dc.description.abstract | Recent studies have been conducted on the efficacy of Project Based Learning (PBL) (Saavedra,
2021; Kracjik, 2020). However, there exists a gap in the professional literature for implementing
PBL in an online environment. This study seeks to find successful ways to implement PBL
instructional strategies in an online environment through analysis of observational data collected
on a teacher-researcher’s practices in a secondary biology classroom. This study utilizes action
research to compile data in a research journal and then subjects that data to thematic analysis
using the Costa Qualitative Data Analysis (CQDA) technique (Costa, 2019). The results of this
study identified eight strategies that lead to successful implementation of PBL. The implications
of this study include providing a toolkit of instructional strategies for future online PBL
educators to use, giving educators a frame of reference for changes they may need to make to
other aspects of their teaching practices, and identifying potential areas for future research in
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