Title: Teaching students to use process-based learning and problem solving strategies in mainstream classes
Abstract: This article describes an evaluation of a cognitive education program that is applicable across many classroom instructional settings. Teachers who use the program, called Process-Based Instruction (PBI), focus upon developing students' independence in learning and problem solving by providing a structure into which curriculum activities can be placed. Academic achievement and planning data were collected from 147 Grades 4 through 7 students attending regular primary classes in which PBI had been used and from students in comparable classes in which the program had not been introduced. The PBI students outperformed their peers on measures of reading, mathematics and on one measure of planning ability. Teachers' ratings of the perceived effectiveness of PBI were also collected from those involved in the study. Overall, teachers reported that PBI led to positive changes in their teaching approaches and positive learning outcomes for their students.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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