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      Is project-based learning effective among kindergarten and elementary students? A systematic review

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          Project-based learning (PjBL) is becoming widespread in many schools. However, the evidence of its effectiveness in the classroom is still limited, especially in basic education. The aim of the present study was to perform a systematic review of the empirical evidence assessing the impact of PjBL on academic achievement of kindergarten and elementary students. We also examined the quality of studies, their compliance with basic prerequisites for a successful result, and their fidelity towards the key elements of PBL intervention. For this objective, we conducted a literature search in January 2020. The inclusion criteria for the review required that studies followed a pre-post design with control group and measured quantitatively the impact of PBL on content knowledge of students. The final sample included eleven articles comprising data from 722 students. The studies yielded inconclusive results, had important methodological flaws, and reported insufficient or no information about important aspects of the materials, procedure and key requirements from students and instructors to guarantee the success of PjBL. Educational implications of these results are discussed.

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                PLoS ONE
                Public Library of Science (San Francisco, CA USA )
                1932-6203
                2 April 2021
                2021
                : 16
                : 4
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Departamento de Investigación y Psicología de la Educación, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
                [2 ] Departamento de Psicología Básica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
                [3 ] Departamento de Pedagogía, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
                University of Macau, MACAO
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                Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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                PONE-D-20-21356
                10.1371/journal.pone.0249627
                8018635
                33798245
                dfbd88c9-65d7-4097-a8fa-807808d8048c
                © 2021 Ferrero et al

                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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                Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033, Agencia Estatal de Investigación;
                Award ID: PSI2017-85159-P
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                Funded by: Comunidad de Madrid (ES)
                Award ID: 2016-T1/SOC-1395
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                Funded by: Comunidad de Madrid (ES)
                Award ID: 2020-5A/SOC-19723
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                Funded by Agencia Estatal de Investigación with grant number PSI2017-85159-P (MAV), Comunidad de Madrid (ES) with grant number 2016-T1/SOC-1395 (MAV) and Comunidad de Madrid (ES) with grant number 2020-5A/SOC-19723 (MAV). Funders did not play any role in any phase of the study.
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