Problem-based learning in the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades: Assessment of students' perceptions

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1033-1042

  Azer, Samy A ^a  

^a Universiti Teknologi ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Problem based learning; Self directed learning; Students' perceptions; The middle school

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349210685     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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