Fostering twenty-first century skills among primary school students through math project-based learning

Nadia Rehman (), Wenlan Zhang, Amir Mahmood, Muhammad Zeeshan Fareed and Samia Batool
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Nadia Rehman: School of Education, Shaanxi Normal University
Wenlan Zhang: School of Education, Shaanxi Normal University
Amir Mahmood: School of Education, Shaanxi Normal University
Muhammad Zeeshan Fareed: Xian Jiaotong University
Samia Batool: Sichuan University

Palgrave Communications, 2023, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract In today’s modern world, students must be equipped with twenty-first century skills, particularly those related to solving real-life problems, to ensure competitiveness in the current global economy. The present study employed project-based learning (PBL) as an instructional tool for teaching math at the primary level. A convergent mixed-methods approach was adopted to determine whether the PBL approach has improved students’ twenty-first century skills, including collaborative, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. Thirty-five students of the experimental group were treated with PBL, while 35 students of the control were treated with the traditional teaching method. ANCOVA test for “critical thinking skills” showed a significant difference between the experimental and control group (F = 104.833, p = 0.000

Date: 2023
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