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ProblemBasedLearning
Is about
Isasetofteachingmodelsthatusesproblemsasthefocusfordevelopingproblemsolvingskills,content,andselfregulation.
Main idea
PlanningLessons
Solvingaspecificproblemisthegoal
ofalesson.
Planninglessonbeginswithidentifying
atopicandlearningobjectives.
Theteacherselectsaproblemthatwill
serveasthefocusofthelesson.
Main idea
ImplementingLessons
Teachersneedtofirstreviewprior
knowledge.
Thentheteacherpresentsastudent
withaproblem
Teachersthenguidethestudentsto
developandimplementastrategyto
solveaproblem.
Studentsthenpresentanddiscusstheir
problemsolvingstrategy.
So what? What is important to understand about this?
ProblemBasedLearningpromotescuriosityaswellaskeepsthestudentsmotivated
Main idea
AssessingLearning
Alternateassessments
Feedbackforstudents
Casestudiesprovideandadditional
waytoassesslearninginInquiry
lessons.