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Problem Based Learning

This document discusses problem-based learning (PBL), an instructional approach where students work collaboratively to solve real-world problems. It provides two examples of ill-structured problems that could be used in a PBL approach: analyzing why one neighborhood has more asthma cases than others or assessing the impact of introducing green technologies to an older city infrastructure. The document explains that in PBL, students determine what they know and need to learn, gather and analyze information, develop and evaluate solutions, and present their solution. It notes that PBL encourages critical thinking as students investigate issues and collaboratively develop problem solutions. The document advises that PBL assignments can be used as the focus of an entire course or as one of several assignments

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Problem Based Learning

This document discusses problem-based learning (PBL), an instructional approach where students work collaboratively to solve real-world problems. It provides two examples of ill-structured problems that could be used in a PBL approach: analyzing why one neighborhood has more asthma cases than others or assessing the impact of introducing green technologies to an older city infrastructure. The document explains that in PBL, students determine what they know and need to learn, gather and analyze information, develop and evaluate solutions, and present their solution. It notes that PBL encourages critical thinking as students investigate issues and collaboratively develop problem solutions. The document advises that PBL assignments can be used as the focus of an entire course or as one of several assignments

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Dr. Barbara L.

Pittman
Further Reading:
Study Guides and Strategies:
http://www.studygs.net/pbl.htm
Problem Based Learning at the U of elaware:
http://www.udel.edu/inst/
!rti"le: Fran#$ %atherine &'(()*. +Problem,Based Learning in the Literature -lassroom: .mpowering Students
/hrough Literal and 0etaphori"al -ollaboration.1 Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 23 &2*: 4,56.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning
7hat does it loo# li#e in pra"ti"e8
Students are gi9en an ill,stru"tured problem to sol9e$ su"h as &2* why one neighborhood in a "ity
has more "ases of asthma than others or &'* what impa"t introdu"ing green te"hnologies would
ha9e on a "ity with an old infrastru"ture. 7or#ing in groups in the "lassroom or online$ students
determine what they #now and what they need to learn$ plan a pro"ess of gathering information to
analy:e$ de9elop and e9aluate possible solutions$ and ;nally write up and submit a solution to be
defended.
Problem Based Learning
7hat is it8
Problem based learning &PBL* is a method in whi"h students wor# "ollaborati9ely to sol9e real,world
problems. ! student,"entered approa"h$ PBL en"ourages "riti"al thin#ing as students in9estigate
issues$ gather material$ analy:e and e9aluate information$ and de9elop solutions to problems.
<ow does su"h a method ;t into my "ourse8

PBL assignments "an be the "ornerstone of an entire "ourse if the problem is large
enough$ or it "an be one of many assignments. PBL assignments "an be tied to one or
more "ourse goals:

/o help students arti"ulate the issues asso"iated with a ;eld of study

/o help students learn about "on=i"ts and unsol9ed problems in a ;eld of study

/o help students gain a "ommand of the pro"ess of problem,sol9ing to enhan"e their


ability to apply #nowledge in their later employment
April 2009

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