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5. Readings in Educational Reform and PBL
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What does research say
about outcomes from project-based learning?
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http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/pblresch.htm
- Researchers have investigated the impact of project-based
learning (PBL) in a wide variety of educational contexts ranging from early
childhood education to medical and legal education. PBL (and related
instructional approaches) has generally been shown to be effective in
increasing student motivation and in improving student problem-solving and
higher order thinking skills. (1998)
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Developing Educational Standards
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http://edstandards.org/Standards.html
A comprehensive collection of educational standards from states, professional
organizations, and other sources; compiled by Putnam Valley, NY, School District.
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SCANS Report for
America 2000
- SCANS website:
http://www.scans.jhu.edu/NS/HTML/Index.htm
SCANS 2000 Summary Report .PDF
- The Secretary of Commerce Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
(SCANS), formed by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education, convened in February 1990 to define the skills
students needed to prepare them for the workforce. We
believe there is a clear correlation between project-based learning and the SCANS
competencies.
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Re-thinking Schools Online
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http://www.rethinkingschools.org/
- Online articles and resources that support the vision that
public education is central to the creation of a humane, caring, multiracial
democracy.
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Trends in Educational Reform
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http://www.ibiblio.org/edweb/edref.html
An excellent hypertext essay by Andy Carvin outlines recent and
historical trends in educational reform and attempts to create a better understanding of
the connection between technology and educational change.
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Technology and Education
Reform
- http://www.ed.gov/pubs/
EdReformStudies/ EdTech/
Results of a research project conducted by SRI International and sponsored by OERI at the
U.S. Department of Education
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The Role
of Online Communications in Schools: A National Study
- http://www.cast.org/publications/ stsstudy/ index.html
A major study by the Center for
Applied Special Technology demonstrates that students
with online access perform better. It offers evidence that using the Internet can help
students become independent, critical thinkers, able to find information, organize and
evaluate it, and then effectively express their new knowledge and ideas in compelling
ways.
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Technology Counts
- http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc/
From Education Week, this annual report provides an up-to-date snapshot of
the state of technology in U.S. schools.
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