Problem-Based Learning in K-12 Education: Is It Effective and How Does It Achieve Its Effects?

Autor/inn/en	Wirkala, Clarice; Kuhn, Deanna
Titel	Problem-Based Learning in K-12 Education: Is It Effective and How Does It Achieve Its Effects?
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 48 (2011) 5, S.1157-1186 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831211419491
Schlagwörter	Problem Based Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; Middle School Students; Intermode Differences; Teaching Methods; Performance Based Assessment; Achievement Gains; Experimental Groups; Comparative Analysis; Comparative Testing; Concept Teaching; Control Groups; Educational Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Unterrichtserfolg; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Leistungsermittlung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung
Abstract	Enthusiasm for problem-based learning (PBL) is widespread, yet there exists little rigorous experimental evidence of its effectiveness, especially in K-12 populations. Reported here is a highly controlled experimental study of PBL in a middle school population. Between- and within-subject comparisons are made of students learning the same material under three instructional conditions: lecture/discussion, characteristic small-group PBL, and solitary PBL. Assessments of comprehension and application of concepts in a new context 9 weeks after instruction showed superior mastery in both PBL conditions, relative to the lecture condition, and equivalent performance in the two PBL conditions, the latter indicating that the social component of PBL is not a critical feature of its effectiveness. (Contains 2 notes and 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10