ERIC Number: EJ1232758
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 12
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"We're Doing Things That Are Meaningful": Student Perspectives of Project-Based Learning across the Disciplines
Virtue, Emily E.; Hinnant-Crawford, Brandi N.
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, v13 n2 Article 9 Sep 2019
Supporters of project-based learning (PBL) argue that outcomes from the model include better performance in academic (Bell, 2010; Thomas, 2000) and non-academic outcomes (Saunders-Steward, Gyles, & Shore, 2010). The New Tech Network (NTN) is a school improvement network that provides training and development for high school faculty who commit to using project and/or problem-based learning as the primary instruction methodology (New Tech Network, 2017). This study uses qualitative data to investigate student perspectives of PBL across multiple disciplines at the high school level in NTN schools. Results suggest that students find value in the "hard work" they engaged in whilst completing PBL tasks. Moreover, students can articulate the value of their work and its applicability to a "real-world" setting. We argue that for PBL to work effectively, approaches to PBL from an interdisciplinary perspective must be balanced.
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Improvement, Faculty Development, High School Teachers, Value Judgment, Grade 11, Productivity, Student Satisfaction, High School Students, Social Networks, Active Learning, Student Projects, Instructional Effectiveness, 21st Century Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Texas; North Carolina
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