The Effectiveness of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) Approach as a Way to Engage Students in Learning

Autor/in	Almulla, Mohammed Abdullatif
Titel	The Effectiveness of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) Approach as a Way to Engage Students in Learning
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 10 (2020) 3, (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Almulla, Mohammed Abdullatif)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/2158244020938702
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Student Projects; Instructional Effectiveness; Learner Engagement; Cooperative Learning; Authentic Learning; Repetition; Intellectual Disciplines; Correlation; College Students; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Learning Processes; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Unterrichtserfolg; Kooperatives Lernen; Wiederholung; Geisteswissenschaften; Korrelation; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Learning process; Lernprozess; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	The prevalence of project-based learning (PBL) has increased significantly, contributing to serious discussions about its advent. PBL's critics doubt whether accentuating the practice supports teachers in using a technocratic method in education, instead of promoting instruction that is responsive to students' ideas. Thus, this study aims to develop on using the effectiveness of the PBL approach, as a way to engage students in learning as well as to incorporate literature on the PBL method for educational purposes. The research hypotheses therefore measure the influence of the PBL method on collaborative learning, disciplinary subject learning, iterative learning, and authentic learning, which, in turn, engage students in learning. To achieve the research purpose, a questionnaire was employed as the main method of collecting data and dispensed to 124 teachers who were using the PBL approach. Structural equation modeling (SEM), a quantitative research method, was employed to obtain the findings. A significant relation was found between the PBL method and collaborative learning, disciplinary subject learning, iterative learning, and authentic learning, which, in turn, produced student engagement. The results show that the PBL technique improves student engagement by enabling knowledge and information sharing and discussion. Thus, the PBL approach is highly recommended for educational use by students and should be encouraged in universities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01