It’s Hard, but Worth It: The Benefits and Challenges of Design-Based Learning

• In Event: D&D 36: Design Based Research

Short Description

This presentation reports the results of a qualitative research study that investigated how design-based learning can be used as a pedagogical strategy to foster students’ skills in communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. Interview data were collected from fifteen 8th grade students and two teachers who participated in an 18-week long design project. The results identify what students and teachers who participated in the study perceived to be the benefits and challenges of design-based learning.

Authors

• Teri Renee Wagner, Virginia Tech

• Katherine Cennamo, Virginia Tech