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- Highlights published research showing the effectiveness of modeled PBI units
- Provides model units as well as showing teachers how they can create project-based environments for their own classroom
- Includes teacher commentary on the initial challenges and successes in designing and implementing PBI units
- Includes a special chapter on how and why teachers can locate, read, and translate research literature to their classrooms
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Key Features of a Project-Based Classroom
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Example Project-Based STEM Units Designed for the Middle Level
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Teacher Implementation Strategies, Obstacles to Overcome, and Student Learning Successes
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of STEM Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
Jennifer Wilhelm
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Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
Ronald Wilhelm
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Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA
Merryn Cole
About the authors
Ronald Wilhelm is currently a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kentucky. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Michigan State University.
Merryn Cole is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She obtained her Ph.D. in Science Education from the University of Kentucky.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Creating Project-Based STEM Environments
Book Subtitle: The REAL Way
Authors: Jennifer Wilhelm, Ronald Wilhelm, Merryn Cole
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04952-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04951-5Published: 19 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04952-2Published: 05 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 219
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour