The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-Skills

The STEM education is one of the new reforms in the science education that enhances students’ scientific and cognitive skills. STEM education is best taught through problem based learning strategies as there are three types of learning that cut across the PBL; cognitive learning, content learning, a...

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Main Author: El Sayary, Areej Mohamed Adel (author)
Published: 2014
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Problem-Based Learning strategy (PBL)
cognitive skills
collaborative skills
robotics
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description The STEM education is one of the new reforms in the science education that enhances students’ scientific and cognitive skills. STEM education is best taught through problem based learning strategies as there are three types of learning that cut across the PBL; cognitive learning, content learning, and collaborative learning. These three types of learning set as a conceptual framework that has guided this study. The main purpose of this study is to measure to what extent using the PBL strategy in STEM education enhances students’ development of the 21st century skills :cognitive skills, collaborative skills, and content knowledge? The participants of the study comprised two groups: 112 teachers and 1800 grade eleven students selected from seven schools around UAE. A mixed-method design has been used in this study using multiple tools. A teachers’ questionnaire that included open and closed-ended questions was administered. The students' achievements have been measured qualitatively using rubrics and quantitatively by collecting students’ scores from the Robotics module. In addition, students’ perceptions were also measured using a closed question survey. The results revealed from the study that the STEM education is best taught through the problem based learning approach that enhance students’ cognitive, content, and collaborative skills. The science and engineering teachers demonstrated good evidence in integrating those skills in their practices. In addition, the students’ perceptions towards the subjects show a great interest in the engineering and science subjects which enhance careers in STEM fields.
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spelling The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-SkillsEl Sayary, Areej Mohamed AdelSTEM educationProblem-Based Learning strategy (PBL)cognitive skillscollaborative skillsroboticsThe STEM education is one of the new reforms in the science education that enhances students’ scientific and cognitive skills. STEM education is best taught through problem based learning strategies as there are three types of learning that cut across the PBL; cognitive learning, content learning, and collaborative learning. These three types of learning set as a conceptual framework that has guided this study. The main purpose of this study is to measure to what extent using the PBL strategy in STEM education enhances students’ development of the 21st century skills :cognitive skills, collaborative skills, and content knowledge? The participants of the study comprised two groups: 112 teachers and 1800 grade eleven students selected from seven schools around UAE. A mixed-method design has been used in this study using multiple tools. A teachers’ questionnaire that included open and closed-ended questions was administered. The students' achievements have been measured qualitatively using rubrics and quantitatively by collecting students’ scores from the Robotics module. In addition, students’ perceptions were also measured using a closed question survey. The results revealed from the study that the STEM education is best taught through the problem based learning approach that enhance students’ cognitive, content, and collaborative skills. The science and engineering teachers demonstrated good evidence in integrating those skills in their practices. In addition, the students’ perceptions towards the subjects show a great interest in the engineering and science subjects which enhance careers in STEM fields.The British University in Dubai (BUiD)2014-10-16T12:07:00Z2014-10-16T12:07:00Z2014-03Dissertationapplication/pdf110110http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/673enoai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/6732021-11-22T06:09:43Z
spellingShingle The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-Skills
El Sayary, Areej Mohamed Adel
STEM education
Problem-Based Learning strategy (PBL)
cognitive skills
collaborative skills
robotics
title The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-Skills
title_full The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-Skills
title_fullStr The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-Skills
title_full_unstemmed The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-Skills
title_short The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-Skills
title_sort The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in STEM Education for Enhancing Students’ 21st Century-Skills
topic STEM education
Problem-Based Learning strategy (PBL)
cognitive skills
collaborative skills
robotics
url http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/673