Problem-Based Learning in Elementary School: What Strategies Help Elementary Students Develop? (SpringerBriefs in Education)

✍ Scribed by Samantha S. Reed, Carol A. Mullen, Emily T. Boyles

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 97
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book addresses Problem-based Learning (PBL) in elementary schools and reveals how this can promote elementary students’ development in critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and citizenship, also known as the 5 Cs. Through teachers’ interviews, the book explores which PBL strategies promote skills and knowledge gains when students collaboratively investigate authentic open-ended problems. It also uncovers peer-to-peer relational learning and other strategies used in PBL classrooms, and it examines their importance to public education.

The book paints a lively picture of student-centered learning, drawing upon frameworks, best practices, experiences, processes, strategies, and research results. Firsthand accounts of best practices in PBL instruction connect this pedagogy to theory, research, practice, and policy. It explores teacher instruction in the early years of schooling that purposefully fosters student-centered learning, real-world relevance,and collaboration in accordance with capacities expected of successful 21st century graduates. This book supports the implementation of PBL in elementary schools and promotes increased student engagement and achievement, as well as college and career readiness.

This book is of interest to practitioners seeking information about PBL pedagogies for elementary grades, such as teachers, teacher mentors and trainers, (school) leaders, and policymakers, as well as anyone interested in pedagogic strategies that advance critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and citizenship capacities.

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Praise for Problem-Based Learning in Elementary School
Contents
About the Authors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
Overview
About This Book
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Research
Purpose and Justification of Study
Summary
References
2 A Review of Literature
Overview
Search Processes and Criteria
Synthesis of the Literature
PBL Defined
Compared with PjBL
History of PBL
PBL in Medicine: Howard Barrows’s Influence
PBL in Education: John Dewey’s Influence
PBL and Constructivism
PBL in K–12 Public Education
PBL and STEM
Closely Related Instructional Practices
Impact of PBL on Student Achievement
Profile of a Virginia Graduate—The 5Cs
Engaging Qualities Present in PBL Tasks
Summary
References
3 Methodology
Overview
Research Questions and Design
Data Collection Procedures
Instrument Design and Validation
Data Organization, Coding, and Analysis
Summary
References
4 Data Analysis and Findings Snapshot
Overview
Analysis of Interview Questions
Findings for the Research Question
Summary
References
5 Overarching Outcomes, Implications, and Conclusion
Overview
Discussion of Overarching Outcomes
Relevance and Implications for Practice
Relevance and Implications for Research
Conclusion
Summary
Navigating Uncharted Waters
References
Correction to: Problem-Based Learning in Elementary School
Correction to: S. S. Reed et al., Problem-Based Learning in Elementary School, SpringerBriefs in Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70598-5
Appendix PBL Teacher Interview Protocol