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

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ID3572062
AuthorsMohammed Abdullatif Almulla (0000-0002-7846-8098, King Faisal University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume10
Issue3
Publication date2020-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244020938702
OpenAlexW3038202225
LanguageEN
Citations received65
References cited63

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

Collaborative learning · Cooperative learning · Discipline · Educational technology · Experiential learning · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Problem-based learning · Project-Based Learning · Sociology · Student engagement · Teaching method · Technocracy · Computer Science · Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods · Problem and Project Based Learning · Psychology · Technology-Enhanced Education Studies · Artificial Intelligence

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