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ERIC Number: EJ470803
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3532
Problem-Based Learning for Traditional and Interdisciplinary Classrooms.
Stepien, William J.; And Others
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v16 n4 p338-57 Sum 1993
Two applications of interdisciplinary problem-based learning at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy are described. In one application, seniors investigate dilemmas resulting from modern advances in science and technology; in the other sophomores study the critical decisions which drove American development. Evidence of program effectiveness is also reported. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Decision Making, High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Program Effectiveness, Science and Society, Science Education, Special Schools, Technological Advancement, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy