Jon Matteson
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Title: Project-Based Learning as a Method to Increase Student Motivation, Engagement, Self-Reliant Learning, and Academic Outcomes in Secondary Science Education
Master's Project - 2020 Presentation: Link to this virtual presentation room Links to an external site.
- Time: Session 2, ~3:10 pm (Central Standard Time)
- Group Name: Project-based Learning
- Audio only access via: 1-571-392-7650, PIN: 876 175 4354
Abstract:
Project-based learning (PBL) is an exciting method of delivering content that has the potential to improve student engagement, motivation, self-reliant learning, and academic outcomes. PBL puts students at the center of investigations and allows them to take control of their own education through inquiry-based projects. Students learn to ask questions, plan, and carry out investigations in a way that allows them to explore science topics with increased autonomy while learning important life skills. Students must cooperate with classmates to investigate a driving question, informed by core curriculum, in order to connect science topics to relevant problems. PBL is a method of delivering content which also enables students to develop the skills necessary to become life-long learners by encouraging deep learning while engaging students’ curiosity through culturally relevant pedagogy.
Contact: Jon Matteson, jpmatteson@wisc.edu
MS, Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Science