A Project-based Learning Approach in Teaching Simulation to Undergraduate and Graduate Students

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The Effect of Digital Technology Integration on Students’ Academic Performance through Project-Based Learning in an E-learning Environment

“…Digital technology can enhance challenge, variety and choice by featuring multiple levels of tasks to match students' individual knowledge and proficiency, providing access to numerous sources of information that allow breadth in project tasks and offering many possibilities to support knowledge production [17]. The result of the effect of students' engagement on their academic performance when utilising digital technology in PBL is supported by a number of studies [11], [49], [57], [59].…”

“…They concluded that students who studied with PBL produced better performance and expressed mostly positive opinions about the use of the PBL method. Meanwhile, Egilmez et al [11] studied the use of PBL in teaching stimulation for undergraduate and graduate students and surveyed the effectiveness of PBL based on the course learning outcomes. The results indicated that the proposed PBL approach is effective in improving students' learning experience and provided critical support for achieving the intended learning outcomes.…”

“…Given the results of this study on the importance of integrating digital technologies in PBL and their significant impact on raising the level of students' engagement and academic performance [11], [18], [19], [59], we present a number of recommendations for instructors as follows. First, if certain digital techniques are identified for students and are required to use in PBL, instructors must ensure that students possess the required skills in order to ensure easy usage of these digital technologies in learning.…”

“…PBL is defined as 'learning that is focused on projects that engage students in investigations more specifically it allows students to learn by pursuing solutions through asking questions, debating ideas, designing plans and communicating with others' [10]. The PBL approach is advocated in the literature for its effectiveness in increasing students' motivation and engagement to learn whilst enhancing their academic performance [11]. PBL has a great educational potential to achieve meaningful learning experiences through collaborative work in the classroom as well as active involvement in the learning process social interaction and knowledge construction [12]- [14].…”

Perceptions of Students on Project-Based Learning: Evidences from Public Schools in Pokhara

“…There are different ways adopted to uplift student learning, and Project-Based Learning is one such method. Project-based learning is the most discussed and researched area in academia (Egilmez & Gedik, 2018). For promoting studentcentered learning, project-based learning is the right option (Al-Balushi & Al-Aamri, 2014).…”