Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

lecture-based methods of instruction, more research is needed to assessits efficacy.To address the need for more research on the efficacy of PBL, especially in STEM education, theSTEM PBL project is currently working with researchers from the University of Connecticut’sNEAG School of Education to conduct quantitative and qualitative research on the efficacy ofthe STEM PBL Challenges with regard to students’ problem-solving and critical thinking skills,metacognitive development, self-efficacy, motivation, and learning style adaptation. Researcherswill also examine the extent to which specific online professional development activitiescontribute to changes in teaching practices (i.e., transfer of training) among participating faculty.The research