APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Re-Mapping the PBL Design - the Role of Collaboration and Engagement
- Simon Wang
University of Connecticut - Shiyu Song
University of Connecticut - Sarah Newton
University of Connecticut - Pavithra Rao
University of Connecticut - Scott Brown
University of Connecticut - Kimberly Lawless
University of Illinois at Chicago
Abstract
Although teachers commonly allow for intensive student interactions within a PBL environment with the purpose of creating abundant engagement, an examination of a 12-week PBL curriculum for middle school social studies class reveals that the level of student collaboration and engagement does not have significant impacts on perceived learning outcomes.
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