31183
Hava E. Vidergor
The current study addresses the limited research on knowledge acquisition in Project-Based Learning (PjBL) and assesses its development using a Multidimensional Curriculum Model (MdCM) among 563 elementary and secondary school stu-dents in Israel. The mixed-method approach involves a quantitative pre-post design, comparing intervention groups who are studying modules based on MdCM to control groups using traditional PjBL. The knowledge measured comprises three dimensions: declarative, procedural, and conditional. Qualitative measures, including semi-structured interviews and reflec-tive diaries, added information on student learning. Main findings indicated an effect of MdCM as a form of PjBL which showed significant differences between intervention and control groups in terms of total knowledge acquisition, particularly in procedural and conditional knowledge. Interviews and reflective diaries elaborated on the significant link between think-ing processes and knowledge acquisition, indicating that students perceived development of their cognitive abilities and personal competencies. In this study, implications for teaching using MdCM as a novel PjBL approach are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-31DOI: 10.14434/ijpbl.v16i1.28785
Cristina Espana, Reet Soosaar
The implementation of the European Union’s Erasmus Plus (E+) Program has resulted in the possibility of joint initiatives across-borders led by teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), who can bring classroom practice closer to education as a key area for employability and prepare students for work and communication in multicultural and multilingual settings. Thus, a novel context for project-based learning (PjBL) has emerged, which allows for experimentation, innovation, and research in the classroom. To illustrate this concept, Project Estonia is presented in this paper, introducing interconnected project work to provide a purposeful, real-world experience that extends the classroom setting beyond national frontiers.
欧盟Erasmus Plus (E+)计划的实施使得由英语作为外语(EFL)教师领导的跨境联合倡议成为可能，他们可以将课堂实践更接近教育，作为就业能力的关键领域，并为学生在多元文化和多语言环境下的工作和交流做好准备。因此，一种基于项目的学习(PjBL)的新环境出现了，它允许在课堂上进行实验、创新和研究。为了说明这一概念，本文提出了爱沙尼亚项目，介绍了相互关联的项目工作，以提供有目的的、现实世界的体验，将课堂环境扩展到国界之外。
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Pub Date : 2022-08-31DOI: 10.14434/ijpbl.v16i1.32580
Andréa Boisadan, C. Viazzi, C. Bourgognon, B. Blandin, S. Buisine
During the first lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic, project-based learning (PBL) had to be implemented remotely. To gain knowledge on this learning context, we monitored motivation (in Self-Determination Theory framework), flow, social identification and self-rated performance during a 10-day project conducted with 281 engineering students. Final grades were also collected as objective performance indicators. Results show that intrinsic and identified motivation, flow, self-rated performance and group identification increased throughout the project, which suggests that remote PBL stimulated students’ needs for autonomy and competence without hindering their need for relatedness. Furthermore, the analysis of significant predictors of teams’ and individuals’ performance draw avenues for improving PBL and stimulating intrinsic and identified motivation, for the subject and for the project, at the right time along the program.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-31DOI: 10.14434/ijpbl.v16i1.28739
David A. Martin, Romina Jamieson-Proctor
The study reported in this paper was part of a larger study that explored pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the effective-ness of a problem-based learning (PBL) teaching approach for developing their mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and their ability to enact their PCK in a tertiary mathematics education subject. This paper reports the qualita-tive semi-structured interviews used to capture the student voice with respect to the impact of the PBL approach used on the development of their mathematics PCK in comparison to their previous experiences with teacher-directed instruction. Overall, responses from the interviews revealed the pre-service teachers considered the PBL method used in this study was a more effective way to learn compared to being taught using a teacher-directed instructional approach, and further, that they will most likely use PBL when they become teachers.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-26DOI: 10.14434/ijpbl.v15i2.28792
Yuxin Chen, C. Hmelo‐Silver, Susanne P. Lajoie, Juan Zheng, Lingyun Huang, S. Bodnar
Assessing group collaboration is a critical element in Problem-based Learning (PBL). In asynchronous online PBL settings, facilitators encounter challenges to assess group collaboration because of delayed responses, lack of social cues, and the orchestration load. Teacher dashboards have the potential to support facilitators to assess collaboration by providing synthesized and visualized information about student learning. Previous studies have explored facilitators’ user experience of teacher dashboards. However, little is known about how facilitators with different levels of PBL expertise interpret dashboard information differently. In this study, we analyzed ten PBL facilitators’ utterance moves while interacting with an online teacher dashboard to examine the difference between expert and novice facilitators as they used each visualization. This study can inform the design of teacher dashboards on collaboration assessment.
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A study was conducted on the cognitive processes involved in the steps of Problem-Based Learning and the way this pedagogical approach is applied in the health sciences. The objective was to identify the cognitive process related to student comprehension and its connection with the work done when studying a discipline through Problem-Based Learning. A case study was undertaken with a total of 30 students and the support of an interdisciplinary team composed of a physician and two professionals in the field of education. An information organizer was designed to help students work with problem scenarios. From its initial application, the students were satisfied with its usefulness, and they provided feedback to improve its format and extend its applicability to other disciplines. It was concluded that not only it is possible to integrate hybrid models in Problem-Based Learning but also to include variants and auxiliary tools that arise from the cognitive demands and the information management needs of the students, thus favouring the study and the preservation of knowledge.
{"title":"Strengthening the Comprehension Processes in Medical Students: Applying Problem-Based Learning Accompanied by the Reasoning Procedural Map","authors":"Katherina Gallardo, Adrián Valle, Angelica Saldaña","doi":"10.14434/ijpbl.v15i2.28726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14434/ijpbl.v15i2.28726","url":null,"abstract":"A study was conducted on the cognitive processes involved in the steps of Problem-Based Learning and the way this pedagogical approach is applied in the health sciences. The objective was to identify the cognitive process related to student comprehension and its connection with the work done when studying a discipline through Problem-Based Learning. A case study was undertaken with a total of 30 students and the support of an interdisciplinary team composed of a physician and two professionals in the field of education. An information organizer was designed to help students work with problem scenarios. From its initial application, the students were satisfied with its usefulness, and they provided feedback to improve its format and extend its applicability to other disciplines. It was concluded that not only it is possible to integrate hybrid models in Problem-Based Learning but also to include variants and auxiliary tools that arise from the cognitive demands and the information management needs of the students, thus favouring the study and the preservation of knowledge.","PeriodicalId":46380,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41566463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-26DOI: 10.14434/ijpbl.v15i2.28734
C. Nicholas, J. Scribner
The article profiles a project addressing a central issue in reform-driven STEM education – the need to align educational experiences with real-world STEM. We profile an interdisciplinary project which aimed for authenticity by: 1) purposefully designing an authentic PBL project and 2) incorporating STEM professional volunteers as facilitators. Volunteers enhanced authentic elements of the project task (e.g., open-ended task, accountability) and context (e.g., autonomy, collaboration). Volunteers alleviated pedagogical barriers to PBL – their expertise allowed both volunteers and teachers to take up the facilitator roles foundational to PBL. Professional volunteers can play vital roles in STEM capacity-building initiatives, including those seeking to broaden participation. Further research is needed to understand how to best prepare and utilize volunteers in a variety of classroom roles, including as PBL facilitators.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-26DOI: 10.14434/ijpbl.v15i2.31387
S. Ramlo, Carrie Salmon, Yuan Xue
Several traditional chemistry lab experiences were replaced with a problem-based learning (PBL) experience in a college, general education, conceptual chemistry course. Students worked in small groups on an authentic chemistry problem where each student played a different role (Scientist, Engineering, Marketing Manager, Safety Officer, or Secretary). Mid-semester, the pandemic forced the course online. Q methodology [Q] was used to determine the divergent viewpoints that existed amongst the students regarding their PBL experience. Each student provided their view by sorting related statements into a grid. Three divergent viewpoints emerged from the analyses Two viewpoints are positive about the PBL experience (Motivated learners and Committed to my group) and one is negative (Negative experience due to group dynamics). Descriptions of these views and implications are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-26DOI: 10.14434/ijpbl.v15i2.30267
S. Nicolaou, A. Heraclides, Costas S. Constantinou, Stella Loizou, David Gillott
PBL tutors in medical schools worldwide are a diverse population of faculty (subject-expertise, employment status and tutoring experience). Tutors often receive a common initial training program followed by structured support. This study aims to understand tutor motivation, challenges and support needed, the relationship between them and whether a common training and support program is understood as effective. Tutor data (n =50) were analyzed based on age, gender, background, experience, employment status and campus location. Interestingly, the study revealed some evidence that a challenge for tutors is what disrupts their motivation and thus a relevant support mechanism is needed in order to re-establish or maintain this motivation. Specifically, the motivator “interaction with students” correlated with challenges “management of group dynamics”, “student adherence with PBL rules” and “professional behavior of students” whilst motivator “educational value of PBL” correlated with “student adherence with PBL rules”, “professional behavior of students” and “student information and expectations of PBL”. Further, tutors benefited from peer-reviews and opportunities to provide feedback whilst, their needs diverged in terms of content and assessment-related support, motivation and management of group dynamics. Thus, implementation of a framework for restructuring the tutor support system is necessary paving the way for an individualized support system.
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