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Effect Of Implementing Project-Based Education In High School Physics : File Folder Bridge Engineering , Amy P. Muzzarelli
Effect Of Implementing Project-Based Education In High School Physics : File Folder Bridge Engineering , Amy P. Muzzarelli
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Project-based education and portfolio assessments are at the forefront of educational research. This research follows the implementation of a project-based unit in a high school physics class. Students played the role of an engineering firm who designed, built and tested file folder bridges. The purpose was to determine if projectbased learning could improve student attitude toward science and related careers like engineering. Teams of students presented their work in a portfolio for a final assessment of the process of designing, building and testing their bridges.
Real-World Context, Interest, Understanding, And Retention, Annikka Chrestensen
Real-World Context, Interest, Understanding, And Retention, Annikka Chrestensen
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This study investigated the use of real-world contexts during instruction in a high school physics class - through building file folder bridges- and the resulting effect upon student interest in the subject matter, level of understanding, and degree of retention. In particular, the study focused upon whether increases in student interest were attained through the use of real-world contexts, and if the elevated interest level led to a higher degree of subject matter understanding than would be achieved using more traditional teaching methods. The study also determined whether using real-world contexts ultimately resulted in achievement of greater levels of knowledge …