

The impact of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) on student attitudes toward science, problem-solving skills, and sense of community in the classroom. The impact of perceived teacher confirmation on receiver apprehension, motivation, and learning. Achievement goals and the hierarchical model of achievement motivation. Assessment of the laboratory learning environment in an inquiry-oriented chemistry laboratory in Arab and Jewish high schools in Israel.

The relationship between classroom motivation and academic achievement in elementary-school-aged children. Research in Science Education, 43(1), 33-56. High school students’ understanding of the human body system. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 83(2), 39-43. Project-based learning for the 21st century: Skills for the future. An application of Context-and Problem-Based Learning (C-PBL) into teaching thermodynamics. Motivation in education: Educational testing service. Jigsaw method improves learning and retention for observation-based undergraduate biology laboratory activities. Learning and Individual Differences, 67, 91-104. Motivation belief profiles in science: Links to classroom goal structures and achievement. Learning Environments Research, 7(3), 211-225. Classroom climate and motivated behaviour in secondary schools. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 3(1), 71-81. The effect of problem-based active learning in science education on students’ academic achievement, attitude and concept learning. Significant differences were found among the experimental group, who improved their motivation and their perception of the classroom climate. Two questionnaires (pre and post) were distributed (one for evaluating motivation and another for evaluating the science classroom climate). The experimental group was taught using the PBL-JD method, whereas the control group used the traditional non-PBL method, i.e., lecture-based learning.

Ninety-eight students were assigned to the experimental group and 106 to the control group. The participants of this pre-test – post-test quasi-experimental research consisted of 204 tenth graders studying the blood circulation system. The main aim of this research was to examine the effect of the PBL-JD method on students’ motivation to learn science and on the science classroom climate. “Problem-Based Learning” (PBL)-Jigsaw Discussion (JD) (PBL-JD) is a student-centered teaching methodology applied in science education it ensures that the students are actively involved throughout the learning process. In this study, we proposed a new teaching method (PBL-JD). Classroom climate and motivation plays a major role in the teaching-learning process.
