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Problem-based learning is a constructivist instructional strategy. One of the first and most commonly cited examples of problem-based learning was introduced in **1960s** medical education in Canada. It suggests learning will be more effective if **learners are faced with a real-life practical problem** they need to solve and | Problem-based learning is a constructivist instructional strategy. One of the first and most commonly cited examples of problem-based learning was introduced in **1960s** medical education in Canada. It suggests learning will be more effective if **learners are faced with a real-life practical problem** they need to solve and | ||
- | * "//empowers learners to conduct research, integrate theory and practice, and apply knowledge and skills to develop a viable solution to a defined problem.//"(([[http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=ijpbl&sei-redir=1#search=%22Problem-based+learning+in+medicine+and+beyond:+A+brief+overview%22|Savery, J. R. Overview of problem-based learning: Definitions and distinctions. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning 1, no. 1: 9–20. 2006.]])) | + | * "//empowers learners to conduct research, integrate theory and practice, and apply knowledge and skills to develop a viable solution to a defined problem.//"(([[http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=ijpbl&sei-redir=1#search=%22Problem-based+learning+in+medicine+and+beyond:+A+brief+overview%22|Savery, J. R. Overview of problem-based learning: Definitions and distinctions. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning 1, no. 1: p9. 2006.]])) |
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Although problem-based learning can be implemented on a variety of ways, its main characteristics are the following(([[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tl.37219966804/pdf|Barrows, Howard S. Problem‐based learning in medicine and beyond: A brief overview. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 1996, no. 68: 3-12. December 1, 1996.]])): | Although problem-based learning can be implemented on a variety of ways, its main characteristics are the following(([[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tl.37219966804/pdf|Barrows, Howard S. Problem‐based learning in medicine and beyond: A brief overview. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 1996, no. 68: 3-12. December 1, 1996.]])): | ||
- | * Problem-based learning is a **learner-oriented approach**. "//Under the guidance of a tutor... the students must take responsibility for their own learning, identifyig what they need to know to better understand and manage the problem on which they are working and determining where they will get that information...//"(([[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tl.37219966804/pdf|Barrows, Howard S. Problem‐based learning in medicine and beyond: A brief overview. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 1996, no. 68: 3-12. December 1, 1996.]])) | + | * Problem-based learning is a **learner-oriented approach**. "//Under the guidance of a tutor... the students must take **responsibility for their own learning**, identifying what they need to know to better understand and manage the problem on which they are working and determining where they will get that information...//"(([[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tl.37219966804/pdf|Barrows, Howard S. Problem‐based learning in medicine and beyond: A brief overview. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 1996, no. 68: 3-12. December 1, 1996.]])) |
- | * Learning occurs in **small groups** with usually less than ten members. | + | * Learning occurs in **small groups** with usually less than ten members and collaboration with other learners is necessary. |
* Teacher has the role of a facilitator. Not by correcting students or providing them knowledge and guidance but by **asking questions** that the learners should be asking themselves in order to better understand the subject and by encouraging them to **apply their knowledge**. | * Teacher has the role of a facilitator. Not by correcting students or providing them knowledge and guidance but by **asking questions** that the learners should be asking themselves in order to better understand the subject and by encouraging them to **apply their knowledge**. | ||
- | * New information is acquired through **self-directed learning**. | + | * New (possibly interdisciplinary) information is acquired through **self-directed learning** and has to be applied on the problem. |
- | * The problem learners are dealing with must be **real-world** and **motivating**. | + | * The **problem** learners are dealing with must be similar to **real-world** problems, **motivating** and **ill-defined** to enable multiple hypotheses to be constructed. |
A possible **flow of a problem-based learning course** includes the following tasks from the students: | A possible **flow of a problem-based learning course** includes the following tasks from the students: |