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article · Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning · 2017

How to Enhance Interdisciplinary Competence—Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning versus Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning

Mirjam Braßler, Jan Dettmers

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Abstract

Interdisciplinary competence is important in academia for both employability and sustainable development. However, to date, there are no specific interdisciplinary education models and, naturally, no empirical studies to assess them. Since problem-based learning (PBL) and project-based learning (PjBL) are learning approaches that emphasize students’ collaboration, both pedagogies seem suitable to enhance students’ interdisciplinary competence. Based on the principle of constructive alignment and four instructional principles on interdisciplinary learning, this paper proposes that students profit more from interdisciplinary PBL (iPBL) than interdisciplinary PjBL (iPjBL). A pre-post study was conducted with a sample of 95 students participating in iPBL and 183 students participating in iPjBL. As expected, multilevel models on students’ development in (a) interdisciplinary skills, (b) reflective behavior, and (c) recognizing disciplinary perspectives show that iPBL enhances students’ interdisciplinary competence more than iPjBL.

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APA 7

Braßler, M., & Dettmers, J. (2017). How to Enhance Interdisciplinary Competence—Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning versus Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1686

MLA 9

Braßler, Mirjam, and Jan Dettmers. “How to Enhance Interdisciplinary Competence—Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning versus Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning.” Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, vol. 11, no. 2, 2017, https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1686.

Chicago

Braßler, Mirjam, and Jan Dettmers. 2017. “How to Enhance Interdisciplinary Competence—Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning versus Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning.” Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning 11 (2). https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1686.

Harvard

Braßler, M. and Dettmers, J. (2017) ‘How to Enhance Interdisciplinary Competence—Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning versus Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning’, Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 11(2). Available at: https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1686.

BibTeX
@article{braler2017enhance,
  title = {{How to Enhance Interdisciplinary Competence—Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning versus Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning}},
  author = {Braßler, Mirjam and Dettmers, Jan},
  journal = {Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning},
  volume = {11},
  number = {2},
  year = {2017},
  doi = {10.7771/1541-5015.1686}
}

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