How to Improve Middle School Students' Knowledge About International Issues Within the Social Studies Class: The GlobalEd Project (original) (raw)
The globalized world we are living in is constantly challenging us to be aware of what's happening and to learn how to acquire and use new skills in order to perform appropriately. Teachers, as the ones responsible for facilitating this learning process, should be introduced to global perspectives that will support them to prepare young people for this diverse and interconnected world. This study will present the GlobalEd Project as an example for this venue. GlobalEd is a problem-based learning simulation delivered via the web for students as their classes are assigned the role of a specific country with the goal of negotiating a treaty with one of the other participating classes/countries during a sixweek period. An ANOVA conducted on the Social Studies Knowledge Quiz administered to 331 middle school students indicated a significant pre-to post-test increase. The results are discussed within the Global Education perspective and the PBL framework.
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