The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

For the first eight sessions, half the students had a traditional review class. The kids who had been taught via traditional, explicit instruction switched to reviewing the remaining algebra topics through their errors. And the kids who had been correcting their errors received eight sessions of traditional test prep.

Tradition 143

Tradition Middle School Project-Based Learning Psychology 143

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The study, “ How effective is peer interaction in facilitating learning? A meta-analysis ,” was published online December 2019 in the Journal of Educational Psychology. Students didn’t always learn more from interacting with each other than working alone in the 71 underlying studies.

Project-Based Learning 145

Project-Based Learning Psychology Research Tradition 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Traditional middle schools are very authoritarian, controlling environments.” Here, learning is project-based, multi-grade and interdisciplinary. Traditional middle schools are very authoritarian, controlling environments,” said Ratliff. “A Related: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning.

Middle School 142

Middle School Elementary School Psychology Junior High 142

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

While such classrooms can look different from traditional elementary classrooms, and even appear chaotic at times, students are indeed learning how to interact with their peers and solidifying early math, science and literacy skills. The schools prioritize project-based learning and play.

Charter School 121

Charter School Psychology Project-Based Learning Public School 121

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

With this “Real-World Learning” program, ChiTech joins a growing number of schools devoting big chunks of the year to internships, despite the perennial classroom time crunch. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning.

High School 77

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 77

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 25, 2024

The result is a classroom where students are passive recipients rather than active agents in the learning process. The Impact of Teacher Control When teachers exert total control over the curriculum, pacing, and behavior in a classroom, they stifle student autonomy—a fundamental psychological need essential for motivation.

Critical Thinking 78

Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning Psychology Tradition 78