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Experience It Yourself: An Introduction to Problem-Based Learning

Experience It Yourself: An Introduction to Problem-Based Learning. George Watson. Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education. University of Delaware. Courtesy of Barb Duch. Thomas Jefferson University July 2004. What is Problem-Based Learning?. PBL is a learning approach that

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Experience It Yourself: An Introduction to Problem-Based Learning

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  1. Experience It Yourself:An Introduction toProblem-Based Learning George Watson Institute for TransformingUndergraduate Education University of Delaware Courtesy of Barb Duch Thomas Jefferson UniversityJuly 2004

  2. What is Problem-Based Learning? PBL is a learning approach that challenges students to “learn to learn,” working cooperatively in groups to seek solutions to real world problems. PBL prepares students to think critically and analytically, and to find and use appropriate learning resources.

  3. “The principal idea behind PBL is that the starting point for learning should be a problem, a query, or a puzzle that the learner wishes to solve.” Boud (1985)

  4. “…careful inspection of methods which are permanently successful in formal education…will reveal that they depend for their efficiency upon the fact that they go back to the type of situation which causes reflection out of school in ordinary life. They give pupils something to do, not something to learn; and if the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking, or the intentional noting of connections; learning naturally results.” John Dewey (1916)

  5. What are the CommonFeatures of PBL? Learning is initiated by a problem. Problems are based on complex, real-world situations. All information needed to solve problem is not initially given. Students identify, find, and use appropriate resources. Students work in permanent groups.

  6. PBL: The Process Students are presented with a problem. They organize ideas and previous knowledge. Students pose questions, defining what they know and do not know. Assign responsibility for questions, discuss resources. Investigate learning issues. Reconvene, explore newly learned information, refine questions.

  7. Problem-Based Learning Cycle Overview/Assessment Problem, Project, or Assignment Mini-lecture(only if needed!) Group Discussion Whole Class Discussion Preparation of Group “Product” Research Group Discussion

  8. Characteristics Neededin College Graduates High level of communication skills Ability to define problems, gather and evaluate information, develop solutions Team skills -- ability to work with others Ability to use all of the above to address problems in a complex real-world setting Quality Assurance in Undergraduate Education (1994) Wingspread Conference, ECS, Boulder, CO.

  9. Recommendations from the Carnegie Foundation Make research-based learning the standard. Build inquiry-based learning throughout the four years. Link communication skills and course work. Use information technology effectively. Cultivate a sense of community. Boyer Commission, 1998

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