Promoting meaningful learning via an online project-based module
Ashfahani Zakaria1, Amla Mohd. Salleh2, Mohd. Arif Ismail3, Simin Ghavifekr4.
This paper will discuss the use of an Online Project-based Module (m-PAT)
to promote meaningful learning among students using the project-based
learning approach. m-PAT was applied in a project-based learning for a
topic in Physics. A mixed method case study design was employed, where
the findings of quantitative data were confirmed using the findings of
qualitative data. A total of 42 form four students from a secondary school
in Klang Valley, Malaysia were chosen based on purposive sampling.
The data were collected through questionnaire, student reflection, online
discussion, and open-ended questions after each participant generated a
physics-learning blog by using the m-PAT as a platform. Quantitative data
were analyzed descriptively in form of mean scores and standard deviations
to observe the distribution of students’ feedback towards the attributes for
meaningful learning during the m-PAT implementation. Thematic analysis
was used for the qualitative data to produce a tabulated matrix related to
the attributes of meaningful learning. The findings prove that m-PAT has a
high potential as an online platform to promote a meaningful learning for
students. Further research with a larger number of participants is needed
to support the present findings.
Affiliation:
- Institut Aminuddin Baki, Malaysia
- AMS Consultant & Training, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
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