Project-based learning in a middle school: Tracing abilities through the artifacts of learning

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-98

  Grant, Michael M ^a   Maribe Branch, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008796698     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2005.10782450     Document Type: Article

References (83)

1. Barrows, H. S., & Tamblyn, R. M. (1980). Problem-based learning: An approach to medical education. New York: Springer.
2. Beck, C. R. (2001). Matching teaching strategies to learning style preferences. Teacher Educator, 3/(1), 1-15.
3. Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (1985). Cognitive coping strategies and the problem of inert knowledge. In S. S. Chipman, J. W. Segal & R. Glaser (Eds.), Thinking and learning skills, Vol. 2: Current research and open questions (pp. 65-80). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
4. Blumenfeld, P. C., Soloway, E., Marx, R. W., Krajcik, J. S., Guzdial, M., & Palinscar, A. (1991). Motivating project-based learning: Sustaining the doing, supporting the learning. Educational Psychologist, 26(3 & 4), 369-398.
5. Bransford, J. D., Zech, L., Schwartz, D., Barron, B., Vye, N. J., & Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt. (2000). Designs for environments that invite and sustain mathematical thinking. In P. Cobb, E. Yackel, & K. McClain (Eds.), Symbolizing and communicating in mathematics classrooms: Perspectives on discourse, tools, and instructional design (pp. 275-324). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
6. Brown, J. S., Collins, A., & Duguid, P. (1989). Situated cognition and the culture of learning. Educational Researcher, 19(1), 32-42.
7. Brush, T., & Saye, J. (2000). Implementation and evaluation of a student- centered learning unit: A case study. Educational Technology Research and Development, 48(3), 79-100.
8. Burke, K., & Dunn, R. (2002). Learning style-based teaching to raise minority student test scores: There’s no debate! Clearing House, 76(2), 103-106.
9. Carr, E., & Ogle, D. M. (1987). A strategy for comprehension and summarization. Journal of Reading, 30(7), 626-631.
10. Collins, A., Brown, J. S., & Newman, S. E. (1990). Cognitive apprenticeship: Teaching the crafts of reading, writing, and mathematics. In L. B. Resnick (Ed.), Knowing, learning, and instruction: Essays in honor of Robert Glaser (pp. 453-494). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
11. Cresswell, J. W (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
12. Cresswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
13. Dean, R. S., Yekovich, E R., & Gray, J. W (1988). The effect of modality on longterm recognition memory. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 13(2), 102-115.
14. Dewey, J. (1938). Experience and education. New York: Macmillan.
15. Dodge, B. (1997). Some thoughts about Web Quests. Retrieved August 7, 2001, from http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtect596/about_WebQuests.html.
16. Dodge, B. (1998, June). Web Quests: A strategy for scaffolding higher level learning. Paper presented at the National Educational Computing Conference, San Diego, CA.
17. Doxey, C., & Wright, C. (1990). An exploratory study of children’s music ability. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 5(3), 425-440.
18. Dunn, R. S., & Dunn, K. J. (1979). Learning styles/teaching styles: Should they be matched? Educational Leadership, 36(4), 238-244.
19. Eliot, J., & Hauptman, A. (1981). Different dimensions of spatial ability. Studies in Science Education, 8, 5-66.
20. Erickson, J., & Lehrer, R. (2000). What’s in a link? Student conceptions of the rhetoric of association in hypermedia composition. In S. P. Lajoie (Ed.), Computers as cognitive tools, volume two: No more walls (pp. 197-226). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
21. Ericsson, K. A., Krampe, R. T., & Tesch-Romer, C. (1993). The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert perfromance. Psychological Review, 100, 363-406.
22. Ertmer, P. A. (1999). Addressing first- and second-order barriers to change: Strategies for technology integration. Educational Technology, Research & Development, 47(4), 47-61.
23. Ertmer, P. A. (2003). Transforming teacher education: Visions and strategies. Educational Technology, Research & Development, 51(1), 124-128.
24. Ertmer, P. A., Gopalakrishnan, S., & Ross, E. M. (2001). Technology-using teachers: Comparing perceptions of exemplary technology use to best practice. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 33(5). Available: http://www.iste.org/inhouse/publications/jrte/33/5/ertmer.cfm?Section=JRTE_33_5.
25. Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of mind. New York: Basic Books.
26. Gardner, H. (1999). Intelligence reframed. New York: Basic Books.
27. Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Chicago: Aldine.
28. Grant, M. M. (2002). Getting a grip on project-based learning: Theory, cases and recommendations. Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal, 5(Winter). Retrieved July 29, 2005 from http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2002/5l4/.
29. Grant, M. M., & Hill, J. R. (in press). Weighing the risks with the rewards: Implementing student-centered pedagogy with in high stakes testing. In R. Lambert and C. McCarthy (Eds.), Understanding teacher stress in an age of accountability. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
30. Gregorc, A. F., & Ward, H. B. (1977). A new definition for individual. NASSP Bulletin, 61(406), 20-26.
31. Halprin, L. (1970). The RSVP cycles: Creative processes in the human environment. New York: G. Braziller.
32. Hannafin, M., Hall, C., Land, S., & Hill, J. (1994). Learning in an open- ended learning environment: Assumptions, methods and implications. Educational Technology, 34(8), 48-55.
33. Hannafin, M., Land, S., & Oliver, K. (1999). Open learning environments: Foundations, methods, and models. In C. Reigeluth (Ed.), Instructional design theories and models, Volume II. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
34. Harel, I., & Papert, S. (Eds.). (1991). Constructionism. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
35. Hill, J. R, & Hannafin, M. J. (1997). Cognitive strategies and learning from the World Wide Web. Educational Technology Research & Development, 45(4), 37-64.
36. Hill, J. R., & Hannafin, M. J. (2001). Teaching and learning in digital environments: The resurgance of resource-based learning. Educational Technology, Research & Development, 49(3), 37-52.
37. Hill, J. R., Reeves, T. C., Grant, M. M., Wang, S. K., & Hans, S. (in press). Learning in a wireless environment: The successes and challenges of ubiquitous computing in a school. In C. Vrasidas & G. V. Glass (Eds.), Current perspectives on applied information technologies: Preparing teachers to teach with technology (Vol. II). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
38. Honigsfeld, A., & Dunn, R. (2003). High school male and female learning- style similarities and differences in diverse nations. Journal of Educational Research, 96(4), 195-206.
39. Hughes, H. W., Kooy, M., & Kanevsky, L. (1997). Dialogic reflection and journaling. The Clearing House, 70(4), 187-190.
40. Jonassen, D. H., & Grabowski, B. L. (1993). Handbook of individual differences, learning & instruction. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
41. Jonassen, D. H., Mayes, J. T., & McAleese, R. (1993). A manifesto for a constructivist approach to technology in higher education. In T. Duffy, J. Lowyck, & D. Jonassen (Eds.), Designing environments for constructive learning (pp. 231-248). Heidelberg, FRG: Springer-Verlag.
42. Jonassen, D. H., & Reeves, T. C. (1996). Learning with technology: Using computers as cognitive tools. In D. H. Jonassen, (Ed.), Handbook of research on educational communications and technology (pp. 693-719). New York: Macmillan.
43. Karma, K. (1982). Musical, spatial and verbal abilities: A progress report. Psychology of Music, ^(Special Issue), 69-71.
44. Lajoie, S. P. (2000). Computers as cognitive tools (vol. 2): No more walls. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
45. Land, S. M., & Greene, B. A. (2000). Project-based learning with the World Wide Web: A qualitative study of resource integration. Educational Technology Research & Development, 48(1), 45-67
46. Land, S. M., & Hannafin, M. J. (2000). Student-centered learning environments. In D. H. Jonassen & S. M. Land (Eds.), Theoretical foundations of learning environments (pp. 1-24). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
47. Lave, J. (1990). The culture of acquisition and the practice of learning. In J.W. Stigler, R.A. Shweder & G. Herdt (Eds.), Cultural psychology: Essays on comparative human development (pp. 259-286). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univeristy Press.
48. Levstik, L. S., & Barton, K. C. (2001). Doing history. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
49. Lowman, R. L. (1991). The clinical practice of career assessment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
50. Marx, R. W., Blumenfeld, P. C., Krajcik, J. S., & Soloway, E. (1997). Enacting project-based science. The Elementary School Journal, 97(4), 341-358.
51. Means, B. (1994). Introduction: Using technology to advance educational goals. In B. Means (Ed.), Technology and education reform: The reality behind the promise (pp. 1-21). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
52. Means, B., & Olson, K. (1994). The link between technology and authentic learning. Educational Leadership, 51(7), 15-18.
53. Merriam, S. B. (1998). Qualitative research and case study applications in education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
54. Meyer, D. K., Turner, J. C., & Spencer, C. A. (1997). Challenges in a mathematics classroom: Students’ motivation and strategies in project-based learning. The Elementary School Journal, 97(5), 501-521.
55. Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: A sourcebook of new methods (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
56. Morrison, G. M., & Lowther, D. L. (2005). Integrating computer technology into the classroom (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
57. National Dropout Prevention Center. (1995). Assessing my multiple intelligences. Clemson, SC: Author.
58. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. Law No. 107-110, § 2204 (2002). Washington, DC: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved July 29, 2005 from http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg34.html#sec2401.
59. Ogle, D. M. (1986). K-W-L: A teaching model that develops active reading of expository text. Reading Teacher, 39(6), 564-570.
60. Oliver, K., & Hannafin, M. J. (2000). Student management of Web- based hypermedia resources during open-ended problem solving. Journal of Educational Research, 94(2), 75-92.
61. Passman, R. (2001). Experiences with student-centered teaching and learning in high-stakes assessment environments. Education, 122(1), 189-199.
62. Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative evaluation and research methods (2nd ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
63. Penuel, W. R., & Means, B. (1999). Observing classroom processes in project- based learning using multimedia: A tool for evaluators. Paper presented at The Secretary’s Conference on Educational Technology-1999, Washington, DC.
64. Pierson, M. E. (2001). Technology integration practice as a function of pedagogical expertise. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 33(4), 413-430.
65. Rayner, S., & Riding, R. J. (1997). Towards a categorisation of cognitive styles and learning styles. Educational Psychology, 17(1-2), 5-27.
66. Renninger, K. A., & Snyder, S. S. (1983). Effects of cognitive style on perceived satisfaction and performance amoung students and teachers. Journal of Educational Psychology, 75(5), 668-676.
67. Riding, R. J. (1997). On the nature of cognitive style. Educational Psychology, 17(1-2), 29-49.
68. Rockman, Et Al (2000). A more complex picture: Laptop use and impact in the context of changing home and school access. Retrieved June 21, 2004, from http://rockman.com/projects/laptop/laptop3exec.htm.
69. Samples, B. (1992). Using learning modalities to celebrate intelligence. Educational Leadership, 50(2), 62-66.
70. Saracho, O. N. (2003). Matching teachers’ and students’ cognitive styles. Early Child Development and Care, 173(2-3), 161-173.
71. Scardamalia, M., Bereiter, C., McLean, R. S., Swallow, J., & Woodruff, E. (1989). Computer-supported intentional learning environments. Journal of Educational Computing, 5(1), 51-68.
72. Scott, C. (1994). Project-based science: Reflections of a middle school teacher. Elementary School Journal, 57(1), 1-22.
73. Snyder, R. F. (2000). The relationship between learning styles/multiple intelligences and academic achievement of high school students. The High School Journal, 83, 11-20.
74. Spaulding, E., & Wilson, A. (2002). Demystifying reflection: A study of pedagogical strategies that encourage reflective journal writing. Teachers College Record, 104(7), 1393-1421.
75. Spearman, C. (1904). “General intelligence,” objectively determined and measured. American Journal of Psychology, 15, 201-293. Available from http://psychclassics.yorku.ca /Spearman/.
76. Sugrue, B. (1995). A theory-based framework for assessing domain-specific problem-solving ability. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 14(3), 29-36.
77. Summerville, J. (1999). Role of awareness of cognitive style in hypermedia. International Journal of Educational Technology, 1(1). Retrieved July 29, 2005 from http://www.ao.uiuc.edu/ijet/vlnl/summerville/index.html.
78. Turner, J. C., Meyer, D. K., Midgley, C., & Patrick, H. (2003). Teacher discourse and sixth graders’ reported affect and achievement behaviors in two high-mastery/high-performance mathematics classrooms. The Elementary School Journal, 103(4), 357-382.
79. Vos, H. J. (1997). Adapting the amount of instruction to individual student needs. Educational Research and Evaluation, 3(1), 79-97.
80. Vygotsky, L. S. (1962). Thought and language. Cambridge, MA.: MIT Press.
81. Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
82. Windschitl, M., & Sahl, K. (2002). Tracing teachers’ use of technology in a laptop computer school: The interplay of teacher beliefs, social dynamics and institutional culture. American Educational Research Journal, 39(1), 165-205.
83. Wilson, B. G., & Cole, P. (1991). A review of cognitive teaching models. Educational Technology Research & Development, 39(4), 47-64.