A Trail Between Two Cities: A Virtual Exchange, Problem-Based Learning Physics Activity
Abstract
Science is a collaborative process and electronic means of communication enhance collaborative possibilities. It is an important ability to be able to effectively work with people from different cultures. Our program uses physics activities to bring secondary school girls from different cultures together. Students from a school in the United States and a school in Egypt worked over various media and completed activities designed by their teachers. The program goals are to develop cultural awareness, abilities to work with people who are different, distributed leadership skills, physics skills, and knowledge. This article will explain the overall approach of the program, describe one physics activity, and present evaluation data.References
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Dwyer, M. M. (2004). Charting the impact of studying abroad. International Educator, 13(1), 14.
Hmelo-Silver, C. E. (2004). Problem-based learning: What and how do students learn?. Educational Psychology Review, 16(3), 235-266.
Iwaoka, W. T., Li, Y., & Rhee, W. Y. (2010). Measuring gains in critical thinking in food science and human nutrition courses: The Cornell Critical Thinking Test, problem-based learning activities, and student journal entries. Journal of Food Science Education, 9(3), 68-75.
Koh, G. C., Khoo, H. E., Wong, M.L., & Koh, D. (2008). The Effects of Problem Based Learning During Medical School on Physician Competency: A Systematic Review. Can Med Assoc J. 178 (1), 34-41.
Loyens, S. M., Magda, J., & Rikers, R. M. (2008). Self-directed learning in problem-based learning and its relationships with self-regulated learning. Educational Psychology Review, 20(4), 411-427.
Neville, A. J., & Norman, G. R. (2007). PBL in the undergraduate MD program at McMaster University: three iterations in three decades. Academic Medicine, 82(4), 370-374.
Ozdemir, G., & Dikici, A. (2017). Relationships between scientific process skills and scientific creativity: Mediating role of nature of science knowledge. Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health, 3(1), 52-68.
Rotgans, J. I., & Schmidt, H. G. (2011). Cognitive engagement in the problem-based learning classroom. Advances In Health Sciences Education, 16(4), 465-479.
Spillane, J. P., Halverson, R., & Diamond, J. B. (2004). Towards a theory of leadership practice: A distributed perspective. Journal Of Curriculum Studies, 36(1), 3-34.
Yeo, R. K. (2007). Problem‐based learning: a viable approach in leadership development?. Journal Of Management Development, 26(9), 974-94.
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2021-04-11
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SOYKAL, Ali Kozan; RILLERO, Peter; BICER, Alpay.
A Trail Between Two Cities: A Virtual Exchange, Problem-Based Learning Physics Activity.
European Journal of Physics Education, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 2, p. 11-21, apr. 2021.
ISSN 1309-7202.
Available at: <https://eu-journal.org/index.php/EJPE/article/view/307>. Date accessed: 04 may 2024.
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