Six-aspect project-based learning design combining authentic challenges, active exploration, and formal and informal assessment¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article adopts Markham et al.'s (2003) characterization of project-based learning as a design with six aspects: "authentic, real-world challenges", rigorous academics, applying learning with high-performance skills, active exploration, interacting and making adult connections, and formal and informal assessment practices. It pairs this with PBL activities of investigating questions, proposing hypotheses and explanations, discussing ideas, and developing solutions or outcomes, and instantiates it in a statistics project on collecting and presenting school data.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Projects must present authentic real-world problems, here a video scenario of collecting and presenting school data for a building decision

Constraints¶

The article reports the pattern implemented only for a grade-seven statistics topic over two months

Target Learners¶

lower secondary (grade seven) mathematics students aged 12-13

Learning Goals¶

statistics data collection and presentation (line graphs, bar charts, pie charts)
problem solving and collaboration skills

Claims¶

Problem Based Learning

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Tatag Yuli Eko SISWONO, Sugi HARTONO, Ahmad Wachidul KOHAR. (2018). Effectiveness of Project Based Learning in Statistics for Lower Secondary Schools. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 75, 197-212.

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`type`	`design`
`id`	`pbl-six-aspect-design-markham`
`title`	`Six-aspect project-based learning design combining authentic challenges, active exploration, and formal and informal assessment`
`description`	`The article adopts Markham et al.'s (2003) characterization of project-based learning as a design with six aspects: "authentic, real-world challenges", rigorous academics, applying learning with high-performance skill...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-01`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `tatag-yuli-eko-siswono-2018`

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