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Exploring the use of class blog for PBL in K-12 STEM Subject
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	Volume-68 Issue-3
	Year of Publication : 2020
	Authors : Ahmad F. Saad
	DOI :  10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V68I3P107

How to Cite?

Ahmad F. Saad, "Exploring the use of class blog for PBL in K-12 STEM Subject," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 36-43, 2020. Crossref, 10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V68I3P107

Abstract
As students in elementary schools through Secondary Schools (K-12) have difficulty Learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) discipline, their numbers enrolling in these disciplines in higher education are also decreasing. So Researchers are looking for news styles in education including the use of Internet and Communication tools (ICT) to motivate students and enhance learning. Blogs are one of the ICT tools that could be used along with the use of Project Based Learning (PBL) in STEM discipline for that matter. But there are certain aspects that need to be explored for a successful blending of class blogs along with PBL in a STEM discipline in order to give students more engagement and motivation.

Keywords
Blogs, PBL, K-12, STEM, Motivation, ICT, Formal Education, Teacher Efficacy.

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