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Name: Lori Shrode

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Date:

ProblemBasedLearning

11/18/2015

Is about

ProblemBasedLearningisagroupofteachingmodelsthatuseproblemsasthefocusfordevelopingproblemsolvingskills,content,andself
regulation.Theresponsibilitytosolvetheproblemrestswiththestudentswiththesupportoftheteacher.
Main idea

Planning

Planningbeginswhena
topicisidentifiedandthe
learningobjectivesare
identified.
Aproblemisthenselected
thatwillbethefocusofthe
lesson.
Materialsarethenselected
thatwillallowstudentsto
worktowardsaproblem
solution.

Main idea

Implementing

Teachersreviewprior
knowledgeneededtosolve
theproblem.
Teacherpresentsthe
problemtothestudents.
Studentsdeviseand
implementastrategyfor
solvingtheproblem.
Thelessonendswhen
studentspresentanddiscuss
theresultsoftheirproblem
solvingefforts.

Main idea

Adaptingfor
DifferentLearners

Main idea

Assessment

Whenimplementingthis
stylelearningwithlearners
ofdiversebackgroundsitis
essentialtoensuretheyhave
priorknowledgecriticalto
solvingtheproblem.

Performanceassessments,
systematicobservations,
checklists,andratingscales
provideteachersand
studentswithfeedback
abouttheprocess.

Thismethodcanbeused
withyoungerstudentsby
presentingstudentswith
concreteissuesandguiding
themtosuccessfullysolve
theproblem.

Casestudiesprovidegood
waytoassess.
Inquirybasedcasesallow
teacherstoassessthe
differentcomponent
processesininquiry.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

TheremustbeabalancebetweenallowingthestudenttosolvetheproblemandteacherguidanceinProblemBased
Learning.Whenteacherdoesntprovideenoughguidance,studentswillfounder,wastetimeanddevelopmisconceptions.

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