In-service Teachers’ Implementation and
Understanding of STEM
Project Based Learning

Sunyoung Han; Bugrahan Yalvac; Mary M. Capraro; Robert M. Capraro

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2015.1306a

In-service Teachers’ Implementation and Understanding of STEM Project Based Learning

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Sunyoung Han ¹ ^* , Bugrahan Yalvac ², Mary M. Capraro ³, Robert M. Capraro ³

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¹ Sungkyunkwan University, KOREA² Texas A&M University, USA³ Aggie STEM & Texas A&M University, USA^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

In this study, we discussed the participating teachers‟ implementation and understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) project based learning (PBL). A research team at a STEM center systematically offered professional development activities to 92 teachers in an urban school district in the southern U.S. To investigate the teachers‟ implementation and understanding of the STEM PBL pedagogy, we conducted a collective case study with five teachers. Study data included interviews, in-class observations, and lesson plans designed and implemented by the teachers. The results of this study indicated that the PD sessions were effective in communicating several important concepts about STEM PBL. Nevertheless, our observations revealed that five teachers‟ classroom enactments did not necessarily convey their understanding of STEM PBL.

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professional development
STEM education
project based learning
case study

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2015, Volume 11, Issue 1, 63-76

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Han, S., Yalvac, B., Capraro, M. M., & Capraro, R. M. (2015). In-service Teachers’ Implementation and Understanding of STEM Project Based Learning. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(1), 63-76. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1306a

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Han S, Yalvac B, Capraro MM, Capraro RM. In-service Teachers’ Implementation and Understanding of STEM Project Based Learning. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(1):63-76. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1306a

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Han S, Yalvac B, Capraro MM, Capraro RM. In-service Teachers’ Implementation and Understanding of STEM Project Based Learning. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(1), 63-76. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1306a

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Han, Sunyoung, Bugrahan Yalvac, Mary M. Capraro, and Robert M. Capraro. "In-service Teachers’ Implementation and Understanding of STEM Project Based Learning". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2015 11 no. 1 (2015): 63-76. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1306a

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Han, S., Yalvac, B., Capraro, M. M., and Capraro, R. M. (2015). In-service Teachers’ Implementation and Understanding of STEM Project Based Learning. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(1), pp. 63-76. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1306a

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Han, Sunyoung et al. "In-service Teachers’ Implementation and Understanding of STEM Project Based Learning". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 11, no. 1, 2015, pp. 63-76. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1306a