The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Instruction: A Comparative Study of Instructional Methods and Student Characteristics

Autor/inn/en	Mergendoller, John R.; Maxwell, Nan L.; Bellisimo, Yolanda
Titel	The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Instruction: A Comparative Study of Instructional Methods and Student Characteristics
Quelle	In: Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 1 (2006) 2, S.49-69 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-5015
DOI	10.7771/1541-5015.1026
Schlagwörter	Problem Based Learning; Student Characteristics; Teaching Methods; Comparative Analysis; High School Students; Economics Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Macroeconomics; Self Efficacy; Problem Solving; Secondary School Teachers; Verbal Ability; Pretests Posttests; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Wirtschaftskunde; Unterrichtserfolg; Makroökonomie; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Problemlösen; Mündliche Leistung; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study compared the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) and traditional instructional approaches in developing high-school students' macroeconomics knowledge and examined whether PBL was differentially effective with students demonstrating different levels of four aptitudes: verbal ability, interest in economics, preference for group work, and problem-solving efficacy. Over all, PBL was found to be a more effective instructional approach for teaching macroeconomics than traditional lecture-discussion (p = 0.5). Additional analyses provided evidence that PBL was more effective than traditional instruction with students of average verbal ability and below, students who were more interested in learning economics, and students who were most and least confident in their ability to solve problems. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01