A Systematic Literature Review on the Effects of Problem-Based Learning on Secondary School Students' Academic Achievement, Motivation, and Attitude in Science Education
Secondary School Students' Academic Achievement, Motivation, and Attitude in Science Education
Abstract
The main purpose of this research is to reveal the effects of the problem-based teaching on students' academic achievement, motivation and attitude by systematic literature review. For this purpose, 16 studies (theses and articles) that investigate the changes in students' motivation, academic achievement and attitudes when problem-based teaching method is used in science courses at secondary school level and indexed in Proquest, ERIC, Yök Thesis, Taylor and Francis, JSTOR, Wiley Online Library databases were analysed. For this purpose, 16 studies investigating the effect of problem-based teaching method in science education on students' motivation, academic achievement and attitudes were analysed. Proquest, ERIC, Yök Thesis, Taylor and Francis, JSTOR, Wiley Online Library databases were searched to determine the studies to be included in the research. According to analyses it was found that the problem-based teaching method of problem-based learning in science education led to enhance in students' motivation, attitudes and academic achievement. In addition, it was also found that there was a negative change for motivation, attitudes and academic achievement. As a result, the literature review revealed that the problem-based teaching method generally changes students' motivation, attitude and academic achievement positively when compared with the traditional method.
Keywords: Problem-based learning; motivation; attitude; academic achievement; science education.
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