Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Curriculum and Instruction / Rosemary Talab / The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher practices of enabling factors in the implementation of technology-assisted PBL, in Tatweer schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This study also explored how the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS.T) were used in Tatweer classrooms and for what purposes technology was used to support PBL in the Tatweer schools. Using a constructivist framework, a convergent parallel mixed-methods design was used. The survey included closed and open-ended items, which was sent to 1073 male and female Tatweer teachers in 30 schools. Of the 710 responses received, 640 were valid, resulting in a 60% return rate. Factorial MANOVA results indicated that gender and school level were statistically significant at p < .05, while other teacher characteristics (degree types, educational degree, years of teaching experience, and content area), including their interaction, were not. ANOVA results indicated that gender effects on PBL practices were statistically significant on both teacher roles (F (1,403) = 17.77, partial ƞ2 = .042, p < .05) and learning environment (F (1, 403) = 10.83, partial ƞ2 = 026, p < .001). A means comparison indicated that males had better technology-assisted PBL practices on both variables. ANOVA and post hoc test results found that high schools used technology-assisted PBL better than elementary schools, and intermediate schools performed better than elementary schools. No significant difference was found between technology-assisted PBL practices in high schools and intermediate schools within the school system. Descriptive analysis results for research question two indicated that Tatweer school teacher technology uses were aligned with ISTE NETS.T, though there was very little use of technology in PBL. Though 177 units of information were found for the seven open-ended questions, little was related to the research questions, so Grounded Theory was used to find 19 overall themes. Findings indicated several casual conditions for the lack of technology-assisted PBL, including technology access, classroom design, space, and facilities, ministry/district support, and teacher preparation. Action strategies included providing needed technology, offering technology training, providing training in new instructional methods, creating a more flexible curriculum, and adopting advanced teaching methods and authentic assessment. Recommendations for Tatweer schools included a better learning environment, greater professional technology access, and school system support. Recommendations for future studies included conducting a similar study on other schools and a further examination of Grounded Theory findings.

Mit dem Projekt ID4BM wurde eine hochschulübergreifende Lehrkooperation umgesetzt. Es wurden zwei Seminare in allen Phasen – von der Wissensbereitstellung über die Wissensanwendung bis hin zur Bewertung – miteinander verzahnt. Technologische Basis war die Lernplattform OPAL. Verwendete Methoden waren projektbasiertes Lernen, Flipped Classroom, Virtual Classroom, Gruppenarbeit, eTutoring, Gruppencoaching und Peer Review. Dieser Beitrag liefert Einblicke in die Konzeption der Lehrveranstaltung und die Evaluationsergebnisse.

La thèse se concentre sur la recherche de stratégies d'apprentissage dans les lycées vietnamiens quant à la participation aux projets d'apprentissage intégrés à l'enseignement et apprentissage de la science physique dans le cadre d'une éducation au développement durable. Elle développe cinq stratégies principales d'apprentissage dans le cadre d'un scénario de projet de l'exploitation des énergies solaires dans la vie courante, et cela dans trois classes de terminales de différentes écoles. Les résultats de la thèse révèlent de nombreux indices concernant les impacts de l'enseignement par les professeurs sur l'apprentissage de leurs élèves, ainsi que sur les méthodes d'apprentissage mobilisées par les élèves pour la réalisation du projet dans un contexte où ils doivent jumeler ce projet avec leurs cours courants sur la classe. Ces résultats sont analysés et nous aident à proposer des suggestions afin d'améliorer le déploiement des projets intégrés à l'enseignement/apprentissage des disciplines scolaires ainsi qu'à augmenter l'efficacité de l'éducation au développement durable dans le contexte scolaire. / The research focuses on student learning strategies in project based learning in context of sustainability education through secondary physics education in Vietnam. The intervention about a learning scenario for the grade-12 student project on solar energy at three different high schools has resulted in five possible learning strategies. In addition, the research outcome shed light on the relation between how the teacher implemented the project design and student achievements as well as how the student struggled with classroom activities and group-based assignments to fulfill their projects. Based on these results, the application of project based learning is suggested to change for more effective student learning and better sustainability education in the school.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a utilização da Aprendizagem Baseada em Projetos com a aplicação do método PBL (Problem Based Learnig) para estudos extracurriculares no Ensino Fundamental. Os estudos tiveram como base os PCN que prevêem conteúdos básicos de Física nas aulas de Ciências, mas de acordo com o currículo acabam tendo uma parcela menor de desenvolvimento em sala de aula. Partindo deste pressuposto planejou-se aplicar um Projeto que contribuísse sem causar impactos no planejamento do professor. Foram realizadas reuniões de acordo com a sequencia didática para a discussão e definição do Projeto. Quanto aos procedimentos técnicos foi realizada uma Pesquisa-Ação, analisando inicialmente o conhecimento prévio e após o Projeto verificaram-se os conhecimentos adquiridos. Com o auxílio das professoras os alunos verificaram o \"problema\" e organizaram-se em grupos cooperativos para o desafio de construir um carrinho de corrida com material reciclado propulsionado a ar. Sem utilizar água ou qualquer equipamento eletrônico os alunos iniciaram a pesquisa, discussão, coleta e separação dos materiais, sempre com o apoio da família e dos membros dos grupos. Pretendeu-se também responder as perguntas: a Aprendizagem Baseada em Projetos pode complementar o ensino de Ciências nas séries iniciais e contribuir para uma aprendizagem significativa? Dentro dos procedimentos metodológicos, aplicou-se uma Avaliação Diagnóstica Inicial para a análise dos conhecimentos prévios do aluno sobre os conteúdos, Mapa Conceitual e avaliação diagnóstica final para averiguar a evolução dos conhecimentos acerca dos conteúdos de Física e a argumentação científica desenvolvida. Ainda na fase de aplicação aconteceu uma \"corrida final\", na qual os alunos em grupos de seis integrantes participaram, registraram e discutiram os resultados obtidos por todos os grupos participantes. Preocupou-se com a análise e os registros de forma geral utilizando algumas técnicas avaliação, como por exemplo, registros escritos, depoimentos e explicações individuais dos fenômenos observados. Para verificar a evolução da argumentação científica e a construção dos conceitos a partir de hipóteses utilizaram-se os modelos de Toulmin e Lawson. Fez-se um levantamento bibliográfico sobre a literatura atual e de bases teóricas que sustentam as metodologias ativas. / The objective of this work was to verify the use of Project Based Learning with the application of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) method for extracurricular studies in Elementary School. The studies were based on PCN (Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais) predict basic contents of Physics in science classes, but according to the curriculum they end up having a smaller portion of development in the classroom. Starting from this assumption it was planned to apply a Project that contributed without causing impacts on the teacher\'s planning. Meetings were held according to the didactic sequence for the discussion and definition of the Project. As for the technical procedures, a Research-Action was carried out, initially analyzing the previous knowledge and after the Project verified the acquired knowledge. With the help of the teachers the students verified the \"problem\" and organized themselves in cooperative groups for the challenge of constructing a race car with recycled material propelled by air. Without using water or any electronic equipment, they began the research, discussion, collection and separation of materials, always with the support of the family and the members of the groups. It was also intended to answer the questions: Can Project-Based Learning complement science teaching in the initial grades and contribute to meaningful learning? Within the methodological procedures, an Initial Diagnostic Assessment was applied for the analysis of the student\'s previous knowledge about the contents, Conceptual Map and final diagnostic evaluation to ascertain the evolution of the knowledge about the contents of Physics and the scientific argument developed. Also in the application phase was a \"final race\", in which the students in groups of six members participated, registered and discussed the results obtained by all the participating groups. He worried about analysis and records in general using some evaluation techniques, such as written records, testimonials and individual explanations of the phenomena observed. In order to verify the evolution of the scientific argumentation and the construction of the concepts from hypotheses we used the models of Toulmin and Lawson. A literature review was made on the current literature and on theoretical bases that support the active methodologies.

This theoretical project-based thesis focuses on surface quality of art objects in the field of artwork. The theoretical section provides general insight into the problematics and it also offers concrete examples of artistic and architectural creations where texture serves an important role. It further introduces and elaborates a few instances of art lessons from special didactics focusing on texture utilization in its artistic activities. The project section of the thesis contains seven logically systematized art lessons which utilize various forms of experimental activities dealing with the subject of texture suitable for the primary school children.

Idag är det allt fler som arbetar i olika former av tillfälliga organisationer (Lindner &amp; Wald2010; Lundin &amp; Steinthórsson 2003; Schindler &amp; Eppler 2003) och den kunskap samterfarenhet som skapas är en värdefull tillgång. Under 2000-talet har arbetsformen etableratsstarkt och forskningen kring projekt och tillfälliga organisationer har exploderat (Lundin &amp;Söderholm 2013). Dock är det ett problem att mycket av den kunskap som utvecklats iprojektet går förlorad när ett projekt avslutas och organisationen upphör (Bakker et al. 2013;Ruuska &amp; Vartiainen 2005) vilket innebär stora risker och kostnader för organisationen(Schindler &amp; Eppler 2003).Syftet med föreliggande studie är att undersöka vilka hinder som eventuellt kan uppstå iprojektbaserade organisationer vid deras kunskapsöverföring och om det finns någragemensamma mönster mellan dessa. Studien är en tvärsnittsstudie och valet föll på dennautformning då personer med kunskap kring området kunde kontaktas samt att det gavmöjligheten att få svar inom en begränsad tidsram. Tiden påverkade även urvalet för studienvilket ledde till att ett bekvämlighetsurval tillämpades. Resultatet kan däremot fungera som enutgångspunkt för framtida forskning eller till att kopplingar till existerande resultat. Demetoder som användes för att samla in empiriskt material var en kvalitativ enkät sommailades ut till respondenter som jobbar inom projektbaserade organisationer. Detgenomfördes även en djupintervju med en konsult inom området.Studiens resultat stämmer väl överens med tidigare forskning vilket tyder på att problemenmed kunskapsöverföring är både aktuella och relevanta samt kräver ytterligare studier. Idaganvänder de organisationer som studien har berört främst med dokumentation och fysiskamöten för kunskapshantering. Dock finns det brister i de informationssystem de har att tillgåidag och under mötena är det sällan huvudsakligen kunskap som diskuteras. Oftast innebärdokumentationen endast att det skrivs manualer för rutiner kring hur olika delmoment inomprojektet genomförs. Studien visar att det finns stora skillnader mellan de olika företagen, därvissa av dem jobbar aktivt med kunskapsöverföring medan andra inte jobbar med dettaöverhuvudtaget. Trots detta visar studien att samtliga av respondenterna upplever liknandesvårigheter kring kunskapsöverföring.Det som studien främst visat är tidens betydelse för kunskapsdelning. Bristande tid är enåterkommande faktor till varför kunskapsdelningen inte fungerar hos projektbaseradeorganisationer. Detta tillsammans med att arbetsbelastningen är hög samt att fokus ligger påatt prestera ett visst resultat inom ramen för projektet bidrar till att kunskapsöverföringenhamnar i skymundan. På sikt kan detta medföra att viktiga erfarenheter och kunskap faller iglömska och organisationen går miste om viktiga konkurrensfördelar. De rekommendationerstudien kan ge till de studerade organisationerna är att använda sig av de mekanismer ochaktiviteter som behandlas i teorikapitlet för att implementera en lärande företagskultur ochkunna förflytta kunskapen inom organisationen.

Depuis une trentaine d’années, les artistes plasticiens ont eu à se familiariser avec une panoplie de dispositifs de soutien public qui s’inscrivent en amont des œuvres, dans le processus même de création. Or ces formes d’intervention supposent une planification des ressources, des délais et des résultats à atteindre qui entre en contradiction avec la spécificité du travail artistique, faiblement prévisible dans son cours et son issue. Le soutien public du travail artistique peut-il se concilier avec une telle incertitude ? La thèse donne une réponse positive à cette question, en s’appuyant sur l’accueil en résidence d’artistes plasticiens en France, forme emblématique de socialisation du temps et de l’espace de travail des artistes. Ce terrain permet d’étudier le travail artistique à partir des ensembles de documents qui le mettent en forme et l’instituent. En mobilisant les sciences de l’information et de la communication, l’analyse compare ainsi, en première partie, deux discours sur les résidences énoncés par l’Etat, puis en deuxième partie, les textes d’un échantillon d’appels à candidature destinés aux artistes. Dans les deux cas, la recherche fait apparaître une tension entre des conceptions divergentes du travail artistique, selon que l’artiste est consacré dans une pure posture d’expérimentation et de recherche, ou qu’il s’inscrit dans une relation d’échange finalisée, plus proche de la commande ou de l’animation. L’analyse se prolonge en troisième partie en se focalisant sur les résidences d’artistes plasticiens à Marseille. A travers l’étude des chaînes de « médiations de production », depuis la sélection des artistes jusqu’à l’exposition de leurs œuvres en passant par les commentaires sur leurs projets, l’indétermination du travail artistique apparaît comme une ressource pour les responsables des structures, qui peuvent ainsi faire valoir leur expertise dans l’intervalle qui sépare les prémisses d’une oeuvre de sa version définitive. Croisant l’analyse de discours, l’observation participante et les entretiens, la recherche propose finalement d’envisager l’incertitude comme une composante conventionnelle, à la fois routinière et prévisible, du soutien public du travail artistique / During the last thirty years, visual artists have had to familiarize themselves with a wide range of public support devices that operate long before the art works are completed and that are part of the creation process itself. This kind of partnership requires advance planning of the resources, the duration and the goals to be achieved, all of which seem in contradiction with the specificity of an artist’s work, where both the process and the final result are never entirely predictable. Can public support policies for artistic creation fit into this kind of uncertainty ? I answer this question positively, basing myself on a study of Artist in Residence programs for visual artists in France. Such programs are a typical means of socializing both the time and the space of an artist’s work. Thus I examine the artistic work by studying the documents which both shape and institutionalize it. Through the Communication Sciences, I first compare two official texts on Artist in Residence programs, and secondly I examine a corpus of calls for applications sent out to visual artists. In both cases I highlight the tension between two contrasting visions of artistic work. Either the artist is recognized for his experimentation and his research alone, or he is engaged for a commissioned work within a well-defined cultural program. In the third part of this study, I look at the Artist in Residence programs for visual artists in the city of Marseille. I examine the different mediations along the chain of artistic production, from the selection of the artist through to the exhibiting of the finished work(s), and including the commentaries around the project. We see that the uncertainty surrounding the artistic creation appears, in fact, to be a means for those in charge of these programs to share their expertise (and actively participate) within the period of time that separates the beginning of an art work from its finished version. This thesis, by associating the discourse analysis and the qualitative methods (observations and interviews), posits that the uncertainty discussed above is, in fact, a conventional, predictable and routine dimension of public support for artistic creation

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a utilização da Aprendizagem Baseada em Projetos com a aplicação do método PBL (Problem Based Learnig) para estudos extracurriculares no Ensino Fundamental. Os estudos tiveram como base os PCN que prevêem conteúdos básicos de Física nas aulas de Ciências, mas de acordo com o currículo acabam tendo uma parcela menor de desenvolvimento em sala de aula. Partindo deste pressuposto planejou-se aplicar um Projeto que contribuísse sem causar impactos no planejamento do professor. Foram realizadas reuniões de acordo com a sequencia didática para a discussão e definição do Projeto. Quanto aos procedimentos técnicos foi realizada uma Pesquisa-Ação, analisando inicialmente o conhecimento prévio e após o Projeto verificaram-se os conhecimentos adquiridos. Com o auxílio das professoras os alunos verificaram o \"problema\" e organizaram-se em grupos cooperativos para o desafio de construir um carrinho de corrida com material reciclado propulsionado a ar. Sem utilizar água ou qualquer equipamento eletrônico os alunos iniciaram a pesquisa, discussão, coleta e separação dos materiais, sempre com o apoio da família e dos membros dos grupos. Pretendeu-se também responder as perguntas: a Aprendizagem Baseada em Projetos pode complementar o ensino de Ciências nas séries iniciais e contribuir para uma aprendizagem significativa? Dentro dos procedimentos metodológicos, aplicou-se uma Avaliação Diagnóstica Inicial para a análise dos conhecimentos prévios do aluno sobre os conteúdos, Mapa Conceitual e avaliação diagnóstica final para averiguar a evolução dos conhecimentos acerca dos conteúdos de Física e a argumentação científica desenvolvida. Ainda na fase de aplicação aconteceu uma \"corrida final\", na qual os alunos em grupos de seis integrantes participaram, registraram e discutiram os resultados obtidos por todos os grupos participantes. Preocupou-se com a análise e os registros de forma geral utilizando algumas técnicas avaliação, como por exemplo, registros escritos, depoimentos e explicações individuais dos fenômenos observados. Para verificar a evolução da argumentação científica e a construção dos conceitos a partir de hipóteses utilizaram-se os modelos de Toulmin e Lawson. Fez-se um levantamento bibliográfico sobre a literatura atual e de bases teóricas que sustentam as metodologias ativas. / The objective of this work was to verify the use of Project Based Learning with the application of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) method for extracurricular studies in Elementary School. The studies were based on PCN (Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais) predict basic contents of Physics in science classes, but according to the curriculum they end up having a smaller portion of development in the classroom. Starting from this assumption it was planned to apply a Project that contributed without causing impacts on the teacher\'s planning. Meetings were held according to the didactic sequence for the discussion and definition of the Project. As for the technical procedures, a Research-Action was carried out, initially analyzing the previous knowledge and after the Project verified the acquired knowledge. With the help of the teachers the students verified the \"problem\" and organized themselves in cooperative groups for the challenge of constructing a race car with recycled material propelled by air. Without using water or any electronic equipment, they began the research, discussion, collection and separation of materials, always with the support of the family and the members of the groups. It was also intended to answer the questions: Can Project-Based Learning complement science teaching in the initial grades and contribute to meaningful learning? Within the methodological procedures, an Initial Diagnostic Assessment was applied for the analysis of the student\'s previous knowledge about the contents, Conceptual Map and final diagnostic evaluation to ascertain the evolution of the knowledge about the contents of Physics and the scientific argument developed. Also in the application phase was a \"final race\", in which the students in groups of six members participated, registered and discussed the results obtained by all the participating groups. He worried about analysis and records in general using some evaluation techniques, such as written records, testimonials and individual explanations of the phenomena observed. In order to verify the evolution of the scientific argumentation and the construction of the concepts from hypotheses we used the models of Toulmin and Lawson. A literature review was made on the current literature and on theoretical bases that support the active methodologies.

This diploma thesis is focused on technological sights located in the Pilsen region. The selection contains only those technological sights that are suitable for primary schools. The theoretical section introduces terms project and project-based learning. It describes the realization of a project, its advantages and difficulties. It explores extensively the educational theme A human and His World, technology education and technological literacy. The end of the theoretical section deals with the term technological sight and also the characteristics of six selected technological sights in the Pilsen region. The practical section of the thesis involves a field research of technological sights, planning field trips, possibility to join a field trip to a selected project for primary school pupils and in the end also creating worksheets for field trips.

Companies globally have lost profit each year because of the lack of intra-organizational knowledge sharing. The purpose of this descriptive, multiple case study was to explore the knowledge management practice strategies that project management business leaders use to improve knowledge sharing in project-based organizations. Nine project management business leaders from 4 project-based organizations in metro Atlanta, Georgia completed individual Skype/phone semistructured interviews, and 5 project team members completed an in-person focus group discussion and an interview questionnaire. Knowledge management was the conceptual framework for this study, the basis for understanding the world around project management business leaders, and the implementation of knowledge management practice strategies for knowledge sharing. The individual interviews, focus group discussion, and interview questionnaire yielded the lived experiences of project management business leaders and the perceptions of project team members regarding knowledge sharing in their project-based organizations. The data were analyzed through data source triangulation and cross-case synthesis, which resulted in various themes such as communication, practices to overcome barriers, and a centralized resource center. The findings of this study may effect positive social change and the improvement of knowledge sharing by promoting the worth, dignity, and development of individuals, communities, organizations, cultures, or societies.