ERIC Number: EJ1361741
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
EISSN: EISSN-1475-7575
Supporting Pupils' Scientific and Engineering Practices in Everyday Life Contexts at the Primary School Level during a Project-Based Learning Unit in Finland
Education 3-13, v50 n7 p918-933 2022
The aim of this research was to examine the potential of project-based learning (PBL) and everyday life contexts in developing primary pupils' scientific and engineering practices. Multiple data were collected in a Finnish primary school class; pupils were aged 7-8 years. The pupils' practices and creation of artifacts were videotaped and analysed using theory-guided content analysis. The analysis revealed that the designed multidisciplinary PBL unit placed within a familiar everyday life context enabled pupils to practice and communicate scientific and engineering practices supported with digital technology.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Active Learning, Student Projects, Science Education, Engineering Education, Learner Engagement, Interdisciplinary Approach, Family and Consumer Sciences, Photography, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland (Helsinki)
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