Analysis of project based learning in a digital environment at a networked high school

Abstract

This study analyzes the value learners, facilitators, and parents of a New Tech Network (NTN) High School place on various fundamental aspects about learning and teaching based on digital collaborative learning projects as a way to educate all learners to be college and career ready. It is a study conducted in New Tech Odessa High School (NTO), a learning organization located in the State of Texas, USA, where the instructional approach is project based learning (PBL) in a digital environment. The data were collected using three questionnaires, and were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings suggest that the positive, student-centered, collaborative learning environment provided by PBL at NTO, along with the school culture and the seamless use of technology engage learners and foster deeper learning.

Este estudio analiza la valoración que estudiantes, facilitadores y padres de un instituto de la red New Tech Network (NTN) otorgan a varios aspectos fundamentales del aprendizaje basado en proyectos (PBL) en un entorno digital colaborativo, como forma de preparar a los estudiantes para las exigencias formativas del mundo actual. Se trata de un estudio realizado en New Tech Odessa High School (NTO), una organización que aprende ubicada en el estado de Texas, Estados Unidos. Los datos se obtienen a través de tres cuestionarios y se analizan mediante estadística descriptiva e inferencial. Los resultados sugieren que el ambiente de aprendizaje positivo, colaborativo, centrado en el estudiante que proporciona el PBL, unido a la cultura de la escuela y al uso continuo de la tecnología involucra a los estudiantes y fomenta un aprendizaje más profundo.