Enthusiasm for problem-based learning (PBL) is widespread, yet there exists little rigorous experimental evidence of its effectiveness, especially in K-12 populations. Reported here is a highly controlled experimental study of PBL in a middle school population. Between- and within-subject comparisons are made of students learning the same material under three instructional conditions: lecture/discussion, characteristic small-group PBL, and solitary PBL. Assessments of comprehension and application of concepts in a new context 9 weeks after instruction showed superior mastery in both PBL conditions, relative to the lecture condition, and equivalent performance in the two PBL conditions, the latter indicating that the social component of PBL is not a critical feature of its effectiveness.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/...Search_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ939098
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The state law requires all public schools replace textbooks with ebooks by 2015.
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local/126148068.html
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The days of the so-called professional student at California’s community colleges may be coming to an end. After nearly a year of studying ways to improve graduation and transfer rates, with dwindling resources, the 21-member Student Success Task Force on community colleges is considering changes to some of the historic tenets of the nation’s largest public college system.
http://toped.svefoundation.org/2011/1...-access-to-protect-community-colleges
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